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CPV Startup Semprius Adds $3M More to Its War Chest
Yesterday saw CPV system vendor REhnu get $ 1 million for its unconventional approach, and today Semprius won $ 3 million for its high-concentration PV systems. The funding from Morgan Creek Capital Management, Illinois Emerging Technologies Fund, and In-Q-Tel adds to the $ 20 million Semprius closed in June of last year from Siemens Venture [...]
More Funding for a Different Focus on CPV From REhnu
Here's a quick funding update from a non-conventional early-stage CPV firm. According to an SEC fiing, Rehnu just collected close to $ 1 million in funding from undisclosed investors. REhnu (pronounced “renew”) is a relatively new name in the concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) world. They're early stage and have a slightly different twist on the architecture [...]
Germany Installed More Than 2 GW of Solar in December
The U.S. installed about 1.7 gigawatts of photovoltaic panels in 2011, according to GTM Research. Germany installed more than 2 gigawatts of solar in the month of December alone. That's good news and bad news. Good news because there is still demand for solar and Germany is amazingly efficient at deploying solar panels; bad news [...]
SEIA’s Resch: U.S. Will be a 10 GW Solar Market in 2015, 1603 Will be Extended, More
Rhone Resch, the head of SEIA, the U.S. solar industry's national trade association, joined a panel at today's sold-out and standing-room-only solar event in San Francisco, California. The organization is looking to focus more on the state level and speak with one voice across multiple platforms. Resch spoke of how the solar industry must be [...]
SolarWorld’s US-China Trade Claim: A Few More Words
Yesterday, SolarWorld, a German photovoltaic panel firm with a substantial number of manufacturing facilities in the U.S, along with a consortium of other unnamed parties, held a press conference to announce a trade action against foreign solar manufacturers — alleging that "illegal activities" have caused "job cuts, losses in shipments and harm in operating margins." [...]
10 surprising reasons to drink more water
We hear about importance of drinking enough water constantly. On the flip side, there has been a growing trend in the media lately that the commonly recommended eight cups of water daily is a myth, which is technically accurate, but not the whole story. Whether you need eight cups of water daily, or four or [...]
DOE Races Against the Clock: Two Solar Loans Closed, Seven More to Go
The deadline to complete the remaining DOE loan guarantees is 48 hours away from the end of the fiscal year close. The DOE just finalized a $ 337 million loan guarantee to Mesquite Solar 1, part of a 700 megawatt photovoltaic project as well as for the Crescent Dunes solar thermal project which includes thermal [...]
Cleantech IPOs On Deck: Mascoma, BrightSource, Enphase, and More
Mascoma, a biofuel and ethanol startup just filed their S-1 registration with the SEC for their initial public offering. The firm is VC-funded and is one of four biofuel companies interested in reaching the public markets. This year a number of biofuels firms have made it through the IPO window including Codexis (Nasdaq: CDXS), Amyris [...]
Automakers Need More $!?! gnooze February 18, 2009
US car companies tell Washington they need billions more to survive, President Obama plans to deploy 17500 troops to Afghanistan and a missing weapons stockpile in Gaza. Marta Costello hosts the gnooze (the g is silent) – today’s top stories in about 3 minutes. Bloopers, t shirts and more at gnooze.com ! Music by Pistol [...]
Solatube Daylighting Systems. Wouldn’t it be nice to bring More Sunlight Into Your Home?
www.solatube.com Go green and save energy with Solatube Daylighting Systems, the smart alternative to skylights. Brighten dark rooms by bringing in the beauty of natural light. Energy-efficient Solatube products capture sunlight on the roof, redirect down a reflective tube and into your interior space. Simple, cost-effective home improvement. Installs in just two hours. Great for [...]
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