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New EPA Rule Sets Deep Emissions Cuts

January 4, 2012

A new EPA air quality rule will require deep cuts in mercury emissions, acid gases and soot from coal-fired power plants.

Latest Clean Tech Reports in the Research Vault

January 4, 2012

See summaries of the latest research reports on the clean tech industry published by LuxResearch, Pike Research and Ernst & Young.

New Products+Startups

LuxResearch: Refining Alternative Fuels Innovators into Winners and Losers

Summary:

To see which companies are best positioned to prosper, Lux Research applied the Lux Innovation Grid to rate technology developers in the alternative fuels field. This report includes interviews with over 450 stakeholders in the following categories: pretreatment, bioprocessing, gasification, pyrolysis, torrefaction, catalytic conversion, crop modification, algae cultivation, and other technologies.

New Products+Startups

PikeResearch: Fuel Cells for Auxiliary Power Unit Applications

Summary:

According to a new report by PikeResearch, investment in fuel cells used as Auxiliary Power Units (APUs) are set to reach $400 million and will reach $66 million annually in revenue by 2020. APUs, which represented 20% of all fuel cell systems shipped in 2010, provide fuel for vehicle hoteling loads and are used primarily in marine, trucking, aviation, and recreational vehicles (RVs).

Energy Efficiency Hot with VC’s

November 1, 2011

Doubts about alternative energy have driven cleantech venture capital into less capital intensive start-ups, such as software firms that help people conserve energy.

The Five States to Watch for Fuel Cell Growth

November 1, 2011

The five states to keep watch over during the next five years as emerging fuel cell havens aren’t where you think they are.

Northeast States to Promote Electric Vehicle Adoption

November 1, 2011

The Northeast Electric Vehicle Network, a coalition of 10 states, announced that it plans to work toward installing charging stations throughout the region as well as attract private...

Biofuel Lifts Airlines

November 1, 2011

In an effort to make good on a pledge to stop increasing carbon emissions by 2020, and to halve its carbon dioxide emissions from 2005 levels by 2050, the airline industry is beginning...

U.S. DOE Closes Solar Loans Before Deadline

November 1, 2011

At the end of September, the U.S. Department of Energy closed deals with four start-ups to the tune of $4.7 billion in loan guarantees for solar projects.

Loan Program Fallout Sparks Criticism

November 1, 2011

Cleantech start-ups that received government loan guarantees only to turn around and file for bankruptcy have led to a series of embarrassments for the Obama administration and its...