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Two shades of green at clean-tech summit

Venture capitalists are following the money on the road to solar energy and other eco-friendly ideas.

CNET News staff
2 min read
Venture capitalists at this week's Clean Energy Venture Summit in Austin, Texas, are following the money on the road to solar energy and other eco-friendly ideas.

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An LED ticker in your credit card?

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SolBeam plans flat-panel solar concentrator

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Electric scooter to charge into U.S.

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Applied Materials equipping solar factory start-ups

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Start-up Ausra thinks big with solar storage

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Bringing weather forecasting to a lawn

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A Google for green building products

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