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  • Finance & Venture Capital

    Funding Roundup: Greentech Bucks Overall Investment Trend

    May 12, 2008: Ernst & Young says greentech saw growth in VC investment during 1Q while overall VC investments declined. Meanwhile, cellulosic-ethanol developer Mascoma pulls in $61 million, barley-to-ethanol maker Osage Bio Energy harvests $300 million, Real Goods Solar doesn't have a real good IPO and more.

  • Trends

    HelioVolt Hits 12.2% Efficiency

    May 12, 2008: The Texas-based company says test results indicate it will be able to produce thin films that are competitive with conventional solar panels. But analysts warn that it still faces some difficult steps ahead before the tests become a market reality.

  • Q&A

    PowerGenix Stakes Out Hybrid Space

    May 12, 2008: The company is showcasing a demonstration Prius using its nickel-zinc battery pack this week. It hopes to enter the automotive market in three to four years.

  • Solar

    Miasolé Clears the Air

    May 09, 2008: In an attempt to lay rumors of technical difficulties to rest, the thin-film developer opens its doors to Greentech Media. CEO Joseph Laia says he expects to start shipping thin-film solar panels before the year's end.

  • Solar

    In Brief: Conergy's Struggle Continues

    May 09, 2008: Five months after announcing it would restructure the company, Conergy posts a widening first-quarter loss.

  • Transportation

    Green Vehicles Rev Up with $80M

    May 09, 2008: The U.K.'s Technology Strategy Board and companies invest in 16 alternative-car projects this week, while RTEV has a second launch and Phoenix Motorcars partners with Electrovaya. All this experimentation is good news, an analyst says, unless it goes bad.

  • Solar

    Real Goods IPO Suffers From Akeena Solar Fallout

    May 08, 2008: Shares of the Colorado-based residential solar installer fall during its Nasdaq debut as Akeena, one of the world's largest public installers, misses earnings and lowers its full-year forecast.

  • Biofuels

    BlueFire to Break Ground

    May 08, 2008: The company plans to begin construction on its first commercial plant, next to a Southern California landfill, by the third quarter and to deliver cellulosic ethanol from it next year.

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Greentech Media News By Category

Solar >>

HelioVolt Is In the Building May 06, 2008

Greentech Exits Ahead?May 06, 2008

Biofuels >>

More Money for MascomaMay 06, 2008

Poet Cancels Ethanol PlantMay 05, 2008

Other Energy >>

Funding Roundup: Gore Gets More GreenMay 05, 2008

Bionic BioplasticMay 02, 2008

Batteries & Storage >>

Will Micro Fuel Cells Fly High?May 01, 2008

Can Hymotion Convert the Auto Industry?April 29, 2008

Transportation >>

Will Tesla Be a Hit in L.A.?May 06, 2008

Will Electric Planes Take Off?April 28, 2008

Green IT >>

Printer Controls for Data CentersMay 02, 2008

March 18, 2008

Reincarnation for Paper, Without RecyclingMay 02, 2008

Energy Efficiency >>

Toner Tech Cleans Water May 02, 2008

Xerox's PARC to Spin Out Solar StartupMay 02, 2008

Smart Grid >>

Funding Roundup: Solar, Transportation and WindApril 28, 2008

Funding Roundup: Dancing on the Edge of a Bubble?April 14, 2008

Air & Water >>

Japan's Wind-Power ProblemApril 23, 2008

Filling Greentech's 'Early Stage Gap'April 10, 2008

Policy >>

European Biodiesel Blames U.S.April 25, 2008

Oklahoma Switches to SwitchgrassApril 24, 2008

Finance & Venture Capital >>

Funding Roundup: Gore Gets More GreenMay 05, 2008

GM Accelerates Biofuel InvestmentMay 01, 2008

Other >>

Predicting an Energy RevolutionApril 15, 2008

Policy Roundup: U.S. Senate Passes Incentives April 14, 2008