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Cleantech news as it happens — check back for regular updates: * First Solar today announced it’s acquiring OptiSolar’s solar power pipeline, with a total potential generating capacity of more than 20 gigawatts; * The Sunday Times this weekend published its first ever Green Rich List, a compilation of the top
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Follow the money and appointments taking place in the cleantech sector this week: * The chairman of Canada’s BC Hydro, Mossadiq Umedaly, has joined Ventures West to help it raise money for a new $157.6 million (US) clean energy fund, Earth2Tech reports; * The Iowa Power Fund Board this week
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Missed a few of the latest cleantech headlines? Greenbang is here to keep you up to date: * Honda plans to build a research and test facility in Kazusa Akademia Park that will research practical ways to produce non-food-based cellulosic ethanol; * First Direct says it’s become the first UK bank
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Cleantech news as it happens — check back for regular updates: * The US Department of Energy and the Department of Housing and Urban Development have teamed up to improve federal weatherization efforts for homeowners across the country; * Smaller is better when it comes to battery packs for plug-in hybrid vehicles, according
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Tired of wading through the endless waves of news from the cleantech industry? Fear not: our daily summary can keep you painlessly up to date: * Denmark’s Novozymes says its second-generation enzyme products, expected to be commercially viable by next year, can cut cellulosic ethanol enzyme costs in half; * The
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Cleantech news as it happens — check back for regular updates: * Florida Power & Light today announced the groundbreaking for its new 25-megawatt solar photovoltaic plant, expected to be complete by the end of the year; * Smart grid, meet smart freight, a concept being explored by the US Department of Energy’
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Missed a few cleantech headlines over the past 24 hours? Not to worry: Greenbang is here to keep you up to date: * French farmer Jean-Luc Westphal is working to build what Reuters calls “one of the largest integrated installations of photovoltaic systems … yet built.” Once in operation, the 36,000
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Cleantech news as it happens — check back for regular updates: * Coolerado Corporation has posted a video on its Website demonstrating its unique design for solar-powered air conditioning; * San Diego-based EPIC Wakeboats today announced the release of the EPIC 23E, the world’s first electric hybrid sport boat; * AlwaysOn today announced
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From smart grids in China to the carbon footprint of a French Bordeaux, we’ve got a summary of some of the latest cleantech headlines for you here: * China producing more and more of the world’s carbon emissions? Don’t blame it — blame the countries that buy the stuff
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Need to catch up on the latest cleantech news now that the work week’s back in full swing? Following are some stories you might have missed: * Tokyo Electric says it will build a 1-megawatt solar plant somewhere in California, with a site yet to be selected. The facility would
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What’s new this week in the cleantech world? Following are some top stories you might have missed: * The cost for installing photovoltaic (PV) systems has declined steadily over the past decade, dropping an average of 3.5 percent a year, according to a new study from the US Department
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How can cleantech companies make the most of their potential and succeed in the market, especially in these — to put it mildly — challenging economic times? Consultant Steve Weiss offers four critical ‘Ds’ at the Cleantech Group this week. Weiss, a pro that the Cleantech Group says “made drywall seem sexy,
