News
Date	Description	Division	Type
10.13.10	Massachusetts Manufacturer To Make Foundations For Cape Wind Project Proposed new facility built by Mass Tank and leading European firm will employ hundreds, supply offshore wind industry emerging on the Atlantic Coast	Clean Energy Sector Development	Announcements
10.04.10	MassCEC Awards $1 million to Innovative Energy Efficiency Companies Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Ian Bowles joined state officials and local businesses today to announce four grants totaling $1 million for companies and organizations to carry out business plans that will help customers make greater	Investments in Clean Technology	Announcements
09.29.10	U.S. DOE Official Visits Innovative Clean Energy Companies, Highlights Massachusetts Leadership in D Federal and state officials today recognized four innovative clean energy companies and one Massachusetts researcher who received awards under the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program, which supports “trans	Investments in Clean Technology	Alerts
09.17.10	Going Solar in Massachusetts Massachusetts is making solar photovoltaic (PV) power a cornerstone of its clean energy economy.	Renewable Energy Generation	Announcements
09.13.10	MassCEC Announces Energy Efficiency Training at Four Community Colleges Four community colleges kick off training courses for weatherization skills under the MassGREEN initiative.	Workforce Development	Announcements
08.26.10	Blade firm chooses Mass. TPIComposites announced that it will open a wind blade manufacturing facility in Fall River.	Investments in Clean Technology	Coverage
08.25.10	Gov. Patrick Announces Wind Turbine Blade Manufacturer to Locate in Fall River TPI Composites will create at least 30 engineering and technical jobs; Future expansion planned	Investments in Clean Technology	Announcements
08.20.10	Harvesting a new crop of sunshine Carlson Orchards celebrates new solar array & a bright future	Renewable Energy Generation	Coverage
08.19.10	Gov. Patrick Highlights Growth of Solar Industry With Visit to Solar Photovoltaic Installation Massachusetts jobs in solar manufacturing, installation and service nearly tripled since 2007, survey shows.	Renewable Energy Generation	Announcements
08.19.10	Mass. clean energy researchers awarded grants Five Massachusetts clean energy researchers will share in an award of $200,000 from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center and the Massachusetts Technology Transfer Center, directed toward projects that aim to help demonstrate the commercial viability of c	Investments in Clean Technology	Coverage
08.18.10	MassCEC Awards $200,000 In Grants To Clean Energy Researchers at Five Mass. Research Institutions The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) and the Massachusetts Technology Transfer Center (MTTC) today announced five researchers will receive grants under the MassCEC Catalyst Program, which supports the commercialization of game-changing clean en	Investments in Clean Technology	Announcements
08.16.10	First Clean Energy Summit Held at UMass Lowell Massachusetts Employers Collaborate to Meet Job Demand	Workforce Development	Coverage
08.06.10	Making Offshore Wind Work One part of the race to develop offshore wind in the United States is being played out in a 6-foot-deep tank in a Massachusetts laboratory.	Clean Energy Sector Development	Articles of Interest
08.05.10	Mass. students score big in science grants The US Department of Energy said that 32 students in Massachusetts are among 150 students nationwide that will each receive up to roughly $150,000 in grants as part of a new fellowship program that seeks to encourage students to pursue graduate degrees in	Clean Energy Sector Development	Articles of Interest
08.05.10	KeyBanc to Launch Cleantech Practice in Boston A longtime Boston investment banker will be joining KeyBanc Capital Markets to launch a cleantech practice there, which he will remain in Boston to manage.	Investments in Clean Technology	Articles of Interest
07.20.10	Minuteman High School Nets $50,000 Grant for Energy Tech Program The grant from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center will provide equipment for a new energy technology program.	Workforce Development	Coverage
07.20.10	At home, panel discussions At home, panel discussions. Environmental concerns (and lower costs) are motivating more residents to go solar	Renewable Energy Generation	Alerts
07.19.10	MassCEC Awards Second Round of Grants for Efficiency Skills Training Equipment The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) today awarded grants to organizations in Lowell, Springfield, Lawrence, Boston and Lexington to purchase demonstration and training equipment to prepare students and clients for opportunities in the clean en	Workforce Development	Announcements
07.15.10	Start-up that’s planning to convert fleet vehicles to hybrids gets $1.8m XL Hybrids, a Somerville start-up, founded by an MIT lecturer and two alumni, has raised $1.8 million to convert fleet vehicles that run on fossil fuels into electric hybrids.	Investments in Clean Technology	Coverage
07.13.10	New England governors convene, define energy reduction goal The six governors of New England states, along with five Eastern Canadian premiers, agreed Monday to establish a goal of reducing energy use in buildings by at least 20 percent by 2020.	Clean Energy Sector Development	Articles of Interest
07.12.10	Berkshire East embraces wind power Construction on the 900-kilowatt wind turbine will take place later this summer and will be completed by October. The tower will be 291 feet tall from the base to the tip and have a blade sweep of 177 feet in diameter.	Clean Energy Sector Development	Coverage
07.01.10	Second Wind Logs Millionth Hour of Data Captured on Which Way the Wind Blows Xconomy.com reports that MassCEC portfolio company Second Wind's wind data collection services has morphed from collecting data to determine ideal sites for wind farms to measuring the output of multple turbine power plants.	Investments in Clean Technology	Articles of Interest
06.29.10	Patrick-Murray Administration Announces Stimulus Funds for 46 Solar Energy Projects Commonwealth Solar Stimulus puts federal funds to work supporting solar energy in a second round of stimulus-funded rebates	Renewable Energy Generation	Announcements
06.28.10	A123 grows both business and grid batteries Mass High Tech covers MassCEC investment company A123's business growth.	Investments in Clean Technology	Articles of Interest
06.25.10	Boston plans incubator for clean-tech firms Boston Mayor Thomas Menino announces plans to build a clean-tech incubator in the city of Boston to encourage the growth of the clean energy sector in the Hub.	Clean Energy Sector Development	Coverage