Founders Fund invests $2M in Transatomic Power; Suntech invests $25M in Powin Energy; Cathay Pacific Airways invests in Fulcrum BioEnergy; U.S. gov't invests $55M in EV, fuel efficiency...
Cleantech entrepreneurs need to be re-categorized; family offices and foundations are focused on solving problems; community owned solar peaking investor’s interest.
Smart buildings startup CrowdComfort raises $344K of a $1.5M round; Solar thin-film company Solexel moves toward commercial production with $31M; Natural pesticide company TyraTech...
New venture investment and funding activity shines a light on innovative cleantech companies in the Midwest.
New funding for Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) to accelerate scientific breakthroughs in energy production, storage, and use. Some funds will be used to advance promising...
The Clean Tech Investor Elite Are Choosing in Favor of AgTech Market
Portland Oregon-based startup HoneyComb was the top choice for investors from Khosla Ventures, Claremont Creek, Chrysalix and other VCs for its drone-powered agricultural surveying...
The pooling of small projects and more data is attracting a new set of clean tech investors, which may lead to project financing in other niche subsectors.
IT Advancing Clean Tech Business Models
As cost reductions have created a bigger addressable market, the clean tech sector has generated more consumer and business data, enabling companies to use big data tools and software...
With $120M in venture backing and a new $100M project finance fund for consumer efficiency retrofits, Kilowatt Financial’s “data nerds” are leading the charge into energy efficiency...
The Department of Energy is offering nearly $4 billion in loan guarantees to foster the commercialization of some U.S.-based renewable energy and energy efficiency projects.