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New Fundings: Beyond Meat Raises Series D Round, Its Largest Yet

August 2, 2014

Inventys closes round to fund deployment of carbon capture; Green Charge Networks secures $56M for energy storage; pressure monitoring startup WheelRight secures $4M; DOE Grants to...

This Week's CleanTech Industry News: $1.94B Sale of Waste-To-Energy Business Wheelabrator Technologies

August 2, 2014

BNEF says $2.5B invested in energy storage and EV batteries in 1H '14; new flywheel and compressed air energy storage project developments; Stanford and Steven Chu's pure lithium anode...

Navigant: Aviation and Marine Biofuels Market Expanding Rapidly

July 15, 2014  |   AUTHOR: Navigant Research  |   TYPE: RESEARCH REPORT
Summary:

Biofuels will make up 6.1 percent of the United States' aviation and marine fuel market and generate $7.8 billion in revenue by 2024, according a report by Navigant Research. Growth will be driven by a need to hedge rising fuel costs, comply with new emissions regulations, and energy security and combat readiness concerns. Aircraft manufacturers, turbine engine manufacturers, and commercial airlines have partnered in flying more than 600,000 miles powered by biofuels since 2008.

This Week’s CleanTech Industry News: MIT Creates Cheap Solar-Powered Steam

July 25, 2014

MIT’s new graphene sponge material creates low cost solar powered steam; GE’s new fuel cell breakthrough; New carbon capture project developments in Kentucky and Texas.

New Fundings: KPCB, Andreessen and First Round Capital put $25M behind San Francisco-based Airware

July 25, 2014

Smart buildings startup CrowdComfort raises $344K of a $1.5M round; Solar thin-film company Solexel moves toward commercial production with $31M; Natural pesticide company TyraTech...

Energy Storage Market to reach $50 Billion in 2020 Driven by Plug-in Vehicles, Smartphones and Tablets Power Demands

July 18, 2014

Vehicle plug-ins and transportation applications will spark a big increase in demand for energy storage over the next several years, according to a report by Lux Research.

Canadian Startup Hydrostor Pioneering Submerged Air Energy Storage

July 19, 2014

This August, Toronto-based Hydrostor plans to sink several large balloon-like bags into Lake Ontario to demonstrate its energy storage technology.

BNEF: Global Clean Energy Investment Rises by 9% YTD Through Q2

July 18, 2014

The U.S. and China led the increase, with a 41% rise in rooftop solar investment and a 33% increase in venture investment in Q2.

New Fundings & Funds: GSR Ventures & Oak Investment Partners Create New $500M Cleantech Fund

July 19, 2014

Efficiency financing provider gets $50M; MTPV Power raises a $11.2M Series B; Sewage-to-fertilizer startup nabs $7.3M in seed funding; Mass. Clean Energy Center ramps up grants for...

New Illinois VC Fund and the Growing Midwest Cleantech Cluster

July 11, 2014

New venture investment and funding activity shines a light on innovative cleantech companies in the Midwest.