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![On the GreenBeat: A123 opens battery plant, Siemens targets India](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
![Aurora’s rebranding bets on protein bars and lotion, not biofuel](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Aurora’s rebranding bets on protein bars and lotion, not biofuel
![Car charging station-maker Coulomb raises $15 million to expand network](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Car charging station-maker Coulomb raises $15 million to expand network
![On the GreenBeat: GridPoint nearing IPO, smart meters win in PG&E and Oncor disputes](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
On the GreenBeat: GridPoint nearing IPO, smart meters win in PG&E and Oncor disputes
![Bootstrapping band of brothers raise $30M for people search engine Inflection](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Bootstrapping band of brothers raise $30M for people search engine Inflection
![Viridity Software pulls in $8M to make data centers greener](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Viridity Software pulls in $8M to make data centers greener
![Green stocks sputtering out on public markets as Zipcar nears IPO](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Green stocks sputtering out on public markets as Zipcar nears IPO
![How microgrids will change the way we get energy from A to B](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
How microgrids will change the way we get energy from A to B
![Cleantech investment up 65 percent worldwide in first half of 2010](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Cleantech investment up 65 percent worldwide in first half of 2010
![Boston Power juices up with $60M for lithium-ion batteries](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Boston Power juices up with $60M for lithium-ion batteries
![Verizon’s Humphrey Chen to kick off MobileBeat’s 4G discussion](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Verizon’s Humphrey Chen to kick off MobileBeat’s 4G discussion
![Inside SunPower: Why solar thin-film is still under crystalline silicon’s thumb (videos)](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Inside SunPower: Why solar thin-film is still under crystalline silicon’s thumb (videos)
![Gates, Khosla-backed TerraPower lands $35M to launch a new era of nuclear](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Gates, Khosla-backed TerraPower lands $35M to launch a new era of nuclear
![MiaSole breaks away from the solar pack with high-efficiency thin-film](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
MiaSole breaks away from the solar pack with high-efficiency thin-film
![Laurus signs deal to make coal cleaner and cheaper than natural gas](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Laurus signs deal to make coal cleaner and cheaper than natural gas
![WIll Obama’s energy speech at Solyndra give it a pre-IPO lift?](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
WIll Obama’s energy speech at Solyndra give it a pre-IPO lift?
![Guardian Analytics raises $9M to protect banks from cybertheft](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Guardian Analytics raises $9M to protect banks from cybertheft
![Questions answered: Live-blogging the Tesla-Toyota press conference](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Questions answered: Live-blogging the Tesla-Toyota press conference
![Roundup: Hollywood sinks The Pirate Bay, Amazon kicks Kindle into high gear, and more](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Roundup: Hollywood sinks The Pirate Bay, Amazon kicks Kindle into high gear, and more
![Solaria snaps up $45M for high-efficiency solar modules](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Solaria snaps up $45M for high-efficiency solar modules
![International Battery stores away $35M for lithium-ion cells](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
International Battery stores away $35M for lithium-ion cells
![EnerNOC and how demand response suddenly got sexy](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
EnerNOC and how demand response suddenly got sexy
![U.S. Climate Bill set to resurface on April 26](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
U.S. Climate Bill set to resurface on April 26
![Calisolar catches $23.5M following 6N Silicon buy](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Calisolar catches $23.5M following 6N Silicon buy
![Biofuel leader LS9 buys demo plant to churn out renewable diesel](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Biofuel leader LS9 buys demo plant to churn out renewable diesel
![ClearEdge raises $11M to make fuel cells common home appliances](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
ClearEdge raises $11M to make fuel cells common home appliances
![SDForum: Gov. cleantech spending successfully soothing VC fears](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
SDForum: Gov. cleantech spending successfully soothing VC fears
![Q4 investments: Internet hot, cleantech cold](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Q4 investments: Internet hot, cleantech cold
![SDForum to host third annual green energy event on Jan. 12](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
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SDForum to host third annual green energy event on Jan. 12
![Nordic Windpower cranks up turbine production with new $12.1M](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Nordic Windpower cranks up turbine production with new $12.1M
![2009’s top 9 forward-looking cleantech investments](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
2009’s top 9 forward-looking cleantech investments
![Biofuel maker Codexis stuns cleantech market, files for $100M IPO](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Biofuel maker Codexis stuns cleantech market, files for $100M IPO
![Biofuel companies still on shaky ground despite wins with airlines](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Biofuel companies still on shaky ground despite wins with airlines
![Chile’s Austral Capital to help Latin American startups reach the US — and vice versa](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Chile’s Austral Capital to help Latin American startups reach the US — and vice versa
![Chilean startup focuses on games for social good](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Chilean startup focuses on games for social good
![Week in review: Droid vs Eris, Google acquires Admob](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Week in review: Droid vs Eris, Google acquires Admob
![DOE, USDA hand out $24M to biomass projects](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
DOE, USDA hand out $24M to biomass projects
![GreenBeat 2009: Bringing in the Grid analysts](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
GreenBeat 2009: Bringing in the Grid analysts
![GreenBeat2009: Still more Super Grid speakers!](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
GreenBeat2009: Still more Super Grid speakers!
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