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Record Number of Clean Technology VC Deals, But For Less Money 04/08/2013 Worldwide clean technology venture investment during the first quarter of 2013 totaled $1.07 billion, according to Cleantech Group, but venture investment dropped 29 percent to $1.07 billion. |
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Nevada Utility to Shut Out Coal, Embrace Renewables 04/08/2013 The plan calls for 553 megawatts of coal to be replaced with 40 percent renewable energy. |
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DOE Renews Bioenergy Research For Five Years 04/05/2013 The BioEnergy Research Center, led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, led by the University of Wisconsin-Madison in partnership with Michigan State University, and the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, will each get $25 million annually, pending continued Congressional appropriations. |
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BP to Sell U.S. Wind Business in Retreat to Fossil Fuels 04/05/2013 The company said it will sell shares in wind assets worth as much as $3.1 billion in the U.S. in a step to focus on its main oil and gas businesses. |
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Energy Storage Firm Lands $35 Million in VC Financing 04/04/2013 Aquion Energy's backers for the Series D round include Bright Capital, Bill Gates, and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. |
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Solar Modules Could Fall To 25 Cent Per Watt By 2020 04/04/2013 Energy analysts at global investment bank Citigroup suggest that the cost of solar PV modules could fall beyond most expectations in coming years – and reach a cost of just 25 cents per watt by 2020. |
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Tesla Begins Financing Model S 04/03/2013 Company teams with Wells Fargo and US Bank on a financing product that includes elements of a traditional lease. |
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Renewables to Exceed Fossil Fuels in European Generation by 2020 04/03/2013 Europe's share of generation capacity using renewable sources will rise to at least 40 percent by 2020, exceeding capacity fueled by coal, natural gas and oil, according to the region's grid operators group. |
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Electric Vehicle Drive Motor Sales To Reach 3.7 Million Units by 2020 04/02/2013 Report recommends manufacturers design more vehicles specifically for electric motors, rather than just putting electric motors and drivetrains into cars originally designed with internal combustion engines in mind. |
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