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New year money goes to biofuels

January 8, 2009 - Exclusive - Cleantech refused to take a holiday, clocking 54 deals in the past three weeks, including $74 million in equity for biofuels. Full Story »

Record 2008 for cleantech with $8.4B in investments

January 6, 2009 - Exclusive - Yet a slowed fourth quarter in 2008 is translating into investor caution in 2009 and a change in strategy for some. Full Story »

Luca gets $76M for coal gasification

December 23, 2008 - News brief - Colorado firm uses micro-organisms to turn coal into methane underground. Full Story »

Akvo tackles water sanitation using Internet, mobile phones

December 22, 2008 - Exclusive - Dutch foundation develops system for finding, funding and tracking small-scale water sanitation projects across the globe. Full Story »

More deals, fewer dollars for cleantech in '09?

December 19, 2008 - Exclusive - U.S. venture capitalists predict that cleantech will be the only sector that won't see a decline in 2009. Full Story »

Planktos drops ocean-iron dreams as it changes hands, direction

December 18, 2008 - News brief - As company switches CEOs, Planktos plans to break into copper mining. Full Story »

Cleantech deals don't slow in final weeks of '08

December 18, 2008 - Exclusive - Cleantech closes the year with a bang, with a record 41 deals announced that span efficiency, biopesticides, solar and biofuels. Full Story »

Termites in the gas tank

December 17, 2008 - Best of the web - Researchers study termites' ability to break down wood as the potential solution for cheaply producing alternative fuels. Full Story »

Report: Optimize investments by pairing wind, wave energy offshore

December 15, 2008 - Exclusive - Stanford researcher finds that the power sources aren't strongly correlated, which means the pairing could provide consistent power supplies. Full Story »

Total grows solar push with $45M funding to Konarka

December 15, 2008 - News brief - Companies plan to partner on R&D in bioplastics and solar as both expand product lines. Full Story »
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