I normally don’t blog about other blogs, but today I break the rule to weigh in on speculation that Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers is turning away from cleantech. This shift in focus is suggested in a Fortune piece claiming that the storied VC firm is refocusing on its so-called sweet spot: the Internet. The [...]

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The world’s largest nuclear plant builder, Areva SA (CEPFi.PA), is entering the solar power industry, with the company announcing on Monday its acquisition of U.S.-based solar thermal player Ausra. Areva did not disclose financial details about the deal to purchase the Silicon Valley company, which had raised $130 million in venture [...]

Ausra, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based developer of a utility-scale solar thermal power plant, has raised $25.5 million in fourth-round funding. Backers include Kern Partners, Generation Investment Management, Starfish Ventures , Khosla Ventures and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. The company has now raised over $125 million in total VC funding.

Ausra, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based developer of a utility-scale solar thermal power plant, has raised $60.6 million in Series C funding. Kern Partners led the round, and was joined by Generation Investment Management, Starfish Ventures and return backers Khosla Ventures and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.

Ausra, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based developer of a utility-scale solar thermal power plant, has raised around $25.4 million in Series C funding, according to a regulatory filing. KERN Partners was joined by return backers Khosla Ventures and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. www.ausra.com

Ausra, a Palo Alto, Calif.?based developer of a utility-scale solar thermal power plant, has secured $30 million in venture debt, according to CNet.   It also is planning to raise $15 million in follow-up funding from shareholders Khosla Ventures and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, prior to putting together a round that could be worth [...]

The wind power business provides valuable insights about prospective opportunities in sustainable energy. So says Ted Noble, vice president of Wintec Energy, a renewable energy and real estate company with headquarters in Palm Springs. Wintec has been in the renewable energy business for over twenty years as a developer, owner and operator of wind energy [...]

Ausra, a Palo Alto, Calif.?based developer of a utility-scale solar thermal power plant, has raised more than $40 million in Series A. Backers include Khosla Ventures and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. A regulatory filing from back in March indicates that the deal was valued at around $43 million, but that same filing refers to [...]