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Pliant’s new flash drive line aims to cut energy costs 80%

September 14, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Silicon Valley-based startup looks to lower operating and cooling costs of storage and IT systems with its enterprise flash drives. Full Story »

Innovalight silicon ink solar cell reaches 18% conversion

September 8, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Solar cell testing centers NREL and ISE verify the Sunnyvale company’s record efficiency conversion. Full Story »

Solyndra raises $198M, breaks ground on 500 MW plant

September 4, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - $198M equity round led by Argonaut Private Equity and $535M Treasury Department loan clear the path for Solyndra's second manufacturing facility for cylindrical solar modules. Full Story »

Fulcrum BioEnergy claims proof of waste-to-ethanol tech

September 2, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - California startup plans to begin building its $120 million commercial facility in 2010, with expected production of 120 gallons of ethanol from each ton of municipal waste. Full Story »

AltaRock suspends drilling at DOE-backed project

September 2, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Startup funded by Khosla Ventures, Google and Kleiner Perkins says it plans to explore other locations for engineered geothermal systems. Full Story »

Duke Energy's ninth wind farm to add 200 MW in Wyoming

August 31, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Nearly 100 MW of turbines are expected to come from General Electric, leaving the utility and energy developer looking for more suppliers to meet a scheduled late-2010 commercial launch. Full Story »

Three startups bring in VC funds for battery, fuel cell tech

August 28, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - An Azusa, Calif.-based advanced battery company looks to close $27M, ClearEdge Power brings in $15M and stealthy Khosla-backed Seeo raises $8.6M. Full Story »

EoPlex cleans up ceramic printing with 'secret sauce'

August 25, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - EoPlex Technologies is one of 10 cleantech companies the Cleantech Group spotted in the past week looking to raise money. Find out more in this Pitch o’ the week. Full Story »

Washington startup secures funding for top secret utility-scale solar

August 25, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Tuusso Energy’s first solar project is expected to supply 20 MW to investor-owned utilities in California. Full Story »

Nevada Geothermal in startup mode for 49.5 MW Blue Mountain plant

August 24, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Vancouver-based developer plans to commission the geothermal power plant in September, eyeing expansion on the 17-square-mile Nevada site starting in 2010. Full Story »
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