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Middle East water markets slowing, says report

June 29, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Frost and Sullivan calls for technology companies to produce increasingly cost-effective water and wastewater treatment products in current market conditions. Full Story »

CDC Group commits $10M to India’s agri-food sector

June 26, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Rabo Equity Advisors' India Agri Business Fund is expected to make 10 to 15 additional investments, for $3 million to $5 million, during the next four years. Full Story »

New AORA 'Power Flower' CSP station now in full bloom

June 25, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Yavne, Israel-based company’s new 100-kW hybrid solar thermal gas turbine flower plant makes concentrating solar power possible for the first time at a local level, claims company. Full Story »

Verenium taps German firm to help with enzyme sales in Europe

June 22, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Add Food Service agrees to distribute multiple Verenium products outside North America that could improve the efficiency and economics behind cellulosic ethanol. Full Story »

Monsanto submits insect-protected soybean tech to Brazilian regulators

June 22, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - St. Louis-based agricultural products company predicts its new technology to have a $300 million to $500 million value come 2020. Full Story »

New bioplastic from Metabolix and ADM is biodegradable

June 22, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Joint venture between bioscience company and Archer Daniels Midland produces next-gen injection molding bioplastic as an alternative to petroleum-based plastics. Full Story »

MIT offers answers to reduce CO2 emissions from coal

June 19, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - New report out of MIT symposium suggests technology options such as efficiency retrofits to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from existing coal plants. Full Story »

New UK tech protects crops without genetic modification

June 8, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Lancaster University and Stockbridge Technology Centre researchers find that dipping seeds in jasmonic acid primes plants' natural defenses against pests. Full Story »

MIT's new alloy has chrome’s shine but not its toxins

June 5, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Marlborough, Mass.-based Xtalic has licensed MIT’s technology on a worldwide level and thinks it has a commercially viable product. Full Story »

New laser could bring fusion energy’s star power to earth

May 29, 2009 - Best of the web - National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore Lab dedicates the world’s most powerful laser, which could lead to new kinds of power plants that get rid of nuclear waste. Full Story »
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