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EV startup set to churn out trucks on U.S. assembly line

July 21, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Colorado-based truck manufacturer Boulder Electric Vehicle is one of 25 companies the Cleantech Group spotted in the past week looking to raise money. Find out more in the Pitch o’ the week. Full Story »

LS9’s clean diesel meets U.S., Brazilian requirements

July 20, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - South San Francisco-based advanced biofuel company said its UltraClean Diesel offers an 85 percent reduction in GHG emissions compared to conventional fuel. Full Story »

British Gas picks AlertMe for trial of online heating control

July 20, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Deal gives UK startup inroads with one of the UK’s largest suppliers of electricity and the largest supplier of gas to domestic customers. Full Story »

BRIC’s eyes on hydro as sector draws $600M

July 16, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Indian hydro developer plans $514 million IPO, while hydro companies in Brazil and China raise $78 million in private equity. Details of this, plus we spot 48 deals in the last week. Full Story »

ADB loans $24M to Inner Mongolia wind farm

July 7, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia-based wind farm is expected to provide electricity to the national power grid, while reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 140,000 tons per year. Full Story »

NYK Line reveals model for low-emission cargo ship

July 6, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Japanese shipping giant expects to reduce GHGs by 70 percent through efficient design, as well as solar, wind and fuel cells. Full Story »

Blue-green algae turns dirty water into clean energy

July 6, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Waltham Technologies is one of 20 companies the Cleantech Group spotted in the past week looking to raise money. Find out more in the Pitch o’ the week. Full Story »

S. Korea plans $84.5B in cleantech investments

July 6, 2009 - Best of the web - The South Korean government unveils a spending plan today to jump start its economy and create jobs by growing the cleantech sector and developing related technologies. Full Story »

It doesn’t grow on trees, but the DOE dishes it out

July 2, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - The U.S. Department of Energy allocated funds for everything from the smart grid to hydropower this week. Details, and a roundup of 33 latest deals in cleantech. Full Story »

Cleantech industry in the U.S. South emerging from stealth

July 1, 2009 - Exclusive - The region's big cleantech deals include billion-dollar polysilicon plants and stealthy new university spinouts, says Shawn Lesser of Sustainable World Capital.
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