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Original coverage you won't find anywhere else. en http://cleantech.com/news/5334/metabolix-adm-open-new-bioplastics A new U.S. plant is expected to open next month that uses technology out of MIT to produce bioplastics from corn that degrade in seawater or soil. http://cleantech.com/news/5334/metabolix-adm-open-new-bioplastics#comments Exclusive articles ADM Anthony Sinskey Bio materials Materials recovery Metabolix Oliver Peoples USA Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:50:53 -0500 Lisa Sibley 5334 at http://cleantech.com/news http://cleantech.com/news/5333/rockwool-stone-wool-india-insulation Danish maker of stone wool insulation reports surprise growth areas despite 3Q09 report showing 21 percent decline in YTD sales. http://cleantech.com/news/5333/rockwool-stone-wool-india-insulation#comments Exclusive articles Energy efficiency Green construction India Materials recovery Rockwool International Thomas Nordli Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:41:01 -0500 Emma Ritch 5333 at http://cleantech.com/news http://cleantech.com/news/5332/two-israeli-wastewater-companies-lo A Green Jobs for Blue Waters initiative is working to make the U.S. state a North American leader in water technology, attracting interest from EPC and Emefcy. http://cleantech.com/news/5332/two-israeli-wastewater-companies-lo#comments Exclusive articles Emefcy EPC Israel Jeremy Weissman John Cherry Jr. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:38:32 -0500 Lisa Sibley 5332 at http://cleantech.com/news http://cleantech.com/news/5331/al-gore-super-grid-critical-combati An effective smart grid could help keep the United States competitive in the international marketplace, the former U.S. vice president says. http://cleantech.com/news/5331/al-gore-super-grid-critical-combati#comments Al Gore Cisco Systems Geothermal Grid improvement Laura Ipsen USA Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:56:57 -0500 Lisa Sibley 5331 at http://cleantech.com/news http://cleantech.com/news/5329/quest-optimizing-co2-and-o2-biofuel New partnership between Linde, Algenol Biofuels looks to develop technologies that work with Algenol’s algae and photobioreactors. http://cleantech.com/news/5329/quest-optimizing-co2-and-o2-biofuel#comments Exclusive articles Global relevance Aldo Belloni Algenol Biofuels Bio materials Biofuels Emissions reduction Linde Group Solar Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:16:34 -0500 Lisa Sibley 5329 at http://cleantech.com/news http://cleantech.com/news/5328/pge-rps-target-compression-brightsource California utility is addressing backfire from smart meters, defending its relationship with BrightSource and exploring new forms of renewables. http://cleantech.com/news/5328/pge-rps-target-compression-brightsource#comments Exclusive articles BrightSource Energy Energy efficiency Fong Wan Pacific Gas & Electric Performance monitoring Solar U.S. West Westly Group Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:01:03 -0500 Lisa Sibley 5328 at http://cleantech.com/news http://cleantech.com/news/5325/funds-cleantech-pipeline 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. http://cleantech.com/news/5325/funds-cleantech-pipeline#comments Global relevance Advanced batteries Biofuels Brendan Gilmore Bridge Ventures Cadol Cheung China Forestry Holdings Group Deal & IPO watch eAsic Ecologgia Emmanuel Arnould Eneco Energy efficiency Energy from waste FUEL Capital Gaia Capital Advisors Geothermal Green construction InnovaFonds Jean-Michael Gliner Lighting Retrofit Marine power Meidlinger Partners Natural chemistry Paprecs Performance monitoring Philip Lynch Renvision Biofuels SandForce Solar Standard Steam Canada Summus Capital Water Wind Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:59:54 -0500 Lisa Sibley 5325 at http://cleantech.com/news http://cleantech.com/news/5327/denmark-genan-tire-recycling-us-plant World's largest tire recycler plans massive expansion by 2018 thanks to increasing government regulation across the globe preventing landfill disposal. http://cleantech.com/news/5327/denmark-genan-tire-recycling-us-plant#comments Exclusive articles Global relevance Bent Nielsen Energy efficiency Evonik Industries Genan Lars Raahauge Materials recovery Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:25:18 -0500 Emma Ritch 5327 at http://cleantech.com/news http://cleantech.com/news/5326/inside-cleantech-europe-was-week-wa 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. http://cleantech.com/news/5326/inside-cleantech-europe-was-week-wa#comments Europe Europe Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:13:21 -0500 Andrew Thomson 5326 at http://cleantech.com/news http://cleantech.com/news/5324/new-construction-recycling-facility The $45 million Western Metropolitan Recycling Facility in Melbourne is expected to recycle 1 million tons of construction and demolition material annually. http://cleantech.com/news/5324/new-construction-recycling-facility#comments Alex Fraser Group Australia/Pacific Materials recovery Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:23:31 -0500 Lisa Sibley 5324 at http://cleantech.com/news http://cleantech.com/news/5323/great-river-inbicon-ethanol-chp-dakota Industrial symbiosis could increase the efficiency of Great River's power plant from 32 percent to more than 60 percent, companies say. http://cleantech.com/news/5323/great-river-inbicon-ethanol-chp-dakota#comments Exclusive articles Biofuels Cargill Malt David Saggau Great River Energy Inbicon Niels Henriksen Otaka Energy U.S. Midwest Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:12:12 -0500 Emma Ritch 5323 at http://cleantech.com/news http://cleantech.com/news/5322/inbicon-cellulosic-ethanol-denmark-dong 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. http://cleantech.com/news/5322/inbicon-cellulosic-ethanol-denmark-dong#comments Exclusive articles Anders Eldrup Biofuels Biomass Danisco DONG Energy DuPont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol Energy from waste Great River Energy Inbicon Lene Haugaard Mikkelsen Niels Henriksen Northern Europe Novozymes Statoil Tom Knutzen Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:52:51 -0500 Emma Ritch 5322 at http://cleantech.com/news http://cleantech.com/news/5321/energy-management-red-light-green What's it going to take to get U.S. consumers and businesses to engage in their utility bills? A panel today explored why the U.S. is behind in energy management. http://cleantech.com/news/5321/energy-management-red-light-green#comments Global relevance Allan Schurr eMeter Energy efficiency Grid improvement IBM Matt Jones Microsoft Nth Power Siemens Todd Gurela Toronto Hydro Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:15:51 -0500 Lisa Sibley 5321 at http://cleantech.com/news http://cleantech.com/news/5317/zeachem-shake-down-and-start-cons 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. http://cleantech.com/news/5317/zeachem-shake-down-and-start-cons#comments Exclusive articles Biofuels Biomass GreenWood Resources James Imbler Natural chemistry USA Valero ZeaChem Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:05:31 -0500 Lisa Sibley 5317 at http://cleantech.com/news http://cleantech.com/news/5312/inside-cleantech-india-kal-aaj-aur 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. http://cleantech.com/news/5312/inside-cleantech-india-kal-aaj-aur#comments India India Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:58:42 -0500 Razvan Maximiuc 5312 at http://cleantech.com/news http://cleantech.com/news/5316/cleantech-open-gala-goes-global-hon The fourth annual business plan competition doles out funds for cleantech startups, with California's EcoFactor taking the grand prize. http://cleantech.com/news/5316/cleantech-open-gala-goes-global-hon#comments Exclusive articles Alphabet Energy Armageddon Energy Bill Weihl Bio materials Chevron EcoFactor Energy efficiency Energy from waste FuelSaver Technologies Google Green construction Green Lite Motors Hydrovolts LivinGreen Materials Michael Santullo Micromidas New Sky Energy Rex Northen Rivertop Renewables Solar SunTrac Solar tru2earth USA Water Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:19:26 -0500 Lisa Sibley 5316 at http://cleantech.com/news http://cleantech.com/news/5314/upside-upconversion University of Sydney researchers are looking to boost solar cell efficiencies by harvesting an unused part of the solar spectrum. http://cleantech.com/news/5314/upside-upconversion#comments Exclusive articles Australia/Pacific Martin Green Max Crossley Solar Tim Schmidt University of New South Wales University of Sydney Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:36:46 -0500 Lisa Sibley 5314 at http://cleantech.com/news http://cleantech.com/news/5313/suzlon-secures-20-mw-us-wind-turbin The Indian wind turbine company said its North American subsidiary is to supply 10 turbines for a community-run power project. http://cleantech.com/news/5313/suzlon-secures-20-mw-us-wind-turbin#comments Exclusive articles Andris Cukurs India Juhl Wind Northern States Power Otter Tail Suzlon Wind Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:41:24 -0500 Lisa Sibley 5313 at http://cleantech.com/news http://cleantech.com/news/5311/amsc-largest-wind-order-china A subsidiary of China South Locomotive places a follow-on order for wind turbine core electrical components from American Superconductor. http://cleantech.com/news/5311/amsc-largest-wind-order-china#comments Exclusive articles American Superconductor China China South Locomotive Wind Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:11:52 -0500 Emma Ritch 5311 at http://cleantech.com/news http://cleantech.com/news/5310/israel-dairy-atlantium-disinfect-water-uv 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. http://cleantech.com/news/5310/israel-dairy-atlantium-disinfect-water-uv#comments Exclusive articles Atlantium Technologies Aurum Ventures Elron Electronic Industries Energy efficiency Galliker’s Dairy Israel Phyllis Posy United Dairy Water Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:19:35 -0500 Emma Ritch 5310 at http://cleantech.com/news http://cleantech.com/news/5309/startup-flushes-out-water-contamina 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. http://cleantech.com/news/5309/startup-flushes-out-water-contamina#comments Calgon Carbon Canada HF Scientific Jodi Glover NavSemi Technologies Performance monitoring Pitch o' the week Real Tech Sikand Standley University of New South Wales Water Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:53:24 -0500 Lisa Sibley 5309 at http://cleantech.com/news http://cleantech.com/news/5308/iit-bio-cell-double-duty-water Kharagpur, India-based team of researchers looks to increase electricity output from a new battery technology that they say can also clean sewage water. http://cleantech.com/news/5308/iit-bio-cell-double-duty-water#comments Bio materials Debabrata Das India Manoj Mandelia Mohan Yama Prateek Jain Pulkit Anand Shobhit Singhal Water Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:10:07 -0500 Lisa Sibley 5308 at http://cleantech.com/news http://cleantech.com/news/5307/recycling-cleantech-recyclebank Market drivers encouraging investment in recycling and waste management technologies have been strengthening, but VC investors have been shying away. http://cleantech.com/news/5307/recycling-cleantech-recyclebank#comments Global relevance Materials recovery RecycleBank Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:07:21 -0500 Stephen Marcus 5307 at http://cleantech.com/news http://cleantech.com/news/5306/porifera-snags-license-carbon-nanot Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is working with the California startup on the technology’s applications in carbon sequestration. http://cleantech.com/news/5306/porifera-snags-license-carbon-nanot#comments Exclusive articles Aleksandr Noy Olgica Bakajin Porifera U.S. West Water Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:22:44 -0500 Lisa Sibley 5306 at http://cleantech.com/news http://cleantech.com/news/5305/china-suntech-set-us-manufacturin New facility with an initial capacity of 30 MW is expected to help the crystalline silicon PV module manufacturer reduce shipping costs. http://cleantech.com/news/5305/china-suntech-set-us-manufacturin#comments Exclusive articles Arizona State University China MEMC Solar Suntech Zhengrong Shi Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:59:46 -0500 Lisa Sibley 5305 at http://cleantech.com/news