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Drawing a line: DOE offers $343M loan guarantee for Nevada transmission project
The Department of Energy has finalized a $343 million loan guarantee to develop a 500-kilovolt transmission line in northern Nevada that will connect the state with renewable energy sources....
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On the GreenBeat: Tessera sells Imperial Valley Solar project, Tesla posts...
Here’s the latest action we’re following today on the GreenBeat: Tesla posts losses for fourth quarter — Electric car company Tesla released its fourth-quarter and 2010 earnings yesterday and said it...
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SolarCity makes another buy, outlines expansion plans
SolarCity has expanded again. For the second time this year, the residential solar company has made an acquisition to expand its business on the East Coast. The company said today it purchased the...
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On the GreenBeat: Abengoa to build bioethanol plant; Solar demand stronger...
Here’s the latest action we’re following today on the GreenBeat: Abengoa to build biofuels plant in Kansas — Spanish multinational corporation Abegnoa said today it will build a 26.4 million-gallon...
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SoloPower wins $197 million loan guarantee for solar panel factory
Updated The Department of Energy has granted a $197 million loan guarantee to SoloPower for the building of a thin-film solar panel manufacturing facility in Wilsonville, Ore. This marks a big win for...
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MiaSole reportedly raises $125M for solar, IPO question hangs
Thin-film solar panel maker MiaSole has reportedly raised $125 million in sixth round of equity financing. The round values the company at less than half it was in 2008, dropping from a $1.2 billion...
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Solyndra and government support for cleantech under fire
As public and political eyes turn to the federal budget and cost-cutting, Silicon Valley startups backed by Department of Energy loan guarantees and grants are coming under scrutiny. Solar cell company...
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Minus a partner, Accel puts energy in China cleantech
Updated Accel Partners is planning to raise $2 billion in new funds and invest more broadly into energy opportunities in China, VentureBeat has learned, even as Peter Wagner, the man who led its...
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On the GreenBeat: Geothermal wins $96.8M loan guarantee, ethanol could suffer...
Here’s the latest action we’re following today on the GreenBeat: Oregon geothermal project wins $96.8 million loan guarantee – The Department of Energy has finalized a loan guarantee to a project...
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More investors for renewables: BlackRock and NTR team up
Good news for green entrepreneurs: There’s a handful of new investment funds forming that have their eye on cleantech investing. Today, investment firm BlackRock and European renewables company NTR...
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On the GreenBeat: Solyndra raises $75M credit facility, Reno's wind experiment
Here’s the latest action we’re following on the GreenBeat today: Solyndra raises $75 million in credit facility – The solar manufacturer’s latest round of financing to shore up its capital needs come...
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On the GreenBeat: Warren Buffet, wind king? 1366 raises $28M; Soliant...
Here’s the latest action we’re following today on the GreenBeat: 1366 raises $28.4 million for cheaper wafers – Silicon wafer startup 1366 has raised $28.4 million in capital from investors that...
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How solar and oil can coexist in Saudi Arabia
Oil-rich Saudi Arabia wants to become an exporter of solar. Yup, that’s right. The country’s oil minister confirmed Saudi Arabia’s solar ambitions last year and said the country has the potential to...
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On the GreenBeat: Coda wants to sell 50,000 electric cars by 2015, Powerit...
Here’s the latest action we’re following today on the GreenBeat: Coda aims to sell 50,000 electric cars by 2015 — The clean-wheeling startup recently hired a new chief executive and former GM executive...
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On the GreenBeat: Nexterra bags $15M for biomass power, Johnson Controls make...
Here’s the latest action we’re following today on the GreenBeat: Nexterra Systems raises $15M for biomass power — The Candian company raised the cash from ARC financial and Tandem Expansion Fund. It...
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On the GreenBeat: Solyndra's star fades, admits to mistakes; Khosla says new...
Here’s the latest action we’re following today on the GreenBeat: Solyndra star fades, admits to mistakes — Once-bright rooftop solar startup Solyndra (pictured) has had its share of troubles lately....
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On the GreenBeat: PlugShare app finds car chargers, Suntech beats First Solar...
Here’s the latest action we’re following today on the GreenBeat: Transphorm unveils first product — The company unstealthed last month with $38 million backing from investors like Google Ventures and...
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Solar financing in U.S. going strong for now, but 2012 question looms
Government incentives and a rich pool of investors will make this a good year for solar projects, but one big question lingers — what will happen in 2012? “There’s a tremendous pool of capital out...
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On the GreenBeat: Solar and wind stocks jump, cleantech funding rose in 2010
Here’s what’s happening today on the GreenBeat: Wind and solar stocks jump in wake of Japanese nuclear crisis. Shares of clean energy equipment makers are rising as much as 27 percent for the second...
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Bill Gates: The good thing about nuclear power is its lack of innovation
Despite the trouble with Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant following that country’s devastating earthquake, Microsoft co-founder and Chairman Bill Gates still hasn’t given up on nuclear power. In a...
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