CLEAResult Partners with General Catalyst to Power Growth

CLEAResult, a national energy optimization firm headquartered in Austin, Texas, today announced a significant capital investment from General Catalyst, a venture capital and private equity firm based in Cambridge, Mass. CLEAResult, which ranked 144th on Inc. Magazine’s list of the 500 fastest growing companies in 2010, designs and implements... 

W2 Succeeds in 2010 and Plans for 2011

W2 Energy, Inc. is pleased to announce that 2010 was a great year with many significant achievements, and 2011 promises to be another successful year. 2010 Highlights W2 Energy designed, built and filed patents for the SteamRay Rotary Engine, the SunFilter Algae Reactor and the NT Plasmatron Low Temperature Gasifier. W2 Energy completed the purchase... 

Honeywell and Haier Sign Memorandum of Understanding for Global Strategic Cooperation

Honeywell and Haier Group today announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for global strategic cooperation to collaborate on the development and promotion of low-emission, high energy-efficiency products and solutions. The MOU was signed during the U.S.- China Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum, contributing to the bilateral economic... 

Ecotech Institute Opens Its Doors to New, Progressive Facility in Aurora

Ecotech Institute, the first and only college focused entirely on preparing America’s workforce for careers in renewable energy and sustainable design, today announced that students are now taking classes in its brand new facility. Located at 1400 South Abilene Street in Aurora, the school has transformed a vacant, large-footprint building into... 

Piper Jaffray Hosts Sixth Annual Clean Technology and Renewables Conference

Piper Jaffray will host its sixth annual Clean Technology & Renewables Conference on Jan. 12 in New York. Industry participants and investors will hear from more than 80 of the fastest growing public and private companies in the solar, wind, smart grid, energy storage, LED, biofuels, water, automotive efficiency, and other clean technology sectors. “Piper... 

Research and Markets: Biomass Power Market Outlook in the United States to 2020 – Capacity, Generation, Regulations, Major Power Plants & Key Companies

Research and Markets has announced the addition of GlobalData’s new report “Biomass Power Market Outlook in the United States (US) to 2020 – Capacity, Generation, Regulations, Major Power Plants, and Key Companies” to their offering. Our renewable energy offering, Biomass Power Market Outlook in United States (US) to 2020 –... 

Alternative Energy Partners (AEGY) Obtains $8M Funding

Alternative Energy Partners,a provider of comprehensive alternative energy solutions, announces that it has received a commitment for $8M in funding. The funding was arranged by Alternative Energy Partners’ (“AEGY”) parent company, Healthcare of Today, Inc., and will be used for working capital and acquisitions. Per the terms of the... 

Texas, home to Big Oil, takes shine to solar power

Texas has long been home to Big Oil companies that specialize in extracting petroleum from hard-to-reach places. Now the hip college town of Austin is vying to become the epicenter of a potentially giant market for carbon-free electricity generated by the hot Texas sun. The rest of Texas may follow, if the state legislature passes incentives that will... 

Crews Begin Hanging Panels on Largest Solar Array in Martin County

The largest solar energy array in Martin County began construction a little over 4 weeks ago after the town was able to quickly issue permits to the solar energy contractor, Abundant Energy Inc. (http://www.abundantenergy.com). Though South Florida solar energy companies have been making little headway in the commercial energy market with the exception... 

Business and Environmental Groups Unite in Support of Climate Legislation

Exelon Chairman and CEO John W. Rowe and Natural Resources Defense Council President Frances G. Beinecke today urged Midwest business leaders to support comprehensive climate legislation. In a panel discussion at the Economic Club of Chicago, Rowe and Beinecke said economy-wide cap-and-trade legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is essential...