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Twin Creeks : a new era in thin crystalline wafers

Twin Creeks : a new era in thin crystalline wafers

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by Alki Delichatsios | 04.16.12

There’s been a lot of buzz lately about the San Jose-based “stealth” solar company Twin Creeks that recently came out of hiding with its ground-breaking Proton Induced Exfoliation (PIE) manufacturing technology that efficiently produces ultra-thin solar cells to reduce solar cell costs by up to 50%.

FloDesign Wind Turbine, there’s change in the wind.

FloDesign Wind Turbine, there’s change in the wind.

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par Alki Delichatsios | 03.13.12

Waltham, MA-based FloDesign Wind Turbine Corp. a spinoff of aerospace company FloDesign, has developed a novel compact jet-engine inspired wind turbine that is 3-4x more efficient and significantly cheaper to produce than existing turbines.

Bio Architecture Lab efficiently converts seaweed to renewable fuels and chemicals

Bio Architecture Lab efficiently converts seaweed to renewable fuels and chemicals

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par Alki Delichatsios | 02.28.12

Bio Architecture Lab (BAL), based in Berkeley, CA, has developed an enzyme to effectively breakdown brown seaweed to produce ethanol. With over 60 patents or patents pending, BAL operates three seaweed farms in Los Lagos, Chili, and is building an experimental pilot facility, which will demonstrate the complete value chain of the technology.


Hiriko, a folding electric vehicle

Hiriko, a folding electric vehicle

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par Alki Delichatsios | 02.02.12

The Hiriko, meaning “Urban Car” in Basque, is a folding electric vehicle with ultra-maneuverability, designed for crowded cities. Three Hiriko vehicles can park in the same amount of space as one normal vehicle. Developed at MIT Media Lab’s Changing Places group, the Hiriko is a project led by seven small Basque firms and was successfully unveiled at the European Commission last week.

Redwood Systems gets the most out of LEDs

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by Nathalie Mettling | 12.06.11

During the last French-Californian forum on energy efficiency CAFFEET, the company Redwood Systems got full attention from the French delegation Ubifrance. Founded by former Cisco Systems’ engineers, the Californian company promotes the transition from halogen lamps to LEDs, more durable, more efficient and soon available at an equivalent price. Redwood Systems boosts this technological shift with an original and holistic solution.

Deinove: “We hope to finalize our second-generation ethanol in 2014″

Deinove: “We hope to finalize our second-generation ethanol in 2014″

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par Baptiste Roux Dit Riche | Cleantech Republic | 11.06.11

World specialist in the deinococci bacteria applied to biofuels, Deinove announced last may Oseo’s support of the first key stage of its Deinol project. Ultimately, this program - co-driven with Tereos - aims to produce a second-generation ethanol using deinococci. Question and answer session with Jacques Biton, CEO of Deinove.

Clean Air Act, one of the driving forces behind energy efficiency in the US industry

Clean Air Act, one of the driving forces behind energy efficiency in the US industry

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by Nathalie Mettling | 10.27.11

In the current context of climate change in the United States, all eyes are set on the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) and especially on the next changes that will be made to the Clean Air Act, which is turning 40 this year. Several significant air quality programs are currently being implemented in the United States. They are offering a wide range of opportunities to specialized firms, particularly to those that have expertise in metrology and atmospheric modeling.

With Apilab, the bee becomes an environmental monitoring agent

With Apilab, the bee becomes an environmental monitoring agent

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par Baptiste Roux Dit Riche | Cleantech Republic | 10.14.11

With a doctorate in biochemistry, Benjamin Poirot founded in 2007 the Rochelle consulting firm Apinov. Under the brand Apilab, this lover of bees offers customers a method of environmental monitoring by bees.

Ennesys: energy positive buildings that run on microalgae

Ennesys: energy positive buildings that run on microalgae

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par Baptiste Roux Dit Riche | Cleantech Republic | 10.06.11

Energy efficiency has become the leitmotif of green builders. Since January, the Parisian start-up Ennesys has been proposing to equip buildings and eco-neighborhoods with an unusual energy system. Its uniqueness? Power is provided by the cultivation of phytoplankton, microalgae whose growth is spurred by the wastewater of the building.

Imagine H2O, a springboard for innovative start-ups in the water sector

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by Nathalie Mettling | 09.30.11

Though renewable energy often draws heavy investment and media coverage in the cleantech world, water does too. The theme of the second yearly competition launched by the Californian organization Imagine H2O was “Water Energy Nexus”. In other words, the aim was to promote start-ups the innovations of which are combining water and energy sectors. Let us review the winners.

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