Executive Commentary: Emerging Solutions For Pathogen-Related Food Recalls

July 31, 2015

Dennis Calvert, president and CEO of BioLargo, discusses his firm’s electro-chemical filter reactor and the benefits it can bring to food processing and other industries.

Solar-Data Startup Geostellar Wins Patent and $2M in Funding

July 30, 2015

Geostellar has received $2 million in angel funding at the same time it has patented an invention. The patent is for a system that programmatically places solar panels on rooftops.

China’s First Green Bond Raises $300M for Wind; China’s Green Buildings Present Opportunities for Western Firms

July 30, 2015

"We see activity around green bonds in a number of different places, but signals out of China are very strong" says Zurich Insurance Group.

New Funds & Fundraising: Energy Efficiency, Resource Efficiency Attracting Investors

July 30, 2015

GSR Capital launches $5B fund to scale emerging cleantech in China; Ygrene Energy’s $150 million PACE securitization; Clean Fund raises $60M for PACE financing; new $150M investment...

Energy Industry Waiting for its ‘iPhone Moment’

July 30, 2015

Powered by data and technology, the energy industry is poised to enter a new era.

Fulcrum Gets $30M in Energy Biofuels Funding from United Airlines

July 8, 2015

California-based alternative fuels developer Fulcrum Bioenergy will receive a $30 million equity investment from United Airlines, described as “the single largest investment by a...

Former ARPA-E Head Cheryl Martin’s Outlook on the Industry

July 8, 2015

Former ARPA-E director Cheryl Martin talks to us about cleantech funding, her new focus on the “middle of the pipe,” New York’s REV, and about making the impossible become inevitable....

This Ain't No Science Fair: VC's Hunt Deals at Latest ARPA-E Pitch Event

July 8, 2015

In the format of speed dating, the rapid-fire pitch session had four top venture capitalist’s trying to decide: Is this a reasonable business plan to sell a finished product to real...

China’s Climate Pledge Means Opportunities for Cleantech Firms

July 7, 2015

China is increasing its focus on “low carbon” sectors, including energy efficiency, green buildings, water, waste, and transportation. Some of the nation’s moves could translate...

Go Big or Go Home! Defining Beneficial Scale

July 7, 2015

Ben Bingham, CEO of 3Sisters Sustainable Management, discusses how to invest in both positive social impact ventures and in “scale.”