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UK PE firm acquires EverPower in $350M deal

August 26, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Terra Firma Capital adds to its renewable energy portfolio buying a U.S. utility-grade wind developer from Good Energies and EverPower management. Full Story »

Report says geothermal is leaving wind, solar in the dust

August 25, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Geothermal is the cheapest source of alternative electricity and shows the fastest improvement per dollar invested, according to a study from NYU. Full Story »

Can the U.S. catch up? Getting smarter about the smart grid

August 24, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - DOE Modern Grid Strategy leader takes a look at what the smart grid needs to have to succeed and who some of the players might be to make it happen. Full Story »

Meridian Energy gets into solar, acquiring Cleantech America

August 20, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - State-owned energy giant acquires California-based utility-scale photovoltaic solar developer as it looks to bring solar to New Zealand. Full Story »

Cleantech fizzles while summer sizzles

August 20, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - We spotted only 20 deals in the cleantech sector this week. Do long, lazy summer days mean investors are napping? Full Story »

Cleantech Group report: E-readers a win for carbon emissions

August 19, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - New report conducts lifecycle analysis of Amazon’s Kindle, suggesting significant environmental advantages compared to the publishing of books, magazines and newspapers. Full Story »

Novomer’s cleaner burning binder goes into customer trials

August 19, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - On the heels of a $14M Series B, Massachusetts materials company said its products are currently being tested in the consumer goods and packaging markets. Full Story »

Cleantech and the summer blockbuster

August 17, 2009 - by the Cleantech Avenger - EEStor, the U.S. coal lobby and a handful of failed cleantech companies: will they Transform or be Terminated by the financial Ice Age? It's... the Cleantech Avenger! Full Story »

Beyond prices at peak oil: $20 per gallon

August 14, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - SUV plants shut down, the airline industry collapses, public transportation is revitalized and farms go local as gas prices skyrocket, predicts Forbes writer Christopher Steiner in a new book. Full Story »

Is 5N Plus losing traction with First Solar?

August 13, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Analyst says thin-film giant is either turning away from its key supplier or aggressively cutting the per-watt requirement for cadmium telluride. Full Story »
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