EnergyAustralia invests AU$9.3m in Brisbane solar energy startup Redback
Solar energy startup Redback has received AU$9.3 million from EnergyAustralia to accelerate the development and adoption of its solar energy solutions.
Solar energy startup Redback has received AU$9.3 million from EnergyAustralia to accelerate the development and adoption of its solar energy solutions.
The G'Day USA: Australia Week campaign today announced the finalists for the Innovation Shoot Out event, which will see eight Australian technology start-ups travel to San Francisco in January 2010 to demonstrate the commercial viability of their products in the US.
On 19 August, 23 young and innovative Australian companies will have the chance to present their products and services to a Sydney audience composed of IT industry leaders, successful entrepreneurs and venture capitalists. And now we know who they are.
GE, venture capital partners give out more than $63 million to 15 cleantech firms focused on greener strategies to power the home.
One of the developments I'll be watching during 2011 is the extent to which solar technology can break out of its design mold -- that of dozens of bulky panels arrayed across a roof, parking lot or field -- and morph into other formats that are integrated directly into buildings.Here's just one leading indicator: this week, Soladigm of Milpitas, Calif.
Start-ups focus on an old technique of concentrating sunlight to make more cost-efficient photovoltaic panels. Photos: Solar 'concentrators'
Cleantech venture funding expanded 28 percent in 2010 to $7.8 billion, according to the latest tally by the Cleantech Group, which tracks this sort of thing.
Melbourne-based energy management startup, CarbonTrack, has raised AU$2 million in its latest round of funding, boosting its valuation to AU$23 million.
Shell, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and ConocoPhillips have joined hands with Enterprise Singapore in their call for startups to pitch and testbed digital solutions to help resolve challenges in their sector, specifically, around robotics, sustainability, work flow, and asset management.
Solar collectors. Courtesy: Schott.A half-century old German solar company just had a record earnings year.