Despite Costs Challenges, U.S. DOE Makes $116M Tidal Power Push
Ocean Renewable Power, which won a recent DOE grant, connected the first U.S. underwater power project to the grid off the coast of Maine.
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Green Buildings: We Can Do This the Hard Way or the Easy Way
Bringing cleantech to buildings is notoriously more difficult than it seems. Four experts clear away the weeds and reveal the biggest opportunities for adoption in the green building...
Energy Efficiency Venture Investment Roundup: What’s Hot
Which energy efficiency startups are getting funded? Where are venture capitalists focusing their efforts? Everything you need to know about energy efficiency investments in one little...
Are Wussy Investors Hurting America—and Themselves?
As investors of all stripes back away from cleantech, China says “Thank you!” Top investors reveal innovations that are getting funded and which LPs are giving new funds to VCs....
New Biofuel Company Using Palm Oil Seeking $10M Series A
NextFuels uses a process developed at Shell Oil to produce a biofuel with applications in the transportation and industrial sectors.
Green Bond Sales Could Hit Record $9B Driven By Institutional Investors
Institutional investors are flocking to global clean energy infrastructure project bonds as a way to diversify their portfolios.
Distributed Solar M&A Heats Up
Recent deals by SolarCity, Real Goods Solar and Edison International highlight the challenges of acquiring new customers in the fast growing residential solar market.
DOE Auctions $50M Non-Performing Clean-Tech Loans
The Department of Energy hopes the auction of loans to Vehicle Production Group will provide a way to offload non-performing loans and recoup money for U.S. taxpayers.
China VCs Invest $20M in U.S. Cleantech Firm
LP Amina received a series C investment led by HAO Capital and Qiming Ventures.
Saudi Arabia, UAE Raising $1.5B for Solar Shift
Saudi Arabia plans to generate a third of its power from solar energy.