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Cleantech and the summer blockbuster

August 17, 2009 - by the Cleantech Avenger - EEStor, the U.S. coal lobby and a handful of failed cleantech companies: will they Transform or be Terminated by the financial Ice Age? It's... the Cleantech Avenger! Full Story »

A new Saturday-morning hobby

August 14, 2009 - Cleantech.com Quote o' the week
“We’re benefitting from the garage sale that’s been taking place.”
— ZAP CEO Steve Schneider on how small companies are profiting on the collapse of the major automakers  (Full story »)

Pragma secures VC funding to advance its hydrogen fuel cells

August 14, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - French PEM fuel cell maker says funding boost is expected to help the company reach its final stages of development. Full Story »

Beyond prices at peak oil: $20 per gallon

August 14, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - SUV plants shut down, the airline industry collapses, public transportation is revitalized and farms go local as gas prices skyrocket, predicts Forbes writer Christopher Steiner in a new book. Full Story »

Solar falls off the VC radar, but IPOs heat up

August 13, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - A week goes by without a single announced venture capital investment in solar, but cleantech companies plan five IPOs, with three in China. Details of this, plus we spot 28 deals in the last seven days. Full Story »

New $25M financing to drive ZAP’s EU expansion

August 10, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - CEO says ZAP is working to develop an electric vehicle charging network in China under a secretive, new joint venture being coordinated by today's strategic investor. Full Story »

Investors get messy with bugs, worms and nuclear fusion

August 6, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Weird science rules the week’s transactions as we spot nine VC rounds, plus 22 other deals in the cleantech sector. Full Story »

Johnson Controls scores $299M from DOE for auto batteries

August 5, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Today’s announcement marks the most to a single company of $2.4 billion in stimulus funds awarded to 48 advanced battery and electric drive projects. Full Story »

Startup puts new spin on biofuel byproducts

August 3, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Primafuel is one of 31 cleantech companies the Cleantech Group spotted in the past week looking to raise money. Find out more in the Pitch o’ the week. Full Story »

Survey says one year or less until cleantech is back on track

August 3, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Executives and investors pick Silicon Valley and the U.S. West Coast as the best geography for the cleantech sector to grow. Full Story »
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