Cleantech Funding
Cleantech funding includes many ways to finance green technology, environmental sustainability, environmental research, and facility retrofits for energy efficiency. Cleantech funding also can be in the form of incentives, for example, through environmental grants and awards.
Mercer Plans Steam Turbine for German Plant
Pulp company Mercer International Inc. has announced a project to increase production and efficiency through initiatives including the installation of ...
Renewables Briefing: SunPower, CEI, Sound Solar, Matinee, CHP in Cambridge, Perdue and Fibrowatt
Matinee Energy Inc. has broken ground on a 120MW solar power plant planned for Benson, Ariz. WEIS GmbH Consortium from Germany supplied project partners for ...
Google, KKR Invest in 88 MW of Solar PV Facilities in Sacramento District
Google and global investment firm KKR have made a significant investment into a portfolio of solar ...
Predictions for Cleantech in 2012
As we close out 2011, let's look towards what the new year may have in store for cleantech.
There are eggshells across ...
EV Briefing: Frito-Lay Adds Smith Electric Trucks; Ram 1500 PHEV; IKEA, Kohl's Work with ECOtality
PepsiCo's Frito-Lay North America will roll out eight new electric trucks in the Boston area, bringing the company's all-electric trucks fleet up to 176 vehicles ...
Financing a Green Energy Future in North America
A panel on "Financing a Green Energy Future in North America," which took place at the 2011 UNEP FI Global Roundtable ...
Google Axes ‘Renewables Cheaper than Coal’ Project
Google is abandoning efforts to make renewable energy cheaper than coal, the company blogged yesterday.
The internet giant said is cancelling seven projects, including ...
New Plants, Research Break Bounds for Concentrating Solar
Torresol Energy has opened the Gemasolar concentrating solar power (CSP) plant, the first commercial-scale plant that uses molten salt to transfer heat
The array near Seville, ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: TRAIN Act, Pa. Shale Ruling, Ethanol Cutbacks
The House of Representatives on Friday approved legislation that would establish an interagency committee to weigh the economic costs of any new EPA rules, and also ...
Google Invests in Hog-Waste Energy; Diaper Recycling Plant Opens
Google has invested in a pilot project by Duke University and Duke Energy that converts waste from a pig farm into usable energy.
The system, on ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: CA Tweaks Environmental Reviews; Hecla Settles; RGGI All-Time Low
A group of environmentalists has launched a campaign urging EPA administrator Lisa Jackson not to resign, after President Obama ordered the agency to scrap a ...
DOE Announces $246m for Renewables, EVs
The Department of Energy has announced $245.9 million in loan guarantees and grants for a variety of renewable energy and electric vehicle projects.
Energy secretary Steven Chu ...
GE Leads Funding for Pre-Fab Commercial Eco Buildings
GE Energy Financial Services has led a $22 million investment round for Project Frog, a venture selling pre-fabricated, energy efficient commercial building kits.
The ...
NJ in Top Global Solar Spot – But Not for Long
New Jersey is the top global location for investors in solar power but will soon begin to suffer the effects of dramatic oversupply, ...
$510m Biofuel Partnership Seeks Industry Ideas
Three federal departments have requested ideas from industry on how to establish a viable market for drop-in biofuels.
Secretary of agriculture Tom Vilsack, secretary ...
Obama Announces $510m for Biofuels
The Departments of Agriculture, Energy and Navy will invest up to $510 million over the next three years to produce advanced drop-in aviation ...
Sentilla Raises $15m, Targets Computing Efficiency
Sentilla, which makes efficiency software for data centers, has raised $15 million in its third round of funding.
SingTel Innov8, the venture capital arm of ...
DOE Awards $175m for Advanced Vehicle Research, $7m for Fuel Cells and Storage
The Department of Energy yesterday awarded more than $175 million to accelerate the development and deployment of advanced vehicle technologies.
The funding, to be ...
Fresh & Easy Adds Ryder Natural Gas Vehicles to Fleet
Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market has announced the addition of 25 compressed natural gas vehicles to its distribution fleet as part of a partnership with ...
Renewables Briefing: Redskins, Marines, Air Products, U.S. Foodservice, Hiram Walker
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu has announced the offer of a conditional commitment for a $105 million loan guarantee to support the development of the nation's ...
