Solarfun Expects Greater Demand in 2010
Chinese solar manufacturer is expanding capacity to meet expected increase in demand.
Weekly Investor Roundup
Solyndra IPO; Think comes to US; Khosla invests in windpower; and more.
EPA Proposes Stricter Smog Standard
New standard would be tougher than that set by the Bush administration in 2008.
Labor Dept. Announces $100M in Grants for Green Job Training
Approximately $28 million of the total funds will support projects in communities impacted by auto industry restructuring.
Nokia Tops Greenpeace Rankings of Electronics Companies
Greenpeace release 14th Guide to Greener Electronics at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.
Winning Bids Announced for World's Largest Offshore Wind Program
UK wants 25 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind capacity by 2020.s
Cleantech Venture Investment Falls 33% in 2009
Fall-off was significantly less than in other sectors, and despite decreased sums, a record number of deals took place.
Tesla Motors to Buy Panasonic Battery Cells
Electric car company will shift to a different lithium-ion chemistry with Japanese supplier.
A123 Systems Forms JV With Largest Chinese Automaker
US lithium-ion battery maker teams up with SAIC Motor to build battery systems.
Green Week in Review podcast – January 8, 2010
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The Green Week in Review is a podcast, hosted by SustainableBusiness.com News Editor Bart King. It’s posted every Friday morning and is about 15 minutes long. You can listen to it through your browser or download it to a portable MP3 player. Sign up for our General News RSS Feed and it will be automatically downloaded to your computer’s media player each week. In this week’s show… Copenhagen Wrap-Up Copenhagen Shakeout Moderate Democrats Want to Drop Cap-And-Trade First Challenge to EPA Greenhouse Gas Regulations 3 Stories: Energy Policy, EPA Legal Issues, Rare Earths Around the States US Car Fleet Shrinks For First Time in 65 Years Nitrogen Limits Skew Climate Change Forecasts Plus, a summary of the week’s top cleantech headlines. ++++ Email comments or questions to bart@sustainablebusiness.com