Cleantech

Virgin’s Branson Likes Biofuels

Virgin Fuels, the VC arm of Richard Branson’s Virgin Group, throws some cash at green startup Gevo.
Cleantech

Startup Gets $6M to Do the Dirty

6N Silicon touting new way of turning dirty, inexpensive, metallurgical-grade silicon into solar-grade.

General news

DuPont Addresses Nano-Safety

Launches framework for assessing environmental and health risks in nanotechnology.
Cleantech

Funding Dawns for Solar Firm

San Francisco-based services company Recurrent Energy pulls in $10 million.

Cleantech

Advent Solar Secures $70M

Startup plans to ramp up production of “back-contact” photovoltaic cells.