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Suzlon spends $100M to fix cracked-blade problem

October 12, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Indian wind turbine supplier announces stringent new testing protocol as it dedicates Arizona's first commercial scale wind farm. Full Story »

Gujarat government commits $5M to new wave power plant

October 12, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Israel-based SDE Energy says 5 MW plant could be followed by a 100 MW plant, which has a $700M authorized budget. 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 »

Plug Power, 3M team on fuel cell tech in India

October 9, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Teleservices division of the Tata Group is expected to receive 200 units to provide power at cell towers with no or extremely unreliable electric grid service. Full Story »

M&As going to waste

October 8, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Nine recycling and bioremediation companies consolidate their garbage. Details of this, plus we spot 27 deals in the past seven days. Full Story »

Osmotic power plant to receive royal debut in Norway

October 7, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Norwegian electric company Statkraft is expected to open the first power plant that harnesses unique saltwater and freshwater combination to generate power. Full Story »

The real story on cleantech in China

October 6, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - The Chinese government wants 8 percent of energy from renewables and 30 GW of wind by 2020. What does this mean for investors? Full Story »

Energy Recovery tech slated for new Australian desal plant

October 6, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - California-based company says this will be the fourth desal plant in Australia to use its energy efficient devices. Full Story »

KGRA looks to harness low temperature geothermal power

October 6, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - New Jersey power plant developer 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 »

TransAlta’s takeover is back on, but with friendlier terms

Two Calgary, Alberta-based companies, TransAlta (NYSE:TAC) and Canadian Hydro Developers (TYSX:KHD), appear to have made amends with a sweetened deal.

The companies jointly said today they have entered into a definitive pre-acquisition agreement. TransAlta plans to amend its existing share offer to acquire all the issued and outstanding common shares of Canadian Hydro for C$5.25 per share in cash, for a total value of C$1.6 billion.

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