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VC investment in green technologies totaled $4.85 billion in 356 deals in 2009, down from 2008's $7.6 billion, though the number of deals in 2009 exceeded the previous year.
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What to make of the 20 most-read stories among the 2,350 (or so) articles and blog posts we ran during 2009? It's hard to make head or tails of them.
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As the sun began to set on 2009, we asked some of our readers and partners to share their innovations, commitments, and passions for the coming year.
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Proven, existing efficiency technologies -- in everything from lighting to climate control and more -- can unlock the untapped reserves of efficiency gains buried in many real estate holdings, according to a new report.
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No offense to those working hard to bring wind, solar or geothermal energy to scale, or to people who are jazzed about energy efficiency, but Marc Gunther is going to end his blogging for 2009 by saying that he is really excited about electric cars.
by Marc Gunther
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If all of the finalists’ proposed businesses were realized, they would save more than one trillion gallons of water annually.
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Though the final accord in Copenhagen didn’t solve the world’s political or environmental mess as far as the climate is concerned, the two-week meeting was proof that money is in the air. In one presentation after another during “side events” that take place concurrently with the official negotiations, companies and business groups described how they are profiting from dealing with the climate crisis, and how a hefty international agreement, and a corollary in the US, would help them do so even more.
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Work is set to begin in the new year on the 48-megawatt expansion of Sempra Generation’s 10-megawatt El Dorado site in Nevada with the approval last week of the Pacific Gas and Electric’s plan to purchase power the new facility.
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From now until 2012, Ford will introduce a range of electric vehicles, from continuing its work with hybrids to releasing plug-in and battery electric vehicles.<br />
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Next year Ford will introduce a 2.0-liter EcoBoost engine, providing the power of a V6 with improved fuel economy. The company expects to have EcoBoost engines available for 90 percent of its nameplates by 2013.<br />
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When improving fuel economy, there is no one strategy that trumps all others. Ford has taken a four-part approach, focusing on design efficiency, aerodynamics, weight reduction and high-value fuel economy technology.<br />
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The world will not be able to mitigate the impact of climate change without advanced clean technologies. Although technology is not the only solution, it is a critical element in the fight against climate change.
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While progress toward even a non-binding agreement in Copenhagen stalled Monday, the U.S. Secretary of Energy announced a program to help fund energy efficiency measures in developing countries.
by Robert Kropp
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Independent power producer Caithness Energy has awarded GE a $1.4 billion contract for 338 of the company’s most advanced wind turbines to build a 845-megawatt wind farm in Oregon -- a size that outstrips all others currently operating worldwide. <br />
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A new ICT Sustainability Index released by IDC ranks the G20 countries on how well they've incorporated technologies from smart grid to teleworking that can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 5.8 gigatons by 2020.
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What if the technology we need to curb climate change turns out to be not a solar panel, smart grid or electric car battery but social media powered by cellphones, laptops and online networks like Facebook?
by Marc Gunther
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In both Europe and North America, the discussion about solar power is very quickly going from “Is this possible?” to “What's coming next?”
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With an annual increase of 2.4 percent per year, jobs in a wide number of green areas have far outpaced employment rates in other industries, according to a new study by Next 10.
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The other day, I took a spin around your nation’s capital in what is being touted as the first affordable electric car that will find its way onto America’s roads: It’s the Coda.
by Marc Gunther
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Soupy Sales once challenged the kids who watched his TV show to "show me a pink car and I'll show you a pink carnation." The challenge at the recent LA Auto Show was to size up the right green car for my family amid a range of choices.<br />
by John Davies
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There's wide hope that world leaders can significantly advance a global commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and minimize changes to our climate. With such a commitment and the right technology tools, a clean and prosperous future can be well within our reach.
by Rob Bernard
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As climate talks in Copenhagen take center stage, I'll be thinking about people who give me great hope for the future of the cleantech revolution, regardless of what world leaders do on the global stage in Denmark.
by Clint Wilder
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As 2009 sputters to an end, it's perhaps unsurprising that we're in the midst of a torrent of studies and findings that all offer some roadmap of where to go from here.
by Joel Makower
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The banking giant's new commercial banking group focused on clean technology firms will add to the $600 million the company has already dedicated to the market.
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Regulations included in the stimulus bill passed earlier this year required American-made products to be used in stimulus-funded projects. But in a world dominated by global supply chains, a "buy American" rule is simply bad business.
by Marc Gunther