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  • March 2nd, 2011

    Highlights (And Low Budgets) From The ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit 2011

    Today marked the last day of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA-E) 2011 summit in Washington D.C. Here are some of the deals and agency decisions revealed or discussed at the summit, which are likely to impact green tech investors and startups in America for years to come.

    Progress on seed investments…

    The D.O.E. boasted that six, private companies that it… → Read More

    February 23rd, 2011

    Phononic Devices Raises $10 Million To Turn Heat Waste Into Energy

    A Raleigh, North Carolina-based maker of thermoelectric coolers and generators, Phononic Devices, closed a $10 million series B investment from Venrock and Oak Investment Partners, the companies revealed today.

    Often explained as “solid-state heat pumps,” thermoelectric technology (a.k.a. thermoelectrics) can capture wasted heat, and convert it into power. They can also displace heat and… → Read More