U.S. Northeast

Deep dive in Coskata’s bacteria-based ethanol

October 16, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Illinois startup gives Cleantech Group a behind-the-scenes tour of its new Pennsylvania facility co-located with partner Alter NRG. Full Story »

GM testing cellulosic ethanol from Coskata’s demo plant

October 16, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Biofuel startup opens up about its business plans as it opens the doors to the demonstration facility and announces late 2012 as the target for commercial production. Full Story »

U.S. East Coast ports offer $9M to improve air quality

September 30, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Ocean vessel operators are being incented to use low sulfur fuel and cargo handling equipment that meets current emissions standards. Full Story »

Spotlight on A123's executive comp

With Watertown, Mass.-based A123Systems’ IPO bearing the weight of the watchful eyes of the cleantech world today, could this be the start of the boom that boosts the comp for executives in the energy storage space, as it did in the solar sector in 2008? (see Solar boom kicks salaries higher).

A123 looking to get lucky filing IPO price range?

September 9, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Advanced lithium-ion battery company heads out on its road show with plans to list on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol AONE. Full Story »

Nissan powers tugs with Oorja’s fuel cells

August 25, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Auto manufacturer’s Smyrna, Tenn.-based assembly plant is officially deploying methanol fuel cells to save energy and money, after testing the product for the past 18 months. Full Story »

Plextronics’ organic LED & solar tech picks up $14M

August 20, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Solvay becomes the largest minority shareholder in Pittsburgh-based printed electronics developer. Full Story »

Startup squeezing energy from waves, no grid required

August 19, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Resolute Marine Energy is one of 27 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 »

Novomer raises $14M for plastics from renewable feedstocks

August 18, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - A Massachusetts-based company is using new funding to accelerate growth as it prepares to commercialize materials aimed at the packaging, coatings and chemicals markets. Full Story »

BlackLight touts third-party validation of new energy source from hydrogen

August 12, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - New Jersey company says its proprietary chemical process can release latent energy stored in the hydrogen atom, potentially replacing fossil or nuclear fuels in power plants. Full Story »
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