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Cleantech Group does original reporting on daily technology and business developments. Our coverage focuses on the most important breaking stories worldwide and what they mean for professionals in the clean technology sector.

Al Gore: Super grid is critical to combating the climate crisis

November 20, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - An effective smart grid could help keep the United States competitive in the international marketplace, the former U.S. vice president says. Full Story »

A quest for CO2 and O2 optimal management with biofuel from algae

November 20, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - New partnership between Linde, Algenol Biofuels looks to develop technologies that work with Algenol’s algae and photobioreactors. Full Story »

PG&E looks at compressed air to meet RPS target

November 19, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - California utility is addressing backfire from smart meters, defending its relationship with BrightSource and exploring new forms of renewables. Full Story »

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 »

Denmark's Genan to break ground on first US tire recycling plant

November 19, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - World's largest tire recycler plans massive expansion by 2018 thanks to increasing government regulation across the globe preventing landfill disposal. Full Story »

Inside cleantech Europe: That was the week that was!

November 19, 2009 - by Andrew Thomson - Belgian materials company Umicore reveals plans to build a €25M rechargeable batteries recycling facility, while a busy week for VC and PE brings 10 new deals.

Construction recycling facility opens its doors in Australia

November 18, 2009 - Best of the web - The $45 million Western Metropolitan Recycling Facility in Melbourne is expected to recycle 1 million tons of construction and demolition material annually. Full Story »

Great River, Inbicon to pair CHP, ethanol in N. Dakota?

November 18, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Industrial symbiosis could increase the efficiency of Great River's power plant from 32 percent to more than 60 percent, companies say. Full Story »

Inbicon sells out of cellulosic ethanol before demo plant's opening

November 18, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - The subsidiary of DONG Energy is using enzymes from Novozymes and Danisco for the 5.4 million-liter-per-year facility that opened today in Denmark. Full Story »

Energy management: red light, green light

What is it going to take to get consumers and businesses to engage in their utility bills and pay attention to saving energy? And why isn’t it happening yet on a broad basis in the United States?

The average consumer doesn't know what they pay per watt, only how big their bill is every month.

Other countries, especially in Europe, are leaps and bounds ahead of America when it comes to energy management and smart metering, and being more aggressive at trying to understand the future impact of electric vehicles, for example, on the grid.

ZeaChem to ‘shake down’ as it starts construction on first biorefinery

November 18, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Coming online in 2010, the facility is expected to have the capacity to generate 250,000 gallons per year of advanced biofuels and bio-based chemicals. Full Story »

Inside cleantech India: Kal, Aaj aur Kal!

November 18, 2009 - by Razvan Maximiuc - Bangalore roads are to be made out of a new recycled plastic compound, while AusAid collaborates with TERI for a zero-emission solar cooling system.

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 »

The upside of upconversion

November 17, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - University of Sydney researchers are looking to boost solar cell efficiencies by harvesting an unused part of the solar spectrum. Full Story »

Suzlon receives 20 MW U.S. wind turbine order

November 17, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - The Indian wind turbine company said its North American subsidiary is to supply 10 turbines for a community-run power project. Full Story »

AMSC secures largest order yet from China's biggest railway-equipment maker

November 17, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - A subsidiary of China South Locomotive places a follow-on order for wind turbine core electrical components from American Superconductor. 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 »

Why the cleantech community should invest in rubbish

The market drivers for investing in recycling and waste management technologies have been getting stronger over the years. Yet data shows venture capital investors have been shying away from the sector.

Global venture capital in recycling

Source: Cleantech Group Venture Capital Database

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 »

China’s Suntech to set up U.S. manufacturing plant in Arizona

November 16, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - New facility with an initial capacity of 30 MW is expected to help the crystalline silicon PV module manufacturer reduce shipping costs. Full Story »

A cleantech game changer for UK boilers?

November 16, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - University of Warwick spinout says its absorption system offers energy efficiencies for homes and vehicles, and has attracted interest from Fiat. Full Story »

BASF's biodegradable plastic: from paper cups to packaging

November 13, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - The German company says its new products made of renewable raw materials are expected to be introduced to the market in the first quarter of 2010. 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 »
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