Companies, Countries Boost Their Clean Tech Spending Pledges
Government officials and clean tech companies came together in San Francisco earlier this month to discuss the next steps to meet the ambitious goals laid out at COP21 in December....
Hawaii’s 100% Clean Energy Push Drives New Solar Plus Storage Projects
Since adopting one of the most aggressive clean energy policies in the country, Hawaii has attracted developers of new clean energy and smart city projects, including: Hitachi, Sunverge...
Roundup: Google’s Alphabet Looks To Erect Smart Cities
Caterpillar launches microgrid service; ExxonMobil invests in fuel cells, carbon capture; Supermarkets create energy from food waste; 1366 Technologies raises $10M; L.A. mandates water...
Green Charge Networks Plans Global Energy Storage Expansion After Engie Deal
Green Charge Networks CEO Vic Shao says Engie's acquisition of his company will accelerate its growth. The firm is getting ready to raise fresh capital to fund new distributed energy...
Electric Car Companies, Investors Have High Hopes for China
Internet companies are joining traditional car makers in rolling out new electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles for the fast-growing Chinese marketplace. Generous subsidies are helping...
California Makes Moves Toward Zero-Emissions Shipping Industry & Cleaner Fleets
The state's new Sustainable Freight Action Plan calls for 100,000 zero or near-zero emissions trucks, trains and ships by 2030. Meanwhile, a separate $40 million venture will see 43...
Transit Agencies Boost Purchases of Electric Buses
In both the US and China, bus manufacturers are finding growing demand for all-electric buses. We also take a look at a smattering of other sustainable transit-related links from across...
ChargePoint Raises $50M Amid Growing Interest in Electric Vehicles
Former Kleiner Perkins partner Michael Linse's new investment firm takes the lead in the Series F funding round, which ChargePoint hopes will let it expand into Europe and China. Meanwhile,...
Four Midwest Start-Ups to Split $1 Million in Early Stage Funding
Their efforts range from carpooling and food storage to industrial applications and electrifying villages in sub-Saharan Africa.
Sustainable Finance News Roundup: GE Acquires Smart Buildings Sensor Firm DaintreeNetworks
U.S. Senate passes bill to modernize energy policy; New York commits $150M to clean energy; Community solar launches in New York; Siemen's new wind-to-fertilizer pilot project; Bayer...