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BNEF Forecasts Big Global Investment in Clean Energy, with Eyes on Asia and Africa

July 11, 2014

Globally, $5.1 trillion is forecasted to be invested in clean energy technologies through 2030, according to Bloomberg, with half of that amount coming from Asia. Small-scale solar...

U.S. DOE Invests $100M in New Scientific Research for Energy Breakthroughs

July 11, 2014

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...

Sector Focus: Biologicals and Precision Agriculture Present Biggest Opportunities in Ag Tech

June 20, 2014

Despite the clean tech VC slowdown, Agriculture Tech investing is booming. What’s driving this trend?

The Clean Tech Investor Elite Are Choosing in Favor of AgTech Market

May 7, 2014

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...

Chrysalix joins Steven Chu in Support of Carbon Capture Startup Inventys

May 7, 2014

Carbon is a dirty word, meaning finding ways for the coal and oil industry to clean it up offers a big pay day. So big, and maybe not so far off, that VCs like Chrysalix are joining...

New AgTech Venture Capital Fund Forms, Signals Emerging Trend

May 7, 2014

The AgTech Innovation Fund is sparking interest from food industry corporate LPs, and its fund managers see big opportunities in biopesticides, fertilizers, and the recycling of agriculture...

Solar Data Startup Geostellar Raises $1M in Crowdfunding, Sort of

May 7, 2014

After raising $16 million in venture capital funding since launching, rooftop solar-data startup Geostellar successfully raised another $1 million. But, this time it was from the crowd....

New York Commits $1B to Cleantech, Specifically Solar Power and Distributed Energy

May 7, 2014

New York is poised to see a leap in clean tech developments with its investments in solar, new policies for distributed energy, and the installation of flow battery backup power in...

Fossil Fuels Battle Renewables in the State

May 7, 2014

Fossil fuel interests are pushing state lawmakers to repeal power plant regulations and other clean energy measures, but advocates for renewable energy are using their rising political...