Latest speaker at GreenBeat 2009: Cisco’s Smart Grid guru, Laura Ipsen
I’m pleased to announce that Laura Ipsen, VP and General Manager for Cisco Systems‘ Smart Grid Business Unit, will be joining us as a speaker at GreenBeat 2009.
Over the next several days, you’ll be hearing more announcements about our exciting lineup for GreenBeat 2009, the seminal conference on technologies that are disruptive to outmoded parts of our electrical grid, and which push forward the Smart Grid.
The event will take place in the San Francisco Bay… Continue Reading
Al Gore to keynote GreenBeat 2009, the must-attend conference on the Smart Grid
We are delighted to announce that Al Gore has agreed to deliver the keynote speech at our GreenBeat 2009 conference on the Smart Grid.
The Smart Grid refers to the more efficient electrical grid the U.S. will be building out over at least the next decade.
The former vice president and Nobel Peace Prize winner for his work on behalf of the environment will speak on the afternoon of Nov. 19.
GreenBeat 2009, which we’re announcing for the… Continue Reading
Mendel Biotech raises fourth round for biofuels
Hayward, Calif.’s Mendel Biotechnology, an agricultural biotech, raised an undisclosed sum in a fourth round of funding, VentureWire reports (subscription required). The funding accompanied a development deal with the U.K. energy giant BP; Monsanto, a major developer of genetically modified seeds and a longtime Mendel partner, also participated.
The BP deal centers on the development of new genetically modified strains of grass that could be used to produce cellulosic ethanol. The production of ethanol from grasses… Continue Reading
Khosla’s tips on how save the environment
Cleantech investing poster boy, Vinod Khosla of Khosla Ventures today presented potential solutions to the man-made global warming he said is pushing the earth’s environment toward cataclysmic disaster.
Speaking at the Cleantech 2007 conference in Santa Clara, Khosla targeted the two primary carbon-emitting culprits — oil and coal — which he said collectively account for 70 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions.
He believes biomass and solar thermal offer the greatest potential to signifantly reduce the world’s… Continue Reading
Altra, the biofuel maker, raises $63M more.
Altra, the ethanol maker based in Los Angeles, has raised an additional $63 million for its second round of funding, making the total $183 million, according to VentureWire.
Here is our previous coverage of the company, which has raised money from firms like Advanced Equities Investment, DAG Ventures, Khosla Ventures, and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.
Undisclosed new institutions and individual investors provided most of this latest injection, according to VentureWire.