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U.S. Clean-Energy Loan Program Stalls

March 22, 2012

$16 billion in loans authorized by Congress for fuel-efficient vehicles has not yet been distributed and some applicants are blaming solar panel company Solyndra for the delay and/or...

Siemens Gets $1.6 Million DOE Grant for EV Research

March 22, 2012

Siemens was given a $1.6 million research grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to research ways to cut the cost of electrical vehicle chargers.

Primus Green Energy Gets $12mm Investment

March 22, 2012

Primus, a N.J. based renewable gas developer, received a $12mm investment from Israeli based IC Green Energy Ltd., and expects to raise up to $100mm this year.

Fundings+Deals

Clean Edge: Clean Energy Trends 2012

Summary:

Over the next 10 years, Clean Edge predicts that venture capital investments in wind and biofuel industries will grow to $385.8 billion. Clean Edge also identified 5 key trends that it thinks will greatly affect clean energy markets in the coming years.

New Products+Startups

Cleantech Group: Global Cleantech Innovation Index 2012

Summary:

Denmark, followed by Israel, Sweden, Finland and the US provide the best conditions today for clean technology start-up creation, according to the first Global Cleantech Innovation Index.

Pike Research: What Cleantech Bust?

February 23, 2012

In a Pike Research blog, the author Richard Martin contradicts assumptions made in a recent article by Wired magazine which describes how the clean tech industry went from boom to...

Hudson Clean Energy Partners Commits to China

February 23, 2012

The opportunities in China’s clean technology industry are impossible to ignore, says Hudson's CEO, Neil Auerbach.

New DOE Grants Back Battery, Biofuel Research

February 23, 2012

The U.S. DOE is investing $120 million to advance research in batteries and $3.8 million to study the potential of fast growing grass species as a direct source of fuel.

Munich Re Starts Selling Insurance on Renewables

February 23, 2012

Munich Re becomes the first insurer to offer coverage to renewable energy investors for the contingency that a solar supplier goes bankrupt.

Cape Wind Project Gets Boost from Utilities

February 23, 2012

Energy companies Northeast Utilities and NStar have agreed to buy more than 25% of the power produced by the Cape Wind offshore wind farm as a condition of a proposed deal that unites...