Biomass

Orient Green Power gets $55M for Indian renewables

November 26, 2008 - News brief - Chennai-based developer plans acquisitions of biomass and other projects to reach 500 MW capacity in the next two to three years. Full Story »

Booming data-center business creates troubles for India

November 21, 2008 - News brief - Country's energy shortfall could dampen projections that data center industry could double in the next two years. Full Story »

Cleantech funds worth $1.9B lead the week

November 20, 2008 - Exclusive - Seven funds were created or expanded this week to pump nearly $2B into cleantech, meanwhile we spot 37 other deals. Full Story »

Aviva creates €500M fund for European cleantech

November 14, 2008 - News brief - Insurance giant plans to attract investment for growth-stage companies in solar photovoltaic, geothermal, biomass, biogas and wind. Full Story »

BioTherm gets $150M to address energy crisis in S. Africa

November 10, 2008 - Exclusive - Denham Capital's equity investment is expected to fund more than 300MW of projects using biomass, biogas, waste energy and steam energy. Full Story »

CellFor grabs $10M for improved tree seedlings

November 5, 2008 - Exclusive - Varietal seedlings have the potential to increase timber yields, reduce diseases and produce high-value wood. Full Story »

Indian state plans $777M for renewable energy

November 4, 2008 - News brief - Plans for solar, wind, hydro and biomass projects are part of Haryana's strategy to meet the current energy shortfall of 15 percent during peak demand. Full Story »

Chinese energy developer eyes biomass in N. America

October 31, 2008 - News brief - Wuhan Liren and Canadian WindFields propose $25M renewable energy projects in Dominican Republic and Canada. Full Story »

UOP gets funding for biomass oil project

October 28, 2008 - News brief - The U.S. Department of Energy is putting up $1.5 million for the project to stabilize pyrolysis oil. Full Story »

Forscot scraps £1B biomass plant

October 28, 2008 - News brief - Funding difficulties stall plant that was planned to produce energy, paper and pulp in Scotland. Full Story »
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