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Three Water Tech Startups Seeking Venture Capital Funding

April 5, 2014

U.S. DOE-backed water startups in the areas of ceramic filters, membranes, and desalination that have industry traction are seeking funding and strategic partners to commercialize...

Biochemical Manufacturer Raises $1M in Series A, Latest in Slew of Investments in the Space

April 5, 2014

P2 Science, a startup that converts biomass into flavors, fragrances, and other specialty chemicals received funding from Elm Street Ventures and Connecticut Innovations.

Several Cleanweb Hackathon Stars Gain Traction and Funding

March 28, 2014

As we enter a new hackathon season, CleanTechIQ scoured the past year's contests to bring you the cream of the cleanweb hackathons - the ideas that spawned real companies, from crowdsourced...

Blackstone Forms New Fund Focused on Water in Emerging Markets

March 28, 2014

The new fund, called Global Water Development Partners, will invest hundreds of millions of dollars in desalination and wastewater treatment projects to help emerging market countries...

Methane to Megawatts: LOCI Controls raises $756k in Seed Funding for Landfill Gas Technology

March 21, 2014

Boston startup Loci Controls announced it raised its first seed round to finance the commercialization of the company’s hardware and software-enabled landfill gas-to-energy technology.

Harvard Profs Cook up Low-Cost Battery Storage with 'Rhubarb'

March 21, 2014

A Harvard University research team has made a leap in the search for a new class of batteries - a metal-free flow battery could unlock new ways to store electricity on power grids.

NEA Partner Shares Thoughts on Wearables, Manufacturing, and the Environment for Innovation

March 21, 2014

Could wearables be the next big thing in cleantech?

Sealed Aims to Revolutionize Home Energy Efficiency

March 14, 2014

Having raised $200K in seed funding and poised to announce a major pilot program this month, Sealed is embarking on the next great frontier in energy efficiency – single family homes....

Eos Energy Storage Receives $1M Cash Infusion for NY-Based Pilot Manufacturing

March 14, 2014

Battery maker receives a $1 million award from NYSERDA, which it will use to ramp up manufacturing of its low-cost zinc hybrid cathode (ZnythTM) battery technology.

Time for the Cleantech Industry to Get Lucky?

March 14, 2014

A roundup of the key trends discussed and noteworthy moments from the recent Cleantech Innovation Summit.