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New funds to help cleantech pipeline flow

November 19, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Six new funds look for investments, as UK tidal energy company wraps up a nearly $45 million round. Details of this, plus we spot 29 deals in the past seven days. Full Story »

Suzlon receives 20 MW U.S. wind turbine order

November 17, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - The Indian wind turbine company said its North American subsidiary is to supply 10 turbines for a community-run power project. Full Story »

AMSC secures largest order yet from China's biggest railway-equipment maker

November 17, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - A subsidiary of China South Locomotive places a follow-on order for wind turbine core electrical components from American Superconductor. Full Story »

Flurry of small solar deals tops busy week

November 12, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Energy efficiency also a major winner with $124M in new venture backing. Details of this, plus we spot 36 deals in the past seven days. Full Story »

Bulgaria set for 10x growth in wind power by 2020

November 11, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - European Wind Energy Association predicts that more than 3 GW of wind will help meet nearly 14 percent of the country's electricity demand. Full Story »

AES raises $1.58B with China Investment

November 6, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Power company brings in new capital with Beijing-based investment institution as it plans to sell minority stake in wind business for $571M. Full Story »

Patently unobvious

Beyond all the discussions about emissions reductions and capping and trading at the COP15 climate change meetings this December, expect to hear a persistent sub-theme about tech transfer between developed countries and lesser developed ones.

And the topic of cleantech intellectual property rights (IPR)—and who should own them—is only going to become more of a focus as clean technologies are asked to scale, particularly in the developing world.

India, EU lead the week’s agribusiness investments

November 5, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Agriculture’s funding streak continues with five deals, including a $365M acquisition. Details of this, plus 31 deals we spotted in the past seven days. Full Story »

Startup uses RoboTuna to improve wind tech

November 4, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Cyprus-based AeroVortex Mills is one of four new companies the Cleantech Group spotted in the past week looking to raise money. Details in the Pitch o’ the week. Full Story »

New ag deals make it a sector to watch

October 29, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Mobile precision agriculture networking tech and organic Chinese fertilizer were among the 27 cleantech deals Cleantech Group saw in the past seven days. Full Story »
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