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by Clint Wilder
In any given year, some days stand out as touchstones for an industry, and for clean tech, Tuesday, June 29 was one of them. As the seventh annual Renewable Energy Finance Forum (REFF)-Wall Street opened at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in midtown Manhattan, the actual Wall Street was beginning one of its worst days of the year. The Dow Jones average plunged 268 points, renewing fears that the U.S. economic recovery, in the words of Bank of America Merrill Lynch managing director Parker Weil, is still "perilous and weak."
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7/1 Enbridge Announces $500 Million Investment for 250 MW Colorado Wind Project
Enbridge Inc. recently announced that it has entered into an agreement with Renewable Energy Systems Americas Inc. (RES Americas) under which a U.S. affiliate of Enbridge Inc. will own and operate the 250 MW Cedar Point Wind Energy Project.
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7/1 Another Setback for PACE
PACE's goal of simple, easily accessible home energy finance hit another roadblock last month when a California judge held up distributing $30 million intended to help get local programs off the ground.
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6/25 SunPower Sets Solar Cell Efficiency Record at 24.2%
SunPower Corp. has produced a full-scale solar cell with a sunlight to electricity conversion efficiency of 24.2 percent at its manufacturing plant in the Philippines. This is a new world record for large area silicon wafers, and has been confirmed by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL).
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6/25 Boston-Power Gets $60 Million for Next Generation Lithium-Ion Battery Tech
Boston-Power, Inc., a provider of next- generation Lithium-ion batteries, recently announced $60 million in Series E funding co-led by existing investors Foundation Asset Management (FAM) and Oak Investment Partners. Current investors Venrock and Gabriel Venture Partners are also participating. Boston- Power has attracted $185 million in investment since being founded in 2005.
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6/25 USDA Releases Biofuels Roadmap, 36 Billion Gallons by 2022
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently released a report outlining both the current state of renewable transportation fuels efforts in America and a plan to develop regional strategies to increase the production, marketing and distribution of biofuels.
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6/24 Recurve Locks in $8 Million to Make Your Home Energy Tight
Recurve, a startup that helps homeowners identify and execute tasks that can make their homes more energy-efficient and thereby slash their monthly electricity bills, has brought in $8 million in a second round of capital. Notably, about $4 million came from major hardware store chain Lowe's.
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6/23 Toshiba to Produce Electric Motors at Houston Facility
Toshiba Corporation recently announced that it will expand manufacturing capacity at its plant in Houston, Texas for production of high-performance drive motors for hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) and electric vehicles (EVs).
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