Fundings

Google is investing $75Mil in an Iowa-based wind farm as part of its plan to develop cleaner energy sources for its data centers.

Some of cleantech’s most promising young startups share “lessons learned” from their experiences raising venture funding, and offer some advice to the venture community.

Energy storage company LightSail Energy's new funding was led by Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal, and included Bill Gates and Khosla Ventures.

New York-based venture capital firm Braemar Energy Ventures closed its third fund at $300 million this week.

One of the largest U.S. pension funds in California just opened its kimono on how it approaches alternative energy investment and sustainability.

Investors included Mohr Davidow Ventures, Ohana Holdings LLC and Arsenal Venture Partners.

A surge in larger deals, marked by average late-stage deal size rising from $4.5 million to $12 million in 2011, is helping commercialization of key water technologies, says Lux Research.

The Roda Group, the largest investor in Solazyme, has made new investments in mOasis and Inventys Thermal Technologies.

CEO David Crane says three innovative technologies are on the cusp of transforming clean energy.

Advanced biofuels manufacturers are entering a critical phase as a new generation of production facilities are about to come on line.