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Missing out on a goldmine?

November 20, 2009 - Cleantech.com Quote o' the week
“Just because one smart grid company is successful, it doesn’t create a wave. They've been working at it for a long time. Hiding behind that wave is the wrong thing to do.”
— Khosla Ventures founder Vinod Khosla at the GreenBeat 2009 conference, wishing he’d had the foresight to invest in Silver Spring Networks.

Chevron, P&G pony up for LS9's $25M round

September 24, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Strategic funding for California-based biofuel startup tops off a busy week for cleantech. Details of this, and we spot 25 deals in the past seven days. Full Story »

SunRun secures $18M Series B for residential solar

July 28, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Lower module prices are reducing expenses for California startup, while the recession is prompting more consumers to examine their monthly spend on electricity. Full Story »

Microsoft enters energy management with Hohm app

June 24, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Redmond, Wash.-based software giant unveils beta release from its new startup, announcing partnerships with four utilities and two leading meter companies, with more to follow. Full Story »

VantagePoint leads $30M round in AMI solution leader

June 9, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Boulder, Colo.-based Tendril Networks plans to use new funds to scale its TREE platform and take the company to profitability. 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 »

Silver Spring Networks brings SunPower CEO on board

May 27, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Tom Werner plans to add his expertise in the boardroom of Redwood City, Calif.-based smart grid networking company. 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 »

Silver Spring corrals currents in Australian smart grid

April 15, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - First international deal for Silver Spring launches new partnership with UK metering company PRI. Full Story »

Google admits VC rumors

Mountain View, Calif.-based Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) has finally admitted there is validity to the long-standing rumors of a dedicated venture capital arm at the Internet giant.

Google has officially launched the VC fund, Google Ventures, with about $100 million to invest in technology startups in in software, cleantech, biotech, health care and the Web.

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