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Ausra shaves staff as it chases immediate revenue

January 30, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Ausra delays plans for solar thermal power plants, instead focusing on selling technology and equipment. Full Story »

Cleantech Group picks winners and losers in concentrated solar thermal

October 30, 2008 - by Emma Ritch - New report suggests high-growth areas for innovation and investment even include components such as steel, coating material and heat-transfer fluid. Full Story »

Ausra opens U.S. solar-thermal plant

October 23, 2008 - by Emma Ritch - Ausra now turns its focus to building 177-MW project to fulfill power-purchase agreement with PG&E. Full Story »

Sun still shines on solar

October 2, 2008 - by David Ehrlich - We spot a total of 19 deals over the past week, with a slew of solar companies continuing to pull in funding. Full Story »

Ausra grabs $60M, loses founder

October 1, 2008 - by Emma Ritch - Solar thermal developer plans to use funding to finish first U.S. utility-scale plant as new leadership guides company in international growth. Full Story »

More share sales in the works

August 14, 2008 - by David Ehrlich - A biofuel maker, solar silicon wafer company and a battery developer are all shooting for the public market, along with 14 other deals we spotted over the past week. Full Story »

Ausra starts up Nevada manufacturing plant

July 1, 2008 - by David Ehrlich - The solar thermal factory, a first for the U.S., can produce more than 700 megawatts of equipment annually. Full Story »

GMZ Energy gets thermoelectric

April 25, 2008 - by David Ehrlich - New nanotech-based material could be used in cooling applications and to capture waste heat and turn it into electricity. Full Story »

Going modular with eSolar

April 21, 2008 - by David Ehrlich - The Google-backed company comes out of stealth mode with plans for small, scalable plants for the southwest U.S. Full Story »

Stirling engines meet solar power in the desert

April 18, 2008 - by David Ehrlich - An almost two-century old engine technology, paired up with even older solar thermal, pulls in $100 million in financing. Full Story »
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