Solar co. Solyndra shines with $220M
Solar installation maker Solyndra has every reason to celebrate the new year, raising $219.2 million in fifth-round funding from a flock of 23 investors. This is the second largest investment received by any U.S. cleantech company in the last year, coming in behind the $300… Continue Reading
Solar: Solyndra finally shows its hand
Most of the heavily-funded solar panel makers out there have let the public know what they’re working on, if not all the specifics of their technology. So it’s somewhat remarkable that Solyndra has managed to stay stealthy for over three years, all while accumulating over… Continue Reading
Sustainable Spaces raises $6M for efficient, environmental homes
It’s difficult to nail down exactly what Sustainable Spaces does, because the San Francisco company seemingly has its fingers in every aspect of home construction and retrofitting. The company does everything from testing for leaks and dangerous gases, to replacing lighting with more efficient bulbs,… Continue Reading
Micro-inverters on the rise with Enphase funding
To a layman, electricity seems like a fairly straightforward proposition: It flows like water through wires and into gadgets, end of story. But the real story is a bit more complex, which is why Enphase Energy, a company that makes a device called micro-inverters for… Continue Reading
Deerpath Energy raises $3.5M for small wind turbines
Deerpath Energy, a Marblehead, Mass.-based developer of micro-wind turbines, has raised $3.5 million in funding from RockPort Capital Partners. Little else is known about the wind startup, which was founded earlier this year by Kellogg Warner.
The company seeks to carve itself a niche in the… Continue Reading
EcoSmart Technologies raises $5M for natural pesticides
EcoSmart Technologies wants to dispense with manufactured chemical compounds, and look to nature for ways to discourage unwanted insects. The Alpharetta, GA company has raised $5 million more to help commercialize its insecticides, according to a filing acquired by VentureBeat.
EcoSmart makes a line of pesticides… Continue Reading
Tioga Energy gets $10M to offer more solar power
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Tioga Energy, a Sunnyvale, Calif. company that wants to makes solar power financing easier for mid-sized businesses, has raised $10 million in a first round of venture financing.
It is just the latest of several players entering the hot solar market to make it easier for… Continue Reading