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French billionaire launches $1.5B EV battery play
October 27, 2009 - by Emma Ritch -
Bollore Group opens lithium-metal-polymer battery factory near Montreal to supply electric vehicles made by Italy's Pininfarina and France's Gruau Group.
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Indian carmaker Reva to manufacture in NY
October 23, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley -
Bangalore-based EV maker to produce more than 20,000 cars a year at new facility, employing 100 people.
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Cash starts flowing for water and waste
October 1, 2009 - by Emma Ritch -
Sector scores five deals, including biggest VC round of the week, and a Swiss battery maker goes public. Details of this, plus we spot 25 deals in the past seven days.
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IPO flood or not?
Risk aversion to investing in cleantech is starting to change and improve, but we’re not about to see a wave of IPOs in the sector anytime soon.
Or at least that was the consensus today from venture capital and private equity folks at the Renewable Energy Finance Forum-West conference in San Francisco. And while the primarily Silicon Valley-based panel had opinions that differed at times, they all agreed they have one thing in common: Their names are hard to pronounce.
Back on track? Cleantech VC deals continue global growth
September 30, 2009 - by Emma Ritch -
Cleantech sees second straight period of recovery in third quarter, as it takes biotech's crown as the dominant category for venture capital investment.
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New business opportunities opening with lithium battery recycling
September 25, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley -
Canaccord Adams analyst suggests lithium recycling and price increases are likely to go hand in hand with demand for hybrid and electric vehicles.
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Break out the cigars
September 25, 2009 - Cleantech.com Quote o' the week
“We see this as the rebirth of the IPO market.”
— Richard Brody, VP of Business Development for San Diego-based PowerGenix on A123Systems’ IPO (Full story »)
Chevron, P&G pony up for LS9's $25M round
September 24, 2009 - by Emma Ritch -
Strategic funding for California-based biofuel startup tops off a busy week for cleantech. Details of this, and we spot 25 deals in the past seven days.
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Spotlight on A123's executive comp
With Watertown, Mass.-based A123Systems’ IPO bearing the weight of the watchful eyes of the cleantech world today, could this be the start of the boom that boosts the comp for executives in the energy storage space, as it did in the solar sector in 2008? (see Solar boom kicks salaries higher).
Will A123Systems revive the IPO market?
September 24, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley -
As the lithium ion battery maker launches on the Nasdaq, analysts and competitors weigh in on what the high profile IPO could mean for the cleantech sector.
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