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VC Investment in Greentech Approaches $5B in 2009 - 2010-01-05
Think investing in cleantech is a bad decision? I've got $5 billion and a few major corporations that say you might want to reconsider.

Smart Grid Spending Boom To Top $200B By 2015 - 2009-12-29
Smart grid investors had a great year this year, but that is nothing compared to what is soon to come.

Copenhagen Puts Smart Grid Companies On Power Drive - 2009-12-16
Smart grid companies are getting a lot of attention lately, and the UN meetings in Copenhagen could determine the future of the global smart grid.

Green Jobs: Obama, Big Business Stress Upside to Energy and Climate Legislation - 2009-12-15
Stimulus money has created thousands of jobs in the cleantech industry, and more money is about to come. As climate change is under the spotlight, the White House and Capitol Hill are focused on making a statement.

From Red to Green: China's Drive To Be A Low Carbon Leader - 2009-12-14
China looks to take the lead on the cleantech race, investing billions in a variety of technologies. Will they soon be the greenest of the world's nations?

Buffett Posts $1 Billion Profit on China Hybrid Carmaker BYD - 2009-07-31
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. earned a $1 billion paper profit from an investment it agreed to make in Chinese carmaker BYD Co. less than a year ago.

Feed-In Tariff - 2009-05-22
How will the UK's Feed-In Tariff impact investors?

Canadian Solar strikes new deal with Topinfrasolar - 2009-05-04
Canadian Solar Inc. on Monday said it signed a new sales contract with Korean systems integrator Topinfrasolar to expand their supply agreement of solar products by an additional 5 megawatts.

First Solar 1Q profit triples on new projects - 2009-04-30
First Solar, the nation's largest solar panel maker, reported Wednesday that first-quarter profits more than tripled as the company inked numerous new power projects and cut its production costs.

Study Says Minicar Buyers Sacrifice Safety - 2009-04-14
"WASHINGTON — Consumers who buy minicars to economize on fuel are making a big tradeoff when it comes to safety in collisions, according to an insurance group that slammed three minimodels into midsize ones in tests..."

The Energy That's Quietly Gaining Steam - 2009-04-09
Often overlooked when it comes to cleantech fanfare—I've even called it the bastard child of renewable energy—it's only a matter of time until the industry gains rock star status.

Renault, Nissan To Supply Electric Cars In Ireland - 2009-04-06
France's Renault and Japan's Nissan will supply electric cars to the Irish market within two years as part of a government plan to have 10 percent of vehicles electric by 2020, Ireland's Energy Minister said on Friday.

New Exchange Seeks Funds For "Green" Start-Ups - 2009-04-02
"LOS ANGELES - Seeking to breathe life into the bleak fund-raising environment for clean technology companies, a new private exchange wants to make it easier to invest in promising biofuels, solar or other green start-ups. Known as GREENDAQ, the new exchange goes live on Wednesday at www.greendaq.com. It claims to be the world's first equity and commodities exchange created exclusively for the green technology sector..."

Converted Organics Inc. Announces over $1.5 Million in Revenue - 2009-03-30
Converted Organics Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN) announced today that the Company has filed its Form 10-K annual report with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), announcing revenue of $1,548,000 for the year ended December 31, 2008.

Toshiba, Sharp Say May Work Together In Solar Power - 2009-03-30
Japan's Toshiba Corp and Sharp Corp said on Friday they are considering working together in the solar power business amid growing demand for cleaner energy, sending their shares higher.

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