On the GreenBeat: Suntech buying $127 million of capacity in China, Infigen weighs $492 million wind investment

Here are the top stories in cleantech we’re following on the GreenBeat today:

Solar panel maker Suntech is buying more wafer-slicing capacity in China for $127 million, the Associated Press reports.

Federal regulators have proposed easing grid restrictions on renewable energies that will allow solar and wind producers to deliver energy faster and lower rates for consumers purchasing that electricity, Reuters reports.

More and more utility-scale solar projects are coming online, Greentech Media … Continue Reading

On the GreenBeat: Unilever invests in Solazyme, Frito Lay launches electric trucks

Unilever joined biofuel company Solazyme’s fourth round of financing as a strategic investor, Solazyme announced yesterday. The companies already share an R&D agreement: Solazyme’s oils are already used in Unilever’s Lux soap, with the plans to incorporate more renewable oils into its personal care products, such as algal oil, a substitute for palm oil. Solazyme announced last month that they had raised $52 million in fourth-round fundraising, with Chevron Technology Ventures and agribusiness leader … Continue Reading