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E-waste recycling scores big at China's Challenge Cup

December 2, 2008 - by Emma Ritch - Students team from Jiangsu Teachers University of Technology secure 60 million RMB and silver medal, creating spin-off company. Full Story »

Intel, Numonyx open $20M water treatment plant in Israel

November 21, 2008 - by Emma Ritch - Chipmakers' first commercial plant could provide 6,300 cubic meters of water a day to the agricultural industry. Full Story »

Cleantech funds worth $1.9B lead the week

November 20, 2008 - by Emma Ritch - Seven funds were created or expanded this week to pump nearly $2B into cleantech, meanwhile we spot 37 other deals. Full Story »

Dow Corning, Wacker Chemie start production at $1.2B silicon plant

November 18, 2008 - by Emma Ritch - Chinese plant expects to produce pyrogenic silica and siloxane, upstream products for silicon used in solar, construction, automotive, electronics and other industries. Full Story »

Climate Change Capital plans $732M for Chinese cleantech

November 18, 2008 - by Emma Ritch - Investor plans first Chinese fund to take advantage of the cheaper assets during the economic downturn. Full Story »

China Energy Recovery signs $14M deal at pulp mill

November 7, 2008 - by Emma Ritch - Shanghai firm plans to minimize toxic discharge, generate steam energy and recover materials. Full Story »

Indian energy giant considers fly ash for cement

November 5, 2008 - by Emma Ritch - NTPC’s coal power plants produce 42 million tons a year, about 80 percent of which currently goes to waste. Full Story »

Solar sector deals continue to shine

October 30, 2008 - by David Ehrlich - First Solar puts cash into SolarCity, Trans-India grabs Solar Semiconductor, and we spot 21 other deals over the past week. Full Story »

Romania to get gasification plant

October 21, 2008 - by Massie Santos Ballon - Nevada's Energy Quest teams with Italian waste-sorting company to produce 20 MW waste-to-energy plant. Full Story »

Cleantech deals in garbage, lighting and batteries

October 16, 2008 - by David Ehrlich - CleanScapes and Adura pull in cash, a N.Y. battery maker is getting bigger, and we spot 22 other deals over the past week. Full Story »
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