Energy efficiency

Market welcomes cleantech

David Ehrlich — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:50:15 -0400

Energy Recovery's water-related IPO fares well in turbulent times, and we spot nine other deals over the past week.

Wal-Mart goes local

David Ehrlich — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:47:24 -0400

The retail giant plans to buy more local fruits and vegetables in the U.S., cutting down on cross-country freight.

Energy Recovery prices IPO near top of range

David Ehrlich — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:05:32 -0400

The company, which makes energy recovery devices for the water desalination industry, started trading on the Nasdaq.

Freedom Prize takes off

David Ehrlich — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:39:19 -0400

No, not Freedom Fries. It's the Freedom Prize.

Backed by the U.S. Department of Energy, the Freedom Prize Foundation is putting up more $4 million in awards for new renewable energy technologies.

Freedom Prizes of $500,000 to $1 million will be awarded for innovative deployment of existing technologies in five categories, including industry, military, schools, government and community.

The Freedom Prize was established by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 which authorized the DOE to support the foundation, but co-founder Josh Becker told the Cleantech Group it was a long road to get to this point.

Sun worshipers lead the week

David Ehrlich — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:57:05 -0400

Solar firms SunRun, SolFocus and Sinosol all make headlines, along with six other deals we spotted over the past week.

Siemens expects to boost cleantech revenues

David Ehrlich — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:47:43 -0400

The German group sees €25 billion in revenues for 2011 from its green portfolio, up from €17 billion last year.

U.K.'s Battersea Power Station to go green

David Ehrlich — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:38:43 -0400

The iconic site is part of an ambitious $8 billion makeover, to include renewable energy and natural ventilation.

EnerNOC extends contract with SCE

Carli Ghelfi — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:41:34 -0400

The Boston-based company extends an existing 40 MW demand response contract to 110 MW.

Valspar touts energy efficient aluminum coating

Carli Ghelfi — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:02:25 -0400

Builders and architects get ready: black might just save you some energy... and you can even call it green.

Rubber, water and waste get investor interest

David Ehrlich — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:56:52 -0400

A desalination components group sets terms for an IPO, and a rubber recycling company and waste conversion firm pull in some cash, along with 13 other deals we spotted over the past week.