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Linde tapped for Bosch Solar manufacturing site in Germany

October 21, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - German industrial conglomerate's solar division plans to use established Erfurt-area gas supplier at its expanding crystalline silicon solar cell production site. Full Story »

38 MW farm to boost EDF’s wind energy presence in Europe

October 21, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - French power producer said the new wind facility in Greece is expected to include 19 turbines from Vestas Wind Systems. Full Story »

Maxwell upgrades stamp-sized ultracapacitor

October 20, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Newest model from Maxwell Technologies could offer backup power for 10 years in enterprise storage and smart meters. Full Story »

Slovenian company to launch marine algae additive globally

October 19, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - EKO GEA is one of 15 new companies the Cleantech Group spotted in the past week looking to raise money. Details in the Pitch o’ the week. Full Story »

G24 dye-sensitized solar tech out in time for the holidays

October 16, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - UK-based company gears up to raise another round of funding as it attracts interest from the world’s top battery manufacturers and the U.S. military. Full Story »

Acciona, Clark Energy sign lease with U.S. Army for $2B solar project

October 16, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - The 500-MW project at Fort Irwin in the Mojave Desert is expected to have the capacity to grow to 1,000 MW, marking the DOD’s largest solar project to date. Full Story »

Siemens buys Israel's Solel in $418M deal

October 15, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - German powerhouse outbids its competitors in transaction that's expected to close before the end of the year. Full Story »

And they’re off! BioMotion Tour takes on the EU

If you put a cleantech twist on the reality television show Amazing Race it would look something like the BioMotion Tour, which kicked off earlier this week in Paris running until Nov. 12 through seven countries and 35 cities in 31 days.

But instead of traveling by airplanes, taxis, rental cars, boats and on foot, the BioMotion Tour is, as the name implies, all about a fleet of cars zooming from one city to the next powered by different kinds of biofuels. The cars run on well-established fuels such as vegetable oil, biodiesel and ethanol, and also next-generation fuels including biogas (see Sainsbury's expands biogas-vehicle trial).

Solar picks up steam in humdrum week of deals

October 15, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Billionaire George Soros pledges $1 billion to clean energy tech in a quieter than average venture capital and private equity week. Details of this and 19 cleantech deals in the past seven days. Full Story »

$10 trillion cleantech plan fails to generate excitement

October 9, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - New IEA report calls for spending increases on cleantech through 2030. And yet industry watchers take it in stride. Why? Full Story »
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