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Cash starts flowing for water and waste

October 1, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Sector scores five deals, including biggest VC round of the week, and a Swiss battery maker goes public. Details of this, plus we spot 25 deals in the past seven days. Full Story »

Khosla closes $1B in new funds aimed at cleantech

August 31, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Khosla Ventures includes external investors for the first time in the two funds, with one targeting high-risk projects and the larger focused on early- and mid-stage investments. Full Story »

CMEA Capital's on the prowl for cleantech investments

June 26, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Renewable fuels and chemicals as well as algae are some of the promising areas San Francisco, Calif.-based CMEA Capital is looking to make investments, says its founder Tom Baruch. Full Story »

Solyndra nabs $535M DOE loan guarantee for 500 MW factory

March 20, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - The first such loan from the U.S. Department of Energy is expected to help build a $733 million factory for cylindrical solar cells in California. Full Story »

Solyndra closes 2008 with $220M financing round

January 5, 2009 - Best of the web - Thin-film solar developer reportedly had second-largest funding round of the year, bringing its total raised to $820 million. Full Story »

Cleantech funds worth $1.9B lead the week

November 20, 2008 - by Emma Ritch - Seven funds were created or expanded this week to pump nearly $2B into cleantech, meanwhile we spot 37 other deals. Full Story »

Arcadia gets $15M for agriculture tech

October 29, 2008 - by Emma Ritch - California biotech company developing salt-tolerant plants that need less water and nitrogen while providing more nutrients. Full Story »
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