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An up-to-date perspective on the latest trends in clean tech, Cleantechnica covers renewable energy sources, less toxic electronics, efficient IT, and other topics in green technology.
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$4 Million Goes to MIT from French Oil Company for Solar Energy Battery Project
Total, a French oil company, recently agreed to give the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) $4 million for a 5-year research project to develop stationary batteries that can more efficiently store solar energy. More efficient energy storage...
Electric Mole Takes a Bite Out of Energy Costs, with Help from Solar Power
Veteran solar installer Parkson Corporation is lending its expertise to a new wastewater treatment plant upgrade for the town of Berlin near the Maryland coast. When it’s finished, the new plant will almost eliminate the use of fossil fuels f...
What’s Florida Worth?
An inter-agency work group headed by the White House Office of Management and Budget is trying to find the real cost of a ton of carbon emitted. It turns out to be a hard number to agree on. Would our grandchildren really miss Florida if it was ...
U.S. Water Use Declines Despite 30% Population Increase
The U.S. Department of the Interior reports that overall water consumption in the United States has declined in the past 25 years, even though the population has increased 30% and use by individual American households has increased. The statistics ...
New Cycle Capital, Draper Fisher Jurvetson Invest $12.2 Million in PACE Solar Renewable Funding
Renewable Funding’s PACE solar funding, begun by Cisco DeVries with Berkeley First was a breakthrough in making solar affordable. Now VC high-flyers Draper Fisher Jurvetson, New Cycle Capital, and RWE Ventures have just invested $12.2 million...
Compost with a Kick: Bokashicycle Brews First Large-Scale Food Waste Fermentation Operation
Bokashi is a centuries-old Japanese method of recycling household food waste into all-natural compost. By employing a special culture of yeast and other microorganisms, bokashi is a compact, odorless process that takes only days instead of weeks o...

