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Cleantech Group predicts shakeout, long-term growth
November 25, 2008 - by Emma Ritch -
Current economic uncertainty makes finding investors more difficult but could create a 'more sustainable, more enduring' sector, Cleantech Group says.
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Water, materials and biofuel get some cash
August 7, 2008 - by David Ehrlich -
Constellation Energy makes a water deal, advanced materials pull in some funding, and another future-fuel supergroup is formed, along with 19 other deals we spotted over the past week.
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Shopping for cleantech at Ikea
August 6, 2008 - by David Ehrlich -
The furniture giant plans to invest €50 million in cleantech startups, with the goal of eventually selling solar panels, smart meters and other technology in its stores.
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Free pencil and tape measure with every house
Folks in the U.K. might need some help loading Ikea's latest offering into their cars.
The Swedish flat-pack furniture chain has started selling pre-fab homes aimed at first time, low income buyers, along with a plot of land, at its store in Gateshead, U.K.
Known as BoKlok (pronounced "Boo Clook"), the concept was pioneered in Sweden in the 1990s. The company said the houses will be ecologically friendly, using renewable materials in the construction and solar panels and geothermal to power and heat the buildings.
