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Four Midwest Start-Ups to Split $1 Million in Early Stage Funding

May 13, 2016

Their efforts range from carpooling and food storage to industrial applications and electrifying villages in sub-Saharan Africa.

Transit Agencies Boost Purchases of Electric Buses

May 13, 2016

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...

Earth Day Paris Agreement Signing Bolstered by Strong Commitments from Major Corporates, Institutional Investors and China

April 29, 2016

The global commitments made during the UN’s Cop21 Paris Agreement signing ceremony last week sent strong signals to the business community that it's time to take action on sustainability,...

Making the Business Case For Early Stage CleanTech Investment, Deployment

April 9, 2016

Early stage cleantech developers face pitfalls that doom many nascent products from becoming commercially viable, driving the development of new financing and partnership models. Speakers...

New Technology on Display as ARPA-E Preps for Funding Surge

April 11, 2016

We take a look at some of the new technologies displayed at last month's ARPA-E Innovation Summit, as well as funding initiatives over the past year and some of the numerous companies...

Giving Your Building a Brain: Enlighted Brings Energy Efficiency And More

March 31, 2016

Enlighted has just raised $25M as it looks to expand its "energy savings as a service" model, which allows clients to get the company's energy sensors - and the software to help make...

Norwegian Oil Company Launches $200M VC Fund for Cleantech Investments

March 15, 2016

Statoil's new fund just invested $3 million into a New York wind company and plans dozens more in sectors like solar, energy storage, and transportation. The Norwegian oil company's...

Patagonia To Bring Solar To Local Homes

March 15, 2016

Patagonia is expanding its brand as an environmental steward with a new fund to help install solar panels on 1,500 residential homes in eight states. This follows several strategic...

China Makes Unprecedented Commitment to CleanTech Investment

March 15, 2016

China committed to keep energy consumption within 5 billion tonnes of standard coal equivalent by 2020, according to a draft of its new five-year plan, and will invest $440B annually...

News Roundup: JP Morgan Dumps Coal Financing

March 15, 2016

Favorable economics drive large companies’ clean energy push; DOE's ARPA-E reaches "holy grails in batteries"; U.S. and Canada take unified stance to tackle climate change; South...