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Investors keep eyes on water filtration

January 22, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Water filtration technologies pull $39 million this week as investors seek safe bets in cleantech. Details of this and 39 deals this week. Full Story »

Russia sets renewable-energy mandates

January 21, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Plans would require 22,000 megawatts of renewable energy generation projects to be built by 2020 to reduce the reliance on coal and natural gas. Full Story »

Cleantech deals don't slow in final weeks of '08

December 18, 2008 - by Emma Ritch - Cleantech closes the year with a bang, with a record 41 deals announced that span efficiency, biopesticides, solar and biofuels. Full Story »

Report: Optimize investments by pairing wind, wave energy offshore

December 15, 2008 - by Emma Ritch - Stanford researcher finds that the power sources aren't strongly correlated, which means the pairing could provide consistent power supplies. Full Story »

Renewable Energy Trust Asia launches with $250M for energy tech

December 15, 2008 - by Emma Ritch - Units of GE and Conergy team up to finance 200 MW of wind, solar, hydro, biogas and biomass projects in Asia-Pacific region. Full Story »

OPT records $8M backlog for wave-energy devices

December 12, 2008 - by Emma Ritch - Marine-power firm Ocean Power Technologies concentrates on R&D of PowerBuoys for utility market. Full Story »

Australia taking bids for $182M in early cleantech projects

December 12, 2008 - by Emma Ritch - Victorian government plans majority of grants for carbon capture and storage, with money set aside for energy projects in solar, geothermal, biomass, wave and storage. Full Story »

Small deals in wind, bioplastic, lighting lead the week

December 11, 2008 - by Emma Ritch - Of 26 deals this week, nearly half are worth less than $20 million, while investors launch $5.36 billion in new funds. Full Story »

Ag tech, fuel cells thrive in busy week for deals

December 4, 2008 - by Emma Ritch - Two sectors that cater to developing economies pull $31 million in funding in a week of 26 deals across the globe. Full Story »

Generating energy underwater from good vibrations

December 1, 2008 - by Massie Santos Ballon - Vortex Hydro Energy's VIVACE system could generate as much as 51W per cubic meter flow in waters moving at 3 knots per hour and may be available by 2010. Full Story »
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