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Cleantech & Resource Efficiency News Roundup: Utilities Love Community Solar, Says CEO

August 29, 2014

Resource efficiency project finance fund raises $13.4M; New community solar facility opens in Mass.; Geothermal gets a boost with funding and new tech; Big corporate hungry for startup's...

Is Cleanweb Cannibalizing Cleantech? A Debate Ensues…

August 29, 2014

A cleanweb startup CEO's "capital-light” and “quick to market” attributes versus a science and energy technology investor's focus on solving major issues that contribute to climate...

Opportunities in Portable Solar Charging and NRG’s Investment Focus

August 19, 2014

NRG’s acquisition of Goal Zero shines a light on key trends in portable solar charging, and where NRG is making investments in disruptive clean energy technologies.

New Fundings: PACE Financing Company Ygrene Energy Fund Raises $30M

August 19, 2014

Founders Fund invests $2M in Transatomic Power; Suntech invests $25M in Powin Energy; Cathay Pacific Airways invests in Fulcrum BioEnergy; U.S. gov't invests $55M in EV, fuel efficiency...

New $400M PE Fund Launched to Focus on Asia Cleantech

August 19, 2014

The new fund is a partnership between the Asian Development Bank, ORIX, and Robeco and will invest in cleantech, resource efficiency, agriculture, and water startups across Asia.

New Microgrid+Solar+Storage, Smart Grid, Waste-to-Energy Project Developments

August 19, 2014

First micro grid powered solely by solar + battery storage in VT; $625M smart grid upgrade in Illinois; new waste-to-energy projects break ground globally.

USDA, EPA to Spark U.S. Biogas Projects, Enhance Economic Viability

August 19, 2014

The United States currently has 2,000 sites producing biogas, and more than 1,000 additional biogas sites could be deployed with proper support, according to a new report.

Investors Forecast the Don’t Miss Topics for Greentech’s NextWave Conference — Consensus? Don’t Bail.

August 1, 2014

Cleantech entrepreneurs need to be re-categorized; family offices and foundations are focused on solving problems; community owned solar peaking investor’s interest.

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...