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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 »

Rentech, UOP expand clean fuel offerings

October 7, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Companies combine cleaning and refining technologies to produce fuel from biomass, natural gas and coal. Full Story »

Qteros teams with Israel's ACT on sludge-to-fuel process

October 6, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Joint development project pairs Qteros' cellulose-eating microbes with Applied CleanTech's technology to recycle liquid municipal waste. Full Story »

Can saltwater-guzzling plants provide biofuel for planes?

October 6, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Boeing, Honeywell, and Masdar all want in on a new research study that looks at the large-scale production potential of jet fuels from unique plants known as halophytes. Full Story »

U.S. Army picks QinetiQ for waste disposal system

October 6, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - UK-based company scores £1.5 million contract for its device expected to process up to 100 kilograms of municipal solid waste per hour. Full Story »

Amyris inches toward Series C close

October 1, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Biofuel startup has now raised $41.75 million of the $60 million target, which is expected to help the company begin production at its first commercial plant by 2011. Full Story »

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. Full Story »

BioFuelBox sells out of biodiesel from first plant

September 28, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Silicon Valley startup announces new customers from waste-to-fuel plant in Idaho as it begins bringing in revenue following its Series A round. Full Story »

Tuberculosis-related bug with biofuel possibilities?

September 25, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - MIT researchers take an in-depth look at soil-dwelling microbes that eat sugars and toxic compounds to produce biofuel. Full Story »

U.S. biodiesel industry drowning in surplus?

September 18, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - American biodiesel producers are shifting gears after losing 80 percent of their customer base due to the EU trade ban. Full Story »
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