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Cleantech investors return from summer hiatus
September 3, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley -
Khosla Ventures closes $1.1 billion for two cleantech-focused funds, while solar takes a chunk of this week's venture capital financing. Details of this, plus we spot 31 deals in the last seven days.
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New desal technology goes inland to evaporate brackish water
September 1, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley -
Israeli startup is one of 20 cleantech companies the Cleantech Group spotted in the past week looking to raise money. Find out more in the Pitch o’ the week.
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Does Think's revival signal cleantech's recovery?
August 27, 2009 - by Emma Ritch -
Electric vehicle startup exits court protection, raising $47 million in equity and making plans to manufacture alongside Fisker Automotive. Details of this, plus we spot 25 deals in the last week.
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BanyanTree takes stake in GEI’s heat transfer tech
August 21, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley -
Indian company’s air-cooled heat exchangers and steam condensers offer water reduction potential that’s attracting private equity interest.
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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!
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Will cleantech mobilize to prevent water shortages in India?
Two new reports this week gave urgency to efforts to reduce water use in India's agriculture sector.
First, the Indian government's State of the Environment report warned: "Groundwater reserves are becoming more and more depleted even as surface water sources become too polluted for human use."
That was followed by a study in the journal Nature that presented unnerving data on groundwater depletion in India, as viewed by satellites orbiting the Earth as part of NASA's Gravity Recovery And Climate Experiment. The satellites showed that the water table in India is falling 1.6 inches per year, losing 109 cubic kilometers (88.4 million acre-feet) from August 2002 to October 2008.
Algae expert calls LiveFuels' biofuel-from-fish approach not 'impossible'
August 13, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley -
Former NREL algae scientist John Benemann notes others are also pursuing bio oil from algae-fed aquaculture, as LiveFuels prepares to hit the street for a Series B round.
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Solar falls off the VC radar, but IPOs heat up
August 13, 2009 - by Emma Ritch -
A week goes by without a single announced venture capital investment in solar, but cleantech companies plan five IPOs, with three in China. Details of this, plus we spot 28 deals in the last seven days.
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U.S. Virgin Islands tap Alpine to build first alt-energy plants
August 12, 2009 - by Emma Ritch -
Colorado developer plans to spend $440 million to build 49 MW of waste-to-energy capacity on St. Croix and St. Thomas that could eventually lead to the closure of landfills.
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