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GreenRoad nets $15M for driving software

May 28, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Growth round expected to help California-based startup target fleet customers with the promise of 10 percent fuel savings. Full Story »

Panasonic-backed ZettaCore scores $21M as it eyes nanotech for solar thermal

May 13, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - ‘Secret sauce’ behind the company’s ionic materials could offer heat storage in solar thermal plants. Full Story »

PG&E upgrades BrightSource deal to 1.3GW

May 13, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Series of seven solar thermal projects in California are expected to power more than half a million homes in 'largest solar deal in the world.' Full Story »

Schott Solar builds 200 MW CSP line with eye on new heat transfer fluids

May 11, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - New $100 million factory in New Mexico also producing PV modules to serve a growing U.S. solar market. Full Story »

Luxim nets $12M for LIFI lighting tech

April 17, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - California startup using $72M in backing to bring Tic-Tac sized lightbulbs to streetlights and concert halls. Full Story »

Solaren's plan from outer space

April 13, 2009 - by Robert Mullins - Startup tells Cleantech Group it is seeking billions to fund a solar power from space project for California utility Pacific Gas and Electric. Full Story »

OPX's microbe experiments attract $17.5M for pilot plant

April 7, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Colorado startup says its OPX Edge process is the best way to tweak microbes for the production of biofuels and bioacrylics. Full Story »

Green construction fuels growth at Serious Materials

March 27, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - CEO eyes fifth factory to open next month as new 2009 LEED standards impose stricter requirements for conservation. Full Story »

Solyndra nabs $535M DOE loan guarantee for 500 MW factory

March 20, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - The first such loan from the U.S. Department of Energy is expected to help build a $733 million factory for cylindrical solar cells in California. Full Story »

OptiSolar drops manufacturing as it seeks a buyer

March 20, 2009 - Best of the web - Thin-film panel maker plans to layoff two-thirds of its remaining staff in the hopes of hanging on until it finds a new owner. Full Story »
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