http://www.masshightech.com/latestnews.html Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology : breaking news from Mass High Tech Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:58:22 -0500 en-US http://www.masshightech.com/ http://www.masshightech.com/images/flag.gif http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2009/11/16/daily59-Agrivida-nets-2M-USDA-grant-for-biofuels-research.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology Agrivida Inc. has received a $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to develop genetically engineered feedstocks for biofuels production. The award is the Medford startup’s second in as many months from the federal government. http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2009/11/16/daily48-Community-wind-farms-stall-with-lending-holdups.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology A year after the collapse of the equity financing market for large wind farms, state leaders and private developers are eyeing community-scale projects as an opportunity to grow the number of turbines in the state. But while communities may be good candidates for wind projects, just who will ultimately back these developments is still an unknown. http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2009/11/16/daily44-GE-awarded-2M-to-develop-geothermal-tech.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology General Electric Co. said Thursday it has received a $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop a sensor for geothermal power generation, providing temperature, pressure, strain and vibration information from inside geothermal wells. http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2009/11/16/daily41-AMSC-expects-400M-in-revenue-next-year.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology American Superconductor Corp. CEO Gregory Yurek says the energy technology component company’s revenue will grow by a third next year to $400 million. http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2009/11/16/daily37-Maine-energy-efficiency-projects-net-96M-DOE-grants.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology The state of Maine will receive $9.6 million in U.S. Department of Energy grant funding to make public buildings and vehicles more energy efficient, the DOE disclosed late Tuesday. http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2009/11/16/weekly1-Industrial-energy-efficiency-projects-land-155M-Chamber-advises-cutting-capital-gains-for-startups.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology The Department of Energy awarded $155 million in economic stimulus funds for 41 projects to improve energy efficiency at industrial facilities. Also, the state should do more to guard its higher education sector’s advantage over other states in lucrative innovation, avoiding taxes on university endowments and cutting capital gains taxes on startup companies. http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2009/11/16/daily17-AMSC-nets-10M-for-wind-turbine-parts-in-China.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology American Superconductor Inc. said Tuesday it has received a new $10 million order for wind turbine components from Chinese wind turbine maker CSR Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Research Institute Co. Ltd. http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2009/11/09/daily49-PowerHouse-Dynamics-working-on-2M-Series-A-round.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology PowerHouse Dynamics LLC, a maker of web-based home power management systems is working on closing on $2 million in a Series A round of funding. The company makes what it calls the eMonitor Total Home Energy Management product, that allows a homeowner to monitor and manage all energy sources and uses in a household. http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2009/11/09/daily32-New-England-cleantech-feted-at-Green-Tie-Gala.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology Cleantech industry leaders gathered to count their achievements and rally support around political leaders Wednesday at the New England Clean Energy Council’s Green Tie Gala. The gala honored the 25-year effort of Steve Cowell, founder and president of Conservation Services Group., as well as the growth of a number of cleantech companies. http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2009/11/09/daily25-IntAct-Labs-snags-top-Ignite-Clean-Energy-prize.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology IntAct Labs LLC, a team of MIT scientists looking to generate electricity from cleaning wastewater, are the winners of the 2009 Ignite Clean Energy prize. The venture receives $35,000 in cash, legal services, incubation space in the Advanced Materials Technology Center at UMass Dartmouth and real estate consulting.