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… 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… 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… 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… 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,… Continue Reading