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Thar Technologies looks at India's karanj, jatropha for biodiesel

6 hours 50 min ago
Pennsylvania company using $2M U.S. government grant to develop one-step biodiesel process to be used in new plant.
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E-waste recycling scores big at China's Challenge Cup

Tue, 12/02/2008 - 11:27
Students team from Jiangsu Teachers University of Technology secure 60 million RMB and silver medal, creating spin-off company.
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German government invests €2.5M in OPV research

Tue, 12/02/2008 - 10:55
Konarka Technologies spearheads the consortium, which aims to extend the life of organic solar photovoltaics.
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Shell buys emissions-scrubbing firm

Tue, 12/02/2008 - 10:21
Cansolv's technology being used to remove sulfur dioxide and futher carbon capture and storage systems.
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Indian companies order 300MW in wind power

Mon, 12/01/2008 - 13:04
Wind turbine maker Suzlon said it expects to install another 1.5 gigawatts of wind power in one state alone by 2011.
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Beijing meets "blue sky days" target early

Mon, 12/01/2008 - 10:07
China aims for lower vehicle emissions by 2012, subsidizing a Chinese car maker's hybrid car production plans.
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Finland, Vietnam launch fish fuel project

Mon, 12/01/2008 - 09:29
Vietnamese companies competing against local exporters find biodiesel made from catfish fat too pricey for production.
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Orient Green Power gets $55M for Indian renewables

Wed, 11/26/2008 - 10:41
Chennai-based developer plans acquisitions of biomass and other projects to reach 500 MW capacity in the next two to three years.
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Ethanol consolidation could join Poet, VeraSun

Tue, 11/25/2008 - 17:42
Both corn-ethanol giants confirm they're in talks with undisclosed companies for acquisitions.
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Swedish firm designs solar-powered submarine

Tue, 11/25/2008 - 10:02
BKW seeking investors of 10 million Swiss francs for 'Projekt Goldfisch.'
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GE steps in to finance $800M Finavera wind farms

Mon, 11/24/2008 - 18:15
Four projects in British Columbia are part of Finavera's new focus on wind after setbacks in wave energy pursuits.
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ElectroTherm India spins off electric vehicle segment

Mon, 11/24/2008 - 09:09
Steel and engineering firm demerges electric vehicle and scooter division to focus on core business and solar.
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Solairedirect raises €20M to move into commercial solar

Fri, 11/21/2008 - 17:42
French firm aims to be third-largest solar developer in France, after EDF and GDF.
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Intel, Numonyx open $20M water treatment plant in Israel

Fri, 11/21/2008 - 16:14
Chipmakers' first commercial plant could provide 6,300 cubic meters of water a day to the agricultural industry.
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Booming data-center business creates troubles for India

Fri, 11/21/2008 - 09:49
Country's energy shortfall could dampen projections that data center industry could double in the next two years.
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U.S. DOE puts out call for more cleantech EIRs

Wed, 11/19/2008 - 18:42
Government to pay venture capitalists to establish Entrepreneur-In-Residence programs at five new National Labs.
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ISE raises $17.5 million for hybrid engines

Wed, 11/19/2008 - 11:33
San Diego-area company expects Series D round to expand sales beyond Europe and U.S. and further develop fuel cell system.
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India develops fuel cells using rocket technology from moon mission

Wed, 11/19/2008 - 11:21
Government group collaborating with Tata Motors to develop zero-emission buses powered by hydrogen fuel cells.
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Dow Corning, Wacker Chemie start production at $1.2B silicon plant

Tue, 11/18/2008 - 12:43
Chinese plant expects to produce pyrogenic silica and siloxane, upstream products for silicon used in solar, construction, automotive, electronics and other industries.
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Solyndra inks $320M deal with roofing maker Carlisle

Tue, 11/18/2008 - 10:54
Order backlog exceeds $1.5 billion for thin-film solar tubes using CIGS technology.
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