What you don’t know about energy can kill you
Venture investors in clean energy think they know what they are doing. They don’t, according to Neal Dikeman.
Applied thin-film line reaches commercial production
Signet Solar says German plant will start shipping modules within a few weeks, eventually selling them for $1.50 per watt.
Hyundai Heavy Industries enters wind business
The world’s largest shipbuilder licenses turbine designs from American Superconductor, with plans to target the U.S. market.
Fungus could cheaply desulfur crude oil
New research explores less energy intensive method of sulfur extraction so the oil industry can meet lower emissions requirements.
GrowthGate buys stake in Averda
The Dubai buyout firm is getting 33.33 percent of the Lebanon waste management company.
Tonen to build battery parts plant
The Exxon Mobil affiliate will manufacture battery separator films in South Korea for the lithium-ion market.
Scientists redefine aluminum problem in plants
Tweaking one gene could boost crop yields in the acidic soils of Asia, Africa and South America.
Report calls for forest preservation
But the U.K. review says a lot of cash from the international community will be needed to boost sustainable forestry.
Vattenfall buys AMEC Wind Energy for £126M
Acquisition strengthens Swedish power utility’s UK presence and furthers its 50 TWh by 2030 wind power goal.
Waste Recycling Group acquires UK recycler
Subsidiary of Spain’s FCC expands UK presence as it develops energy-from-waste and recycling plants.
Renault-Nissan, EDF in electric car partnership
The companies plan to launch zero emission vehicles in the country in 2011.
U.K. seeks low-carbon vehicle projects
New £100M program offers five-year funding grants starting in April 2009 to deliver market-ready alternative-fuel technologies.
SkyFuel sheds light on giant solar collector
by Massie Santos Ballon, Cleantech Group
Company says the SkyTrough costs a third less than the competition, scheduling testing for next year in the southwestern U.S. and abroad.
SiOnyx pulls in light with black silicon
The Harvard spinout’s technology could cut manufacturing and energy costs for a wide range of imaging applications, light sensors and solar.
Waste Management drops bid for Republic
Shaky financial markets force the market leader to back off, clearing the way for a Republic-Allied merger.
ecobee unveils its first smart meter
The Canadian company said its programmable thermostat will be ready for delivery in early 2009.
DuPont Danisco starts work on Tennessee biorefinery
The pilot scale plant is expected to produce cellulosic ethanol from corn stover and switchgrass.
Tetra Tech gets three wind contracts
The company says the construction projects are valued at more than $69 million in total.
Bloom Energy licenses Modine fuel cell tech
Bloom also drops hints that its 5KW Bloom box generator may be commercially available within the next two years.
Partnerships Promote Cleantech Growth in Israel
As a part of Cleantech Group’s continued global expansion, the company is ramping up its activities in Israel with partnerships on upcoming events.
Israel Cleantech Showcase, Stanford, California, Nov. 11, 2008
The California Israel Chamber of Commerce (CICC), in partnership with the Cleantech Group, major cleantech venture investors, PG&E, CPUC, and major cleantech companies have carefully pre-selected and will be hosting the 10 most promising Israeli companies in renewable energy, energy efficiency and water technology. The Israel Cleantech Showcase 2008 will be held at Stanford, CA on 11/11/08, and will include presentations by Israeli companies and Andy Karsner, GE Energy, SRI, Applied Ventures, Energy Recovery, Virgin Green and Chevron.
Israel Cleantech Showcase»
Israel Cleantech Conference 2008, Tel Aviv, Israel (Hosted by Ernst & Young and the Cleantech Group), Nov. 20, 2008
An Ernst & Young and Cleantech Group co-sponsored Israel Cleantech Conference. The conference will cover the latest trends in the Cleantech industry and facilitate discussions regarding possible partnerships and investment opportunities.
Israel Cleantech Conference, Tel Aviv»
China quenches thirst with new science, foreign cash
by Catherine Kui, China country analyst, Cleantech Group
China is facing a severe water-shortage problem, but the country expects great breakthroughs in the next few years because of financial and technical investments.
China’s JinkoSolar gets $35M
Silicon-wafer manufacturer looks at Israeli technology and international expansion ahead of IPO plans.
Chinese cities set car bans
Plan to reduce pollution levels saw some 800,000 fewer vehicles on Beijing roads the first day the law took effect.
Hybrid rice developed for salty land
Research could boost crop production on 75 percent of China’s arable land to help meet demand for food security.
Honeywell turbocharges China
Engine addition could reduce vehicle emissions 20 percent, helping Chinese trucks and engines meet Euro IV standards.
LDK Solar might revise ’08 silicon output
Chinese company affirms 2009 production goals while saying it will separately address whether it can meet this year’s target.
New startups, familiar faces at Mumbai forum
by Razvan Maximiuc, India country analyst, Cleantech Group
The first collection of power players in cleantech in India provides an opportunity for international and domestic firms to break into the market.
Leapfrogging over the West
The minister of new and renewable energy outlined his plans to turn India into a clean energy manufacturing hub.
India adopts ‘green rickshaw’ with fanfare
India reveals more details of the redesigned transportation staple in a public-private partnership that provides sun-powered batteries to the nation’s rickshaws.
Electrovaya, Tata Motors to make electric Indica
Tata acquires Norwegian electric-vehicle developer Miljø as it faces more obstacles in producing its Nano car in India.
India telecoms to get fuel cell power
IdaTech and Ballard will supply up to 30,000 fuel cell systems to India’s Acme, with IdaTech setting up a plant in the country.
So Super it’s unreal?
Looks like Gujarat is hosting the battle between the Tata Nano and the Oreva Super for the title of “the people’s car.”
CLP Holdings plans 114-MW Indian wind farm
Projected 2010 completion will help Maharashtra region reach its annual target of 600 MW installed capacity from wind between 2008 and 2012.
Harvesting hydrogen from steel
Indian company plans to commercially test hydrogen production process at one of its plants in December.