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This Past Week in Cleantech
Every business day, Cleantech Group publishes 3-5 stories reporting on latest technology and business developments. Here are all the company's stories from the last week. Also browse coverage by industry, company or newsmaker, or by searching using the search box above.
Two Israeli wastewater firms to locate in Michigan
November 20, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley -
A Green Jobs for Blue Waters initiative is working to make the U.S. state a North American leader in water technology, attracting interest from EPC and Emefcy.
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Al Gore: Super grid is critical to combating the climate crisis
November 20, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley -
An effective smart grid could help keep the United States competitive
in the international marketplace, the former U.S. vice
president says.
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A quest for CO2 and O2 optimal management with biofuel from algae
November 20, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley -
New partnership between Linde, Algenol Biofuels looks to develop
technologies that work with Algenol’s algae and photobioreactors.
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PG&E looks at compressed air to meet RPS target
November 19, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley -
California utility is addressing backfire from smart meters, defending its relationship with BrightSource and exploring new forms of renewables.
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New funds to help cleantech pipeline flow
November 19, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley -
Six new funds look for investments, as UK tidal energy company wraps up a nearly $45 million round. Details of this, plus we spot 29 deals in the past seven days.
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Denmark's Genan to break ground on first US tire recycling plant
November 19, 2009 - by Emma Ritch -
World's largest tire recycler plans massive expansion by 2018 thanks to increasing government regulation across the globe preventing landfill disposal.
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Great River, Inbicon to pair CHP, ethanol in N. Dakota?
November 18, 2009 - by Emma Ritch -
Industrial symbiosis could increase the efficiency of Great River's power plant from 32 percent to more than 60 percent, companies say.
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Inbicon sells out of cellulosic ethanol before demo plant's opening
November 18, 2009 - by Emma Ritch -
The subsidiary of DONG Energy is using enzymes from Novozymes and Danisco for the 5.4 million-liter-per-year facility that opened today in Denmark.
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Energy management: red light, green light
What is it going to take to get consumers and businesses to engage in their utility bills and pay attention to saving energy? And why isn’t it happening yet on a broad basis in the United States?
The average consumer doesn't know what they pay per watt, only how big their bill is every month.
Other countries, especially in Europe, are leaps and bounds ahead of America when it comes to energy management and smart metering, and being more aggressive at trying to understand the future impact of electric vehicles, for example, on the grid.
ZeaChem to ‘shake down’ as it starts construction on first biorefinery
November 18, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley -
Coming online in 2010, the facility is expected to have the capacity to generate 250,000 gallons per year of advanced biofuels and bio-based chemicals.
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Cleantech Open gala goes global, honors winners
November 17, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley -
The fourth annual business plan competition doles out
funds for cleantech startups, with California's EcoFactor taking the grand prize.
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The upside of upconversion
November 17, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley -
University of Sydney researchers are looking to boost solar cell
efficiencies by harvesting an unused part of the solar spectrum.
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Suzlon receives 20 MW U.S. wind turbine order
November 17, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley -
The Indian wind turbine company said its North American subsidiary is to supply 10 turbines for a community-run power project.
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AMSC secures largest order yet from China's biggest railway-equipment maker
November 17, 2009 - by Emma Ritch -
A subsidiary of China South Locomotive places a follow-on order for wind turbine core electrical components from American Superconductor.
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Dairy plants to disinfect water with UV systems
November 17, 2009 - by Emma Ritch -
A new industry ruling paves the way for an Israeli substitute for
pasteurization to reduce electricity use and cost to clean
equipment at U.S. dairy plants.
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Startup flushes out water contaminants with real-time testing
November 16, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley -
Canada’s Real Tech is one of 10 new companies the Cleantech Group
spotted in the past week looking to raise money. Details in the Pitch o’ the week.
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Why the cleantech community should invest in rubbish
The market drivers for investing in recycling and waste management technologies have been getting stronger over the years. Yet data shows venture capital investors have been shying away from the sector.
Source: Cleantech Group Venture Capital Database
Porifera snags carbon nanotube license for desal
November 16, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley -
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is working with the California startup on the technology’s applications in carbon sequestration.
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China’s Suntech to set up U.S. manufacturing plant in Arizona
November 16, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley -
New facility with an initial capacity of 30 MW is expected to help the crystalline silicon PV module manufacturer reduce shipping costs.
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A cleantech game changer for UK boilers?
November 16, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley -
University of Warwick spinout says its absorption system offers energy efficiencies for homes and vehicles, and has attracted interest from Fiat.
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