Bi-Weekly Investor Round-Up
Multiple battery stories; Japanese solar news; the re-naming of FPL Energy; and
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Obama Pledges to Double Alternative Energy in 3 Years
President-elect Obama gave a speech yesterday that is likely to kick-off nationwide debate on economic stimulus
Construction of R.I. Offshore Wind Farm to Begin in 2010
Deepwater wind will build the offshore project in two
Regulators Approve Duke Solar Plan, With Conditions
North Carolina Utilities Commission said Duke cannot recover the full $50 million propposed cost of the plan from customer
California Considering Feed-In Tariff
California Energy Commission reportedly accepted a staff recommendation to implement feed-in tariffs for renewables smaller than
U.S. Falling Behind in Cleantech – Doerr, Friedman
Venture Capitalist and Pulitzer-winning writer warn legislators that the U.S. is falling behind in the cleantech
SolFocus Closes $47.5M Financing
Mountain View, California-based concentrator photovoltaic company plans to expand
ZeaChem Raises $34M for Cellulosic Refinery
Colorado-based company intends to use funds to build first biorefinery for hybrid
Terra-Gen Acquires 2,500MW Wind Portfolio
Wind projects in Wyoming, Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas and New Mexico have potential capacity of 2,500