GigaomStartup SustainX brings a big next-gen air battery online
A new way to compress air and use it as a form of energy storage is getting ever closer to the mainstream with startup SustainX. The tech could be important to… Read more »
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A new way to compress air and use it as a form of energy storage is getting ever closer to the mainstream with startup SustainX. The tech could be important to… Read more »
As Kior misses its production targets, sees its stock drop dramatically, and lists doubts in a filing about its ability to continue as a going concern, an investor hits the company… Read more »
Smart window startup View (formerly Soladigm) gets a new big backer in glass giant Corning. Read more »
Five-year-old, Bill Gates and Khosla-backed, EcoMotors is finally commercializing its efficient engine technology. And it’s got a killer deal to do it: a $200 million plant being built by Chinese auto… Read more »
A second generation of wearable computing is emerging that focuses on design and a so-called glanceable UI. Valley startup Misfit Wearables is leading the charge, and trying to create a new… Read more »
A startup hoping to make cellulosic ethanol finally pulls its IPO plans after a year and a half. The real question is why did it ever file to go public? Read more »
One of the few investors to make money from backing cleantech startups, The Westly Group has finally closed on a $160 million cleantech fund. Read more »
Companies that are still looking to produce biofuels from plant waste (and not corn) are making slow, but steady progress on milestones in 2013. Read more »
Despite the hand-wringing over the cleantech investing cliff, it actually could be the best of times for investing in energy tech, resource management and sustainability, for investors that stick with it. Read more »
Lux Capital has closed on its third fund, of $245 million, and remains committed to investing in energy technology, despite that many VCs have backed out of cleantech investing. Read more »