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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 »

Wind developer Noble cancels IPO

June 4, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Funds were to be used to secure turbines, but Connecticut-based Noble says it still has nearly 4 GW of projects in the pipeline in the U.S. Full Story »

SMA folds Echelon’s technology into inverters

June 2, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Deal with subsidiary of Germany's SMA takes LonWorks open technology to make data more accessible and reduce overall solar system costs. 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 »

SAIL-backed cleantech startups to secure $3B in government funds

May 26, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - VCs are changing their roles as the government becomes a big factor in determining which cleantech startups succeed, says Tom Cain, a partner at SAIL Venture Partners. Full Story »

Starwood, Lockheed team up to provide solar thermal power to Arizona utility

May 22, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - New facility is expected to be the world’s largest dispatchable solar energy plant, scheduled for 2013 completion. Full Story »

LS9, P&G team up for sustainable chemicals

May 19, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Procter and Gamble plans to help California-based startup commercialize its renewable chemicals to make consumer products. Full Story »

Valero gobbles up VeraSun’s stake in Qteros

May 18, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Refinery giant’s investment allows cellulosic ethanol maker to continue developing and scaling-up its technology. Full Story »

NASA’s got a new way to get biofuel from algae

May 15, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Google-backed experiment has legs at sea, cleaning waste water while removing carbon dioxide from the air. Full Story »

U.S. offers $790M to next-gen biofuels

May 5, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Stimulus funding expected to jump-start advanced biofuel development as U.S. approaches deadline for 36 billion gallons of biofuels by 2022. Full Story »
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