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Banks bail out First Wind’s debt with $191M

July 21, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Good news for Newton, Mass.-based wind power developer and operator comes amid projects being put off and IPO plans still on hold.  Full Story »

Terra-Gen Power secures $115M in wind financing

July 20, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - New York-based company plans to sell clean, renewable wind energy from Tehachapi, Calif., project to Southern California Edison utility. Full Story »

UK startup’s secret material has big battery potential

June 22, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Fife Batteries is one of 20 companies the Cleantech Group spotted in the past week looking to raise money. Find out more in the Pitch o’ the week. Full Story »

DOE sets aside $300M for autos, solar, carbon capture

June 11, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Funds from U.S. energy agency’s budget and stimulus funds are aimed at reducing costs, emissions, and improving the readiness of the green-collar workforce. Full Story »

ComEd picks GE, Silver Spring for smart grid pilot

June 9, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Redwood City, Calif.-based Silver Spring Networks continues to expand in Australia, announcing new partnership with power distributors. Full Story »

Wind developer Noble cancels IPO

June 4, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Funds were to be used to secure turbines, but Connecticut-based Noble says it still has nearly 4 GW of projects in the pipeline in the U.S. Full Story »

Cisco chases billion-dollar smart grid dreams

May 18, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - New initiative expected to generate $1B a year for networking company as stimulus funds back IP-based management for electric grids. Full Story »

A123 secures $69M for smart grid, car batteries

April 13, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Previous investor GE leads round to grow its stake to more than 10 percent as A123 eyes public funds to increase its production. Full Story »

High hopes for Singapore cleantech

March 11, 2009 - Exclusive - Singapore, the small but mighty "red dot," is serious about creating solutions to address rapid global urbanization, says the cleantech director of the Singapore Economic Development Board.

General Electric opens new Bangalore R&D facility

March 11, 2009 - by Dallas Kachan - Company opens new facility to almost double its global research and development staff, while doubling its investment in clean technology R&D. Full Story »
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