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Can saltwater-guzzling plants provide biofuel for planes?

October 6, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Boeing, Honeywell, and Masdar all want in on a new research study that looks at the large-scale production potential of jet fuels from unique plants known as halophytes. Full Story »

Oerlikon, Applied take aim at First Solar

July 14, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Leading global sellers of turnkey production lines for thin-film solar have been trying to close efficiency gaps and reduce costs to help their customers compete with First Solar. Full Story »

It doesn’t grow on trees, but the DOE dishes it out

July 2, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - The U.S. Department of Energy allocated funds for everything from the smart grid to hydropower this week. Details, and a roundup of 33 latest deals in cleantech. Full Story »

$50M solar plant comes online to power Masdar City construction

June 16, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - 10 MW Abu Dhabi-based system designed by Enviromena is said to be the largest in the Middle East and North Africa. Full Story »

Masdar joins E.ON, DONG for world's largest wind farm

May 12, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Consortium announces details of first phase of 1 GW project that could supply power to a quarter of Greater London homes. Full Story »

Madsar City and Al Falah co-develop clean concrete

April 27, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Abu Dhabi government aims to reduce cement use in concrete mixes to cut embodied carbon by 30 percent. Full Story »

Israel & Abu Dhabi compete on renewable energy targets

January 19, 2009 - by Dallas Kachan - The two have both set goals for the percentage of their energy generated from renewable sources by 2020. Full Story »

New year money goes to biofuels

January 8, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Cleantech refused to take a holiday, clocking 54 deals in the past three weeks, including $74 million in equity for biofuels. Full Story »

Masdar takes stake in London Array

October 17, 2008 - by David Ehrlich - The Abu Dhabi group bought 20 percent of the giant offshore wind power project from Germany's E.ON. Full Story »

Masdar makes another move in cleantech

September 25, 2008 - by David Ehrlich - The Abu Dhabi group puts €120 million into a Finnish wind turbine maker, and we spot 17 other deals over the past week. Full Story »
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