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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. Full Story »

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. Full Story »

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. Full Story »

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. Full Story »

IIT bio cell’s double duty: water treatment and power

November 16, 2009 - Best of the web - Kharagpur, India-based team of researchers looks to increase electricity output from a new battery technology that they say can also clean sewage water. Full Story »

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. Full Story »

IBM’s water tech threefold effect

November 13, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - The company inks a $14.5M deal in Sydney, as its software aims to improve water availability in Japan, and manage resources and services in Texas. Full Story »

James Dean of the sea

November 13, 2009 - Cleantech.com Quote o' the week
"These fish do not school. …They are loner fish."
— Clive Zickel about the cobia fish that Open Blue Sea Farms is raising in deep-ocean aquaculture (Full story »)

Flurry of small solar deals tops busy week

November 12, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Energy efficiency also a major winner with $124M in new venture backing. Details of this, plus we spot 36 deals in the past seven days. Full Story »

Veolia, NanoH20 partner on membrane technology

November 11, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Five-year collaboration is expected to test California startup’s energy efficient nanocomposite membranes in seawater. Full Story »
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