Clean coal

Behind the scenes at Cleantech Forum Shanghai

Cleantech Forum XX, the Cleantech Group's 20th assembly of clean technology investors, entrepreneurs, service providers and other influencers since 2002, is underway in Shanghai, China.

And while the main session only begins a few hours from now, some themes have been emerging in pre-sessions, closed door meetings, VIP events and the welcome reception.

Flies on the various walls of the luxury Grand Hyatt Shanghai—the highest hotel in the world, occupying the 53rd to 87th floors of a downtown tower—would be hearing well connected capital and other insiders opining that:

BP, China to invest $73M in cleantech center

December 2, 2008 - Exclusive - 20-year project aims to commercialize carbon capture and storage, coal gasification and conversion and other technologies. 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 »

$4.8B flows in cleantech sector this week

November 13, 2008 - Exclusive - Leading a massive week for cleantech, Brazilian company raises $1B for renewables. This, and details of 35 other deals we saw this week. Full Story »

Eni, Enel team up on carbon capture

October 22, 2008 - News brief - Enel is building a CO2 capture and liquefaction plant in Brindisi, Italy, and Eni plans to inject the gas in Cortemaggiore. Full Story »

ConocoPhillips transitions to new energy tech

October 3, 2008 - Exclusive - Stephen Brand of ConocoPhillips talks about the hunt for renewable technology through partnerships and its own R&D. Full Story »

Fork over carbon sequestration

September 16, 2008 - Cleantech.com Quote o' the week
"We're at a fork in the road. If we're not quite at the fork, we're standing up through the sunroof looking down the road at the fork."
— Dr. Tony Haymet, Director, Scripps Institute of Oceanography, at the Cleantech Forum in Washington D.C. on how the world needs to get serious about either coal CO2 sequestration or demand destruction

EU plans Indian center to spur cleantech trade

September 11, 2008 - News brief - Business hub designed to help boost trade and speed adoption of European cleantech. Full Story »

CVC closing €2.4B stake in Evonik

September 5, 2008 - News brief - Deal would give private equity firm 25-percent stake in German energy, chemical and real-estate developer. Full Story »

PVP Ventures invests $1B in power sector

September 2, 2008 - News brief - Company moves forward with plans for 8,000 megawatts capacity over the next five to seven years. Full Story »
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