#1: VC’s Weigh In on Collaborative Consumption’s Growing Pains
Venture investors in the sharing economy reveal how they decipher real problems from temporary ones. Top story of 2013.
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#5: Cleanweb Companies Attract Big Data and Big Money
Cleanweb insiders: It’s not too late to invest in “the most powerful technology of our lifetimes.” Top story of 2013.
Endowments, Family Offices Increasingly Eyeing Cleantech
Clean transportation, big data, clean water, and agriculture are major investment themes with non-traditional institutional investors.
Online Energy Comparison Service Buys Competitor, Seeks Expansion
Venture-backed Choose Energy eyes huge growth for its service in deregulated energy markets, acquires Power2Switch.
Eight Startups Show How to Pitch, and How to Fail, in Just Three Minutes
At a speed-dating event for cleantech VC’s and entrepreneurs, top investors share the snap judgments that distinguish winning companies from also-rans.
Capgemeni: Utilities say Customer Satisfaction, Data Analytics Most Crucial Challenges
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As more data is generated from smart meters, utilities feel that increased data analytics capabilities will be key to improving reliability, efficiency and better customer engagement, according to IDC’s study of North American utilities.
Green Buildings: We Can Do This the Hard Way or the Easy Way
Bringing cleantech to buildings is notoriously more difficult than it seems. Four experts clear away the weeds and reveal the biggest opportunities for adoption in the green building...
Ride Sharing’s Short Trips Could Be EV's Secret Weapon
New car sharing programs in Paris and Seoul can pave the way for global adoption of electric vehicles.
Big Data Takes Clean Energy by Storm in New York
New access to energy data sparks opportunities for startups and investors, says clean energy thought leaders.