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Bill Gates Puts Money Into Storage Startup Aquion

April 3, 2013

The energy storage startup closed on a $35 million Series D financing that included other prominent venture capital investors.

NRG Introduces Residential Energy Storage System

April 3, 2013

NRG Solar will introduce a home-use solar electric system with energy storage, called Pergola, in late April.

Germany's Energy Self-Sufficient Town Offers Clean Energy Blueprint

April 3, 2013

One hour from Berlin, Feldheim is fully powered by 43 wind turbines, a woodchip-fired heating plant and a biogas plant.

There’s Money in the Water Technology Market

March 29, 2013

8 Experts, 2 Panels, 1 Conclusion: Water investments are about to pay off.

Earthquake Now Linked to Fracking

March 29, 2013

A new report linking an Oklahoma earthquake in 2011 to wastewater resulting from hydraulic fracturing could spur new rules for the industry.

Cuomo Puts $46 Mil Into Solar

March 29, 2013

The money, part of the state’s NY-Sun initiative, will add 52 megawatts to New York’s solar power capacity.

U.S. Gov't Continues Support of Cleantech Through Various Programs

March 28, 2013

New and established government programs will endure to fund cleantech startups, even as stimulus funding dries up. Which ones should early stage cleantech investors be familiar with?

Nest Labs: Is Innovation Your Company’s DNA?

March 28, 2013

Successful innovation only looks obvious in hindsight. Nest founder Matt Rogers discusses how to innovate when it’s hard.

$60 Mil in New DOE Clean Energy Fundings

March 28, 2013

The fundings will go toward the development of technologies that shift cars and trucks off oil and energy efficient manufacturing.

Haji: The Doomsayers Are Wrong

March 22, 2013

Ignore the headlines. Now’s a great time to be a cleantech venture investor.