China’s Latest Export: Capital for Cleantech Start-ups
What comes to mind when you think of China? $1/hour manufacturing of your cleantech product? 1B+ potential customers? Right and right, but now add investment capital to the mix.
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OnGreen Event in Hollywood — Want to Demo There?
OnGreen is a leading and fast-growing social marketplace for cleantech. Connecting the best cleantech ideas and entrepreneurs in the world to investors, highly-needed funding, and helpful professionals in supportive fields, OnGreen is offering a tremendous service greatly needed at this time.
Other Cleantech News of the Last Week (or So)
Along with earlier wrap-ups of cleantech politics news and solar and wind energy news, here’s a wrap-up of some other cleantech news of the past week or so. Cleantech a Major Reason Why Siemens is Making So Much Money Siemens has beating analysts’ projections of how much money they are … [continued]
2.5 to 3.6 Million Jobs Created or Saved by Recovery Act, Many in Clean Energy
A new report out by the Council of Economic Advisors (CEA), analyzing the economic and job creation impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), finds that the ARRA saved or created millions of jobs. Additionally, one of the areas where Recovery Act funds are stimulating the most … [continued]
32% Increase in Global Clean Tech Investment in 2009
[social_buttons] A major new report analyzing mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and financing deals across the clean tech sector in 2009 has come to the conclusion that despite the economic downturn, investment rose in 2009. Some areas, like venture capital investment fell, but overall there was a 32% increase with clean … [continued]
Renewable Energy Investment Could Hit $200 Billion in 2010
A new report by Bloomberg finds that renewable energy investment may increase by 23% worldwide this year and could hit $200 billion. Renewable energy investment was $162 billion last year, but Bloomberg predicts that it will be somewhere between $175 and $200 billion this year. But the real questions are, … [continued]
Republicans Fighting for Bad Market Practices
[social_buttons] Republicans are supposed to be more of the “let the market take care of things” people. However, when it comes to an issue they don’t want to address at all, some of them are apparently even willing to make an attack on the financial market. A key to a … [continued]
BP and Shell Investors Want BP and Shell Out of Canadian Oil Sands
When environmentalists ask you to do something, you might not listen. When concerned citizens ask you to do something, you might not listen. When scientists ask you to do something, you might not listen. But when your investors ask you to do something, maybe then you’ll listen. BP and Shell … [continued]
Wind Turbines based on Jet Engines 3-4 Times More Efficient & Coming to Market? [VIDEO]
FloDesign, an R&D start-up in the US that has created a wind turbine design based on jet engine technology, just secured $34.5 million to help begin commercial development of its turbines. Lars Andersen, former president of Vestas China, has also just been appointed as the company’s CEO. [social_buttons] FloDesign claims … [continued]
Top Clean Tech Trends for 2010
Based on the rash of predictions for cleantech in 2010 from investors, consultants and media (see the full list at the end of this post), I’ve pulled together a “trend of trends” list below that attempts to synthesis the broader, over-arching themes. As always, I’m amazed that water isn’t on … [continued]
