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LS9, latest Khosla investment, gets $5M

March 12, 2007 - by Dana Childs - The Renewable Petroleum Company™, as it calls itself, announces series A funding a month after introducing itself. Full Story »

Biofuel financing one-upmanship

March 1, 2007 - by Dana Childs - Pacific Ethanol is to spend its new $325M not in one place, but five. And Khosla's latest greentech investment Segetis. This and more in this week's dealflow. Full Story »

VK on business plans

February 21, 2007 - Cleantech.com Quote o' the week
"We don't need to see a business plan. We look at technology."
— Vinod Khosla, overheard at the Cleantech Forum in San Francisco

Range Fuels to produce 1B gallons of cellulosic ethanol

February 7, 2007 - by Dana Childs - New cellulosic plant in Georgia to turn wood chips into ethanol, without using enzymes. Full Story »

Stion/NStructures, First Solar and DayStar - oh, my!

November 16, 2006 - by Dana Childs - In this week's dealflow, an Indian investor puts money into nanotech/solar PV startup Stion, a pending IPO from First Solar, and a handful of deals in the battery market. And there's more... Full Story »

Cow-powered ethanol heyday

November 1, 2006 - by Dallas Kachan - Can ethanol be produced with only minimal use of fossil fuel? Two innovative companies are betting the farm on it. Full Story »

Feeling the heat at Solar Power 2006

October 20, 2006 - by Dana Childs - Looking for a sector on fire? Look no further than solar, if this week's conference in San Jose was any indication. Full Story »

Amyris Biotechnologies evolving ethanol

October 12, 2006 - by Dallas Kachan - Thought Amyris was an obscure drug company? Think again. Two Silicon Valley bigwigs are betting the company will revolutionize biofuel. Full Story »
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