Global venture capital investments in clean technology startups reached $8.4 billion, but a sluggish fourth quarter could be a sign of a slowing trend.
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The venture firm’s portfolio companies will have their products tested by Hawaiian Electric, as the island state ramps up efforts to adopt renewable energy
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The Khosla Ventures-backed cellulosic ethanol startup hires an exec from Big Oil as CEO.
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Idealab, Oak, and Google fund maker of large-scale solar power plants.
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Firm takes $24 million in six months to fashion phone services for micro businesses, which is fast becoming a communications battleground.
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Investors say AdReady is poised to do for display advertising what Google did with text ads and sponsored links.
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Biotech startup aims to make commercial hydrocarbon biofuels using engineered microbes.
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Solar thermal technology firm launches with $40M from Khosla Ventures and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.
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Virgin Fuels, the VC arm of Richard Branson’s Virgin Group, throws some cash at green startup Gevo.
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Startup that claims to have developed an alternative to traditional materials used in solar modules raises $15 million.
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Khosla-funded startup’s Georgia plant a test ground for cellulosic ethanol.
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Brazilian chemical company jumps into the bioplastics space with ethanol-based plastic.
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Like Cisco, social music discovery service has worked out a deal on naming rights.
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VCs look to rehabilitate the dirtiest fossil fuel.
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California Clean Tech Open winners announced in transportation, energy efficiency, solar power, and water.
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U.S. House committee passes its first bill that specifically outlaws a tiered access system on the Internet.
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