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Waterless Biodiesel Gets $20M: Greenline Industries, the makers of a waterless biodiesel production system, has raised $20 million in first round funding from Leaf Clean Energy, part of the Shaw Group – Cleantech Media.

U.S. Alt Fuel Sales Near 1.8M in 2007: Nearly 1.8 million alternative fuel vehicles were sold in the U.S. in 2007, up by about 250,000 from 2006 according to numbers released by the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers – Green Car Congress.

Euro Tesla! Only €100,000: Pushed by the weak dollar, Tesla Motors says it will be selling its Roadster in Europe by next year. Now you can zoom on the autobahn in electric style – FT Times via EcoGeek.

Building the Better, Safer Battery: Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory have improved the energy capacity of lithium-ion batteries by 30 percent and have already licensed the technology to Japanese materials supply company Toda Kogyo – MIT Technology Review.

“This Week on the Hill”: Both the Senate and House will be considering the energy and climate crises in committee this week. Check out this roundup to see what may or may not be achieved in D.C. this week – ClimateIntel.

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