EPS lands $30M for cleantech analytics
EPS, the Costa Mesa, Calif. company that provides Fortune 500 companies with the advice and knowledge they need to make environmentally sustainable decisions, has raised $30 million in a second round of funding to continue developing its xChange Point carbon emissions management system, according to peHub.
The company says that business is actually looking up because the tough economic climate has forced more major corporations to evaluate and cut energy costs. Its core software, EPSWay, allows… Continue Reading
OPX lands $17.5M for cheaper, faster biofuel production
OPX Biotechnologies, a biotech firm that focuses on engineering microorganisms to better break down organic products into cost-effective fuel sources, just closed its second round of funding at $17.5 million. The money will go toward construction of a demonstration plant slated to open in 2011 — laying the groundwork for broader commercialization a little over a year later.
This isn’t your standard ethanol or biodeisel production. OPX is altering the DNA of bacteria and fungi that… Continue Reading
Enerpulse raises $5M for vehicle fuel efficiency
Electric car startups aside, there’s still plenty of room for improving the traditional cars we all grew up with. Among the many parts that go into a car, relatively few have been optimized over the years, leaving plenty of room for startups to innovate.
Enerpulse chose to work on improving spark plugs, the part that ignites the fuel in internal combustion engines. A more efficient design can help to save fuel; Enerpulse says it provides about… Continue Reading
Portable nuclear reactor maker Hyperion gets funding
Hyperion Power Generation wants to sell something that looks a bit like a giant battery to off-grid areas and small towns, filled with a uranium hydride mix that can provide up to about 27 megawatts of energy continuously over a period of several years.
We wrote about the idea last December, along with several similar ones. At the time it had only been funded by a nearly unknown venture firm called Purple Mountain Ventures. But Hyperion… Continue Reading
Evolutionary Genomics takes first round for biofuel discovery
Evolutionary Genomics, a research company working on gene discovery technologies to help raise yields in plants grown for biofuels, has taken an undisclosed amount in a first round of funding, according to VentureWire.
The company uses a technique it calls the Adapted Traits Platform, which helps narrow down the choices when combing through large gene sets for desirable traits. Aside from work on food crops like rice and corn, EG also does work with monkeys to… Continue Reading