California Clean Tech Update 02.24.10
Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 2:28PM
Orange County officials form clean-tech trade group (LA Times)
Hoping to cut a heftier slice of the "green" funding pie and connect Orange County's far-flung clean-tech network, officials are banding with local companies and groups to launch a clean-tech trade association for the area.
DOE study: Wave technologies could harm marine resources (Greenwire)
Energy technologies that tap waves and tides could disrupt marine resources, the Energy Department found in a recent study. Marine and hydrokinetic technologies that capture energy from waves, tides and currents are poised to make a significant contribution to U.S. power supplies, but there is little known about their environmental impacts, the study says.
Net metering to shine on in New York, California (earth2tech)
Rooftop solar companies are breathing a sigh of relief -- and are getting ready to install more projects in New York and California. That's because legislatures in the two states have passed new rules that boost net metering, an arrangement that allows customers with small-scale solar and wind installations to get credit for the electricity they deliver back to the grid.
CFX Battery pulls $14.2 million, plans to ship by year's end (earth2tech)
"Like gangbusters." That's how Joe Fisher, chief executive for Azusa, Calif.-based startup CFX Battery envisions the company growing in 2010. Of course the lithium-ion battery cell developer will need funds to do that, and Wednesday announced that it has raised $14.2 million in a second round of financing to help it continue research and development, set up production, double its staff and begin its first deliveries.
CivicSolar bags $400,000 to help you choose the right solar panels at the best price (GreenBeat)
With rooftop solar panels becoming increasingly affordable, and more sellers entering the market, residential and commercial consumers alike could very well be paralyzed by choice. Should they go with standard photovoltaics? Thin-film panels? What's a good price? Who do you get to install and maintain them? A startup called CivicSolar says it can answer these questions and deliver the best possible product.
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