VC Investors: If Cleantech is to Thrive, It Needs to Be Redefined
A panel of prominent VCs from Khosla, SilverLake and Kleiner Perkins discuss the redefinition of cleantech, the new crop of co-investors, and top investment themes for 2014.
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Van Lierop: To Find Their Prince, Corporate Investors Keep Kissing Cleantech Frogs
Corporate investors from Waste Management, Saudi Aramco and Total Energy Ventures discuss sustainable innovation strategies and conventional energy tech in a panel led by Chrysalix's Wal Van Lierop.
Company Profile
Distributed Energy Storage Market Sees its Second Startup Get in the Zero Down Game
Green Charge Networks raised $10 million to provide financing to commercial and industrial customers for customer-sited energy storage technology that uses smaller batteries and predictive analytics.
Under Smog-Darkened Skies, China Declares War—on Pollution
China declares war on smog, a hot-button issue for that country, on the heels of its recent announcement that it would allow private investments for clean technology companies from foreign investors....
Venture Capitalists: The Term “Cleanweb” Has Got to Go
Cleantech VC has clearly moved towards capital light, digitally enabled resource efficiency. But what to call it was recently debated in a panel that included Claremont Creek Ventures and RockPort Capital,...
A Bright Spot for Solar Startups at SfunCube
Part accelerator, part incubator, Oakland's SfunCube, home to Mosaic, offers solar startups using data, analytics and finance to reduce solar’s soft costs a place to grow roots.
Energy Experts Weigh-in On Future of Climate Policy
An all-star panel of experts from the DOE, Alstom Grid, AEE, Booz Allen Hamilton, and Environmental Defense Fund offered their assessment of the promise and challenges facing clean energy at a recent...
Green Bonds are the New Black for Cleantech
After precedent-setting green bond issuances, the green bond market is set to go through a serious growth spurt in the next year, bringing in new investors which will help fund cleantech startups.
Shaheen, Portman’s Energy Efficiency Bill Reintroduced
"This new legislation will provide more energy savings, more job creation and more CO2 reductions, according to independent analysis."