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Behind the scenes at Cleantech Forum Shanghai

Cleantech Forum XX, the Cleantech Group's 20th assembly of clean technology investors, entrepreneurs, service providers and other influencers since 2002, is underway in Shanghai, China.

And while the main session only begins a few hours from now, some themes have been emerging in pre-sessions, closed door meetings, VIP events and the welcome reception.

Flies on the various walls of the luxury Grand Hyatt Shanghai—the highest hotel in the world, occupying the 53rd to 87th floors of a downtown tower—would be hearing well connected capital and other insiders opining that:

Solar jumps to the front of the pack

March 27, 2008 - by David Ehrlich - Two new solar ventures come out of the gate with more than $1B in backing, and nine other deals we spotted this past week. Full Story »

Virent's biogasoline gets Big Oil backing

March 26, 2008 - by David Ehrlich - Shell is funding the biofuel startup's research into a sugar-based fuel that could be used like regular gasoline. Full Story »

Fudd, Fuwa and Fworida

March 12, 2008 - by the Cleantech Avenger - Be vewy quiet. It's hunting season, and the Cleantech Avenger has been bagging ne'er-do-well cleantech companies. Full Story »

Cargill slapped with fine for biodiesel plant violations

March 11, 2008 - by David Ehrlich - The company was ordered to pay $100,000 for environmental violations at its facility in Iowa Falls, Iowa. Full Story »

Teijin grabs half of NatureWorks from Cargill

October 2, 2007 - by David Ehrlich - The biopolymer maker will be run as a joint venture owned by Japan's Teijin and Minneapolis-based Cargill. Full Story »

Refinery tech company UOP targets renewable JP-8

June 28, 2007 - by Dana Childs - Refinery process technology company UOP wants to make jet fuel from vegetable and algae oil. Full Story »

U.S. gov't doles out another $23m for cellulosic ethanol

March 28, 2007 - by Dana Childs - Washington digs into U.S. taxpayers' pockets a little deeper and finds money for cellulosic ethanol players left out of its bigger grant earlier this month. Full Story »

Sportswear from corn-based textiles

January 3, 2007 - by Dana Childs - As if the price of corn weren't scary enough, an Indiana company is introducing activewear made from corn. Full Story »

Biofuel from algae on horizon, say experts

December 8, 2006 - by Dallas Kachan - It's the holy grail, said some of the best minds in the industry, speaking on a panel in San Francisco. Full Story »
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