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More share sales in the works

August 14, 2008 - by David Ehrlich - A biofuel maker, solar silicon wafer company and a battery developer are all shooting for the public market, along with 14 other deals we spotted over the past week. Full Story »

Startups get big help from Big Blue

August 11, 2008 - by David Ehrlich - Drew Clark of IBM's Venture Capital Group talks about smart grids, cleantech in China, and keeping out of the investment game. Full Story »

Water, materials and biofuel get some cash

August 7, 2008 - by David Ehrlich - Constellation Energy makes a water deal, advanced materials pull in some funding, and another future-fuel supergroup is formed, along with 19 other deals we spotted over the past week. Full Story »

Saving energy at the U.S. DOE

August 5, 2008 - by David Ehrlich - The agency leads by example, awarding $140 million in contracts for energy efficiency improvements at four of its laboratories. Full Story »

GE pours more cash into cleantech

July 31, 2008 - by David Ehrlich - Spanish solar gets a big boost from GE Energy Financial Services, along with 16 other deals we spotted over the past week. Full Story »

France's Schneider Electric grabbing Xantrex

July 28, 2008 - by David Ehrlich - Schneider will acquire most of the Canadian company, with Pennsylvania's Ametek buying Xantrex's programmable power business. Full Story »

Takeovers, buyouts and bankruptcy

July 24, 2008 - by David Ehrlich - The battle continues in the garbage business, a solar firm goes on the block, Chapter 11 looms for a fuel cell company, and more, with a total of 25 deals spotted over the past week. Full Story »

Danish utility to use Echelon's smart grid systems

July 14, 2008 - by David Ehrlich - The deal is expected to generate approximately $40 million in revenues for Echelon over the life of the project. Full Story »

Thin film pulls in a crowd

July 10, 2008 - by David Ehrlich - Intel spreads its solar cash around, leading an €85 million round in thin-film solar company Sulfurcell, and we spot 12 other deals over the past week. Full Story »

Siemens expects to boost cleantech revenues

June 24, 2008 - by David Ehrlich - The German group sees €25 billion in revenues for 2011 from its green portfolio, up from €17 billion last year. Full Story »
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