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Why Wells Fargo is banking on green startups

Banking giant Wells Fargo has more than 100 million square feet of real estate around the globe, so it has a big interest in even seemingly small energy savings. That's why it launched an incubator for startups, in partnership with the National Renewable Energy Lab, and it's a backer of Chicago-based Clean Energy Trust's annual startup competition, held this week. Read More

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These 8 Midwest Startups Won $1M at the Clean Energy Challenge

Raising money for cleantech companies isn't like fundraising for digital startups. The money doesn't flow nearly as fast, as it's a much riskier and more costly investment for VCs, who will often opt to fund companies that offer a better chance for a higher return on their investment. Read More

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FCG Plasma Solutions

Felipe Gomez del Campo presents for FGC Plasma Solutions, which is developing a fuel nozzle to improve jet engine efficiency. Read More

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Purdue students commercialize device that could convert nuclear waste into electricity

Repositories around the world are filled with around one million barrels of nuclear waste that can take up to 240,000 years to decay, according to the U.S Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Purdue University students Josh Auger, Ian Hamilton and Kyle Harris, and Purdue alumnus Kyle Pendergast have developed a device that could potentially turn this waste into electricity. Read More