Green Tech >> Deals and investments

Red light for green-tech start-ups?

A funding gap, made worse by a softening economy, could create a wall for clean-tech start-ups despite a favorable long-term environment.

January 29, 2008, 4:00 AM PST

Eco-Patent Commons shares earth-friendly tech

Launch of Eco-Patents Commons puts environmental sustainability patents from IBM, Sony, Nokia, and Pitney Bowes into the public domain.

January 13, 2008, 9:01 PM PST

Year in review: Green tech grows flush with green

Investment in energy technologies sped up in 2007, touching heavy industries and consumer products.

December 26, 2007, 4:00 AM PST

U.S. green-tech hot spots go coast to coast

Investments in green-tech start-ups are going through the roof. Which regions in the U.S. are in the lead?
Photos: Green tech from coast to coast

December 13, 2007, 4:00 AM PST

Google: Jolly green giant?

The search and advertising company is a force to be reckoned with across the Web. Now it's looking to do the same in alternative energy (along with many others, large and small).

November 28, 2007, 11:26 AM PST

Google to enter clean-energy business

Search giant earmarks hundreds of millions of dollars with the goal of generating a gigawatt of clean energy that's cheaper than coal.

November 27, 2007, 1:00 PM PST

Biodiesel venture combines refining, genetic engineering

Montana may be too dry and hostile to make ideal farmland. But a new joint venture wants to turn it into a haven for biodiesel production.

November 19, 2007, 9:00 PM PST