9 March '10
3:00 PM EST
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Comparing the Lists: WSJ’s Top 10 Cleantech Companies v. Greentech Media’s Top 50

Just to be clear, GER is not on this list. Neat badge though!

Ever since the untimely and inexplicable demise of WSJ.com’s Environmental Capital, the Journal has only been dipping the occasional timid toe into the cleantech waters.

Now they’re back with a listicle that names Solyndra, Inc., the top cleantech company, followed by Suniva and eSolar. The (no doubt highly scientific) criteria NewsCorp.-owned VentureSource used to determine the rankings are hidden from view. How does this list stack up against Greentech Media’s (no doubt highly scientific) top 50VC-Funded Greentech Startups list?

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23 February '10
8:12 AM EST
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Solar

BrightSource Gets $1.37 bln DOE Loan Guarantee For Ivanpah Project, Whoa!

BrightSource Energy was offered a $1.37 billion loan guarantee from the Department of Energy on Monday, the largest such loan awarded by the DOE –see official press release here. The Oakland, Calif.-based company will use this crucial government backing to secure financing to support construction of its 440-megawatt Ivanpah Solar Power Complex, located in a six square miles (15.53 square kilometers) area on the Nevada side of the Mojave Desert, owned by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Read More »

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16 February '10
4:19 PM EST
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Solar

IPO: Spanish Solar Company Eyes Share Offering

Spanish solar company T-Solar is looking to do an initial public offering to raise cash to grow its generation capacity and finance its international expansion, including in the U.S. Read More »

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8 February '10
11:29 AM EST
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Funding

DOE To Award Up To 15 Loan Guarantees Within Six Months

One of Energy Secretary Steven Chu’s early promises upon taking over at the Department of Energy a year ago was that he would speed up the award of the loan guarantees.

So far though only one loan guarantee has actually been funded. The guarantee was secured by Solyndra, the California maker of thin-film photovoltaic cells, which scored a $535 million in September that it will use in part to finance construction of a new manufacturing facility in California. Read More »

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3 February '10
12:40 PM EST
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Cleantech
Top Ten Players in Green Energy

January Top Ten Players in Green Energy: Nos 6-10

6: Bill Gates, Chairman, Microsoft

Bill Gates founded one of the world’s most successful software companies. Today, he’s also one of the world’s most ambitious philanthropist. Given that unique background, Gates’ actions carry weight. In an interview last week Gates mentioned that he had invested some money with Vinod Khosla’s Khosla Ventures. As we’ve noted that Khosla’s fund is not your “mom and pop” cleantech fund, as it tends to go after cutting edge outfits backed by promising, out-of-the box ideas. One of its investments is in LS9, the developer of enzyme-based diesel fuel.

A few days after talking about his Khosla investment, Gates announced that he would spend $4.5 million to fund geoengineering projects. You don’t get more cutting edge than that — geoengineering seeks to deliberately change climate pattern on a global scale to mitigate the impact of climate change. Read More »

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