Energy Efficiency Retrofit Market Set to Boom: Report
Although building retrofits offer a reported $279B investment opportunity, New World Capital's Silda Wall Spitzer explains that the biggest hurdles are the lack of available data,...
Hudson Clean Energy Joins Raft of Infrastructure-Focused Firms
The New Jersey-based private equity firm is the latest to launch a major fund devoted to cleantech infrastructure.
Energy Efficiency Venture Investment Roundup: What’s Hot
Which energy efficiency startups are getting funded? Where are venture capitalists focusing their efforts? Everything you need to know about energy efficiency investments in one little...
New Biofuel Company Using Palm Oil Seeking $10M Series A
NextFuels uses a process developed at Shell Oil to produce a biofuel with applications in the transportation and industrial sectors.
Are Wussy Investors Hurting America—and Themselves?
As investors of all stripes back away from cleantech, China says “Thank you!” Top investors reveal innovations that are getting funded and which LPs are giving new funds to VCs....
New $10M RBC Impact Investment Arm Commits to Cleantech VC
The RBC Generator, part of RBC’s Social Finance Initiative, made its first investment in the MaRS cleantech fund
Silver Lake Cleantech Fund Raises $653M, Cuts Fundraising Target
Originally slated to raise $1.25B, the fund’s new SEC filing lists $750M as the target, and adds that it has 82 limited partners.
Distributed Wind Sees Significant Growth, New Financing Model Launched
The DOE cites major growth in distributed wind power as new business models and technologies draw venture capitalists back to the sector.
Green Bond Sales Could Hit Record $9B Driven By Institutional Investors
Institutional investors are flocking to global clean energy infrastructure project bonds as a way to diversify their portfolios.
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.