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Stanford launches $100M energy research institute

January 12, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Precourt Institute for Energy plans to attract global talent and increase the university’s current $30 million in annual spending in the sector. Full Story »

One small step for CCS, one large step for mankind

January 7, 2009 - Cleantech.com Quote o' the week
"This is a race to the moon. The company that get this up and running in places such as China and India will make massive amounts of money."
— Paul Soffe of carbon monetizer EcoSecurities on CCS (full interview »)

Making the case for carbon capture

January 7, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Paul Soffe of EcoSecurities talks about the immediate uses of carbon capture and storage technologies and what's preventing them from reducing emissions today. Full Story »

UK team clears path for massive ocean iron fertilization trial

January 6, 2009 - Best of the web - Scientists show that melting ice releases iron, paving the way for man-made iron fertilization off the Falklands coast. Full Story »

More deals, fewer dollars for cleantech in '09?

December 19, 2008 - by Emma Ritch - U.S. venture capitalists predict that cleantech will be the only sector that won't see a decline in 2009. Full Story »

Planktos drops ocean-iron dreams as it changes hands, direction

December 18, 2008 - by Emma Ritch - As company switches CEOs, Planktos plans to break into copper mining. Full Story »

Cleantech deals don't slow in final weeks of '08

December 18, 2008 - by Emma Ritch - Cleantech closes the year with a bang, with a record 41 deals announced that span efficiency, biopesticides, solar and biofuels. Full Story »

Australia taking bids for $182M in early cleantech projects

December 12, 2008 - by Emma Ritch - Victorian government plans majority of grants for carbon capture and storage, with money set aside for energy projects in solar, geothermal, biomass, wave and storage. Full Story »

California adopts nation's strictest emissions regulations

December 12, 2008 - Best of the web - New regulations require utilities to get 30 percent of power from renewables by 2020. Full Story »

Small deals in wind, bioplastic, lighting lead the week

December 11, 2008 - by Emma Ritch - Of 26 deals this week, nearly half are worth less than $20 million, while investors launch $5.36 billion in new funds. Full Story »
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