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2009: Cleantech VC Hits $5.6B, Asia Emerges as IPO/M&A Hub
Global venture capital flow into cleantech startups dropped significantly last year compared with a record-setting 2008, while Asia emerged as the dominant…
Read MoreLaptop or Desktop: Which Would You Find It Harder Surviving Without?
The title of a recent Mac Night Owl column by Gene Steinberg grabbed me as a question that might have been more…
Read More4 Green Building Trends to Watch in 2010
The market for new construction is still struggling to pick itself up, but the growing trend of green building promises a sort…
Read MoreTioga Energy Gets $20M From Investors Including MEMC
Signs keep mounting that the solar industry is on the upswing, the latest coming in the form of solar project developer Tioga…
Read MoreCarbon Capture and Sequestration Could Reach $221B by 2030: Study
Google (s goog) CEO Eric Schmidt has likened the current state of carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) technology to a half-baked web…
Read MoreKhosla Bets on Wind, Joins GE to Back Danotek
UPDATED High-profile cleantech investor Vinod Khosla has made his first publicly announced bet in the wind industry, backing Danotek Motion Technologies, a…
Read MoreAlcatel-Lucent & Vodafone Partner for Smart Metering Services in Germany
At times it seems there’s a piece of the smart grid pie for just about everyone, from meter makers to software developers…
Read MoreTailwinds Strong for Small Wind Industry: Report
The wind power industry is more developed than most types of renewable energy, but one segment — small wind power systems with…
Read MoreI Stream, You Stream, We All Stream with Ustream for iPhone
Just released this morning, the new Ustream Live Broadcaster app (iTunes link) actually allows you to stream live video from your video-capable…
Read MorePV Industry Turns Corner, Starts Growing Again: Report
The photovoltaic industry has taken a hit this year, shrinking in size compared with 2008 as a result of the economic crisis,…
Read MorePanasonic to Invest $1B in Cleantech: Batteries, Energy Monitoring and More
Panasonic (s PC), the world’s largest plasma-TV maker, will invest $1 billion by 2012 into clean technologies as part of a plan to…
Read MoreAcer Plans Chrome OS Netbook, But I Hope They Mean Smartbook
When Google (s goog) recently shared its progress and plans for the Chrome OS, one tidbit left out was the names of…
Read MoreGerman Organic Solar PV Developer Heliatek Grabs $27M
The solar PV industry is currently dominated by silicon-based cell technology, but modules made of organic solar cells are seen as one…
Read More3 Green Building Tech Projects That Landed DOE Small Biz Grants
The Department of Energy earlier this week announced $18 million in funding grants from the recovery act to support innovation coming from…
Read MoreFirst Solar Keeps on Selling Off Solar Projects
Thin-film solar PV maker First Solar (s FSLR) has been aggressively buying solar projects, hoping to drive down project costs while spurring…
Read MoreTruphone Giving Free Calls on Thanksgiving
The U.S. Thanksgiving holiday is drawing nigh, and the folks at Truphone are giving free calls for the day in celebration of…
Read More“Cash for Caulkers” Could Deliver $23B for Home Energy Efficiency
Step aside “Cash for Clunkers,” and make way for “Cash for Caulkers.” The White House is reportedly considering rolling out a two-year,…
Read MorePicarro’s Gas Analyzer to Help Monitor GHG Emissions
If diplomats headed to Copenhagen this December are able to negotiate a new global climate treaty, how will the world know these…
Read MoreGovernment Grants for Biomass: DOE, USDA Dole Out $24M
The Departments of Agriculture and Energy late yesterday announced they will be doling out a dozen grants — ranging from $1 million…
Read MoreThe Green Building Sector Is Ripe for Water-Saving Innovation, Report Says
Water scarcity is becoming a hot-button issue in the U.S. (and globally), with water managers in 36 states saying they expect freshwater…
Read MoreHow to Enable Aero Snap Window Sizing in Ubuntu
Here’s a handy Ubuntu tweak that simulates one of my favorite Windows 7 features: Aero Snap. This is the user interface feature…
Read MoreAutodesk to Give Away Carbon Management Tool
A bevy of companies now offer flashy software packages for tracking an organization’s carbon footprint. But engineering software developer Autodesk (s ADSK)…
Read MorePeople Power Revs Up Wireless Energy Management With Open Source
People Power, the latest Silicon Valley venture focused on the home energy management space, will officially launch today, hoping its consumer-friendly product…
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