Browsing the "venture capital" Tag

Solar Funding Saw Massive Growth In 2014

January 15th, 2015 | by Joshua S Hill

Market intelligence firm Mercom Capital has published its findings for 2014’s solar funding analysis, and found that the sector saw [&hellip

$207 Million In Venture Capital For Solar In Third Quarter of 2013

October 9th, 2013 | by Jake Richardson

Venture capital funding for global solar was $207 million in Q3 of 2013, according to a new report published by [&hellip

Cleantech Buffet (China Sunergy Sets Solar PV Efficiency Record, First Solar Buys 250 MW Solar Farm…)

September 26th, 2013 | by Zachary Shahan

Here’s some more cleantech news for the cleantech-obsessed: Solar Record Conversion Efficiency For China Sunergy Solar Cells China Sunergy has [&hellip

California Ranked As “Epicenter Of The US Clean Tech Market”

June 4th, 2013 | by Silvio Marcacci

Energy policy leadership may be nearly nonexistent in Washington, D.C. due to partisan gridlock, but America’s states and cities are well on their way to a clean energy future - and California leads the charge, according to Clean Edge's 2013 US Clean Tech Leadership Index

Western American Cities Dominate US Clean Technology Index

October 23rd, 2012 | by Silvio Marcacci

A new analysis finds America’s 50 largest metro areas dominating the national clean technology economy, with the top six ranked clean tech metro regions located on the West Coast.

Public-Private Partnership Could Jump Start Energy Storage Technology

May 31st, 2012 | by Silvio Marcacci

A new public-private consortium aims to leapfrog current energy storage technology and develop advanced battery systems.

California and American West Top 2012 State Clean Energy Index

May 31st, 2012 | by Silvio Marcacci

California is the top clean energy state for the third consecutive year, and the American West continues to lead the regional clean tech economy, according to a new ranking from industry analysts Clean Edge

Top 10 Clean Energy States (& Bottom 10)

May 25th, 2011 | by Zachary Shahan

Any "top 10" list is going to be a bit ambiguous, unless you're ranking something that is very simply scored and ranked, like sports teams. Ranking states or countries on cleantech matters, especially cleantech or clean energy as a whole, is a little more difficult. So, I steer away from making such lists. However, if someone else makes one, it's a fun thing to cover. Clean Edge recently published its 2nd annual U.S. Clean Energy Leadership Index, which includes critical data and analysis on the nation's clean energy landscape. Included in the index is a ranking of the states according to their clean energy leadership. Can you guess the top

Cleantech Forum: Details of Microsoft Hohm Energy Tool

February 24th, 2010 | by Derek Markham

Clean Tech: #1 in Worldwide Venture Capital Investments

October 2nd, 2009 | by Zachary Shahan

Clean tech has passed biotech and IT as the top venture capital (VC) investment category in the world. This is [&hellip

VCs Expect Slow Recovery, But Cleantech Remains a Bright Spot

July 2nd, 2009 | by Jennifer Kho

While cleantech investment appears to be on the rebound, it’s clear the recession isn’t over yet. Mark Jensen, managing partner [&hellip

Cleantech Group: Solar Startups See Venture Capital Fall in 2Q

July 2nd, 2009 | by Jennifer Kho

Solar venture investments hit a three-year low in the second quarter, the Cleantech Group said Wednesday. According to Brian Fan, [&hellip

Can the U.S. Government Be an Effective Cleantech VC?

June 29th, 2009 | by Jennifer Kho

[social_buttons] As stimulus funding leads some industry insiders to think of Washington as “the new Wall Street” for green energy, [&hellip

Cleantech Investing Hits Bottom and Stabilizes

June 11th, 2009 | by Jennifer Kho

At a cleantech panel about business opportunities running up to the 2012 Olympics in London, Dallas Kachan, managing director for [&hellip

GE Has Cash, Seeks Startups

January 26th, 2009 | by Jennifer Kho

It may be a bad time to seek funding, but some cleantech investors see it as a good time to [&hellip

Cleantech Investment Slowdown Predicted in 2009

January 7th, 2009 | by Jennifer Kho

At first glance, the latest numbers from the Cleantech Group look like terrific news. After all, they conclude that 2008 was [&hellip

Move Over Gore: Bjork Becomes Newest Cleantech Celebrity VC

January 5th, 2009 | by Jennifer Kho

Think of Björk and the Icelandic musician’s bizarre videos, eccentric clothing and eclectic music might spring to mind. Now she’s [&hellip

Global Clean Tech Investments Reach Record High

December 22nd, 2008 | by Sarah Lozanova

It is hard to boot up the computer or turn on the television without hearing about the recession, credit crisis, [&hellip

Ecopreneurist: How to Approach a Venture Capital Firm with a Cleantech Business Idea

March 13th, 2008 | by Jeff McIntire-Strasburg

Editor’s note: On Monday, Ecopreneurist’s lead writer Leah Edwards published this post on approaching venture capital firms with a cleantech [&hellip