Ernst & Young: Political Uncertainty Making Clean Energy Investors Nervous
E&Y warns of key risks to future clean energy investment, amid major gains in emerging markets and growing interest by pension funds.
Solar Prospects Dim in Japan Amid Failed Projects
Japan is now counting on greater imports of coal and gas to help supply the equivalent of 21 nuclear reactors.
Breakthrough Discovery Enables Batteries to Self-Heal
Researchers at Stanford and the U.S. DOE have made the first battery electrode that heals itself, opening the door for batteries that last longer.
Strong Team Outweighs Product in Successful Fundraising
DBL’s Nancy Pfund weighs in on the fundraising environment, startup entrepreneurs and where she’s looking to invest.
Applied Graphene’s IPO; Zurich Buys $1B Green Bonds; Tesla Fires Probed By NHTSA; Real Goods Solar Raises $20M; 15K New Clean Energy Jobs
This week's cleantech related news summaries.
Innovative New Solar Panel Mounting Startup Seeks Funding
On the heels if a $500K DOE grant, SmashSolar is advancing its super fast PV mounting modules and will raise up to $2M from private investors.
This Week’s Cleantech Venture Fundings
Khosla Impact Invests $1.5M in BBox; Solicore Raises $4M Series A; Ledzworld Raises $5M; SmartThings Raises $12.5M Series A; Servergy Raises $20M Series C
SolarCity Launches S&P Rated Bonds, Plans to Raise $54M
The solar industry may have found a novel solution to securing a new source of financing.
Funding Proposal Could Boost Cleantech R&D
Two U.S. Senators, one Republican and one Democrat, propose a bill to increase funding for the U.S. DOE by 23 percent.