Harvard Profs Cook up Low-Cost Battery Storage with 'Rhubarb'
A Harvard University research team has made a leap in the search for a new class of batteries - a metal-free flow battery could unlock new ways to store electricity on power grids.
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NEA Partner Shares Thoughts on Wearables, Manufacturing, and the Environment for Innovation
Could wearables be the next big thing in cleantech?
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Sealed Aims to Revolutionize Home Energy Efficiency
Having raised $200K in seed funding and poised to announce a major pilot program this month, Sealed is embarking on the next great frontier in energy efficiency – single family homes.
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Eos Energy Storage Receives $1M Cash Infusion for NY-Based Pilot Manufacturing
Battery maker receives a $1 million award from NYSERDA, which it will use to ramp up manufacturing of its low-cost zinc hybrid cathode (ZnythTM) battery technology.
Time for the Cleantech Industry to Get Lucky?
A roundup of the key trends discussed and noteworthy moments from the recent Cleantech Innovation Summit.
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Smart Wire Grid Raises $13.4M in Second Round of Venture Funding
The ARPA-E success story, which recently began negotiating contracts with customers, is seeking a total of $18 million in Series B venture funding for its innovative electrical grid power flow control...
Urban Farming Market Ripe with Opportunity
With a 60% increase in venture funding, Agriculture's cleantech needs comprise a broad array of products—from drones (yes, drones) to specialized LED lighting for plants.
VC Investors: If Cleantech is to Thrive, It Needs to Be Redefined
A panel of prominent VCs from Khosla, SilverLake and Kleiner Perkins discuss the redefinition of cleantech, the new crop of co-investors, and top investment themes for 2014.
Van Lierop: To Find Their Prince, Corporate Investors Keep Kissing Cleantech Frogs
Corporate investors from Waste Management, Saudi Aramco and Total Energy Ventures discuss sustainable innovation strategies and conventional energy tech in a panel led by Chrysalix's Wal Van Lierop.
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Distributed Energy Storage Market Sees its Second Startup Get in the Zero Down Game
Green Charge Networks raised $10 million to provide financing to commercial and industrial customers for customer-sited energy storage technology that uses smaller batteries and predictive analytics.