Mercom: Smart Grid Venture Capital Funding Grows 30% in Q3
Venture capital investors put $65 million in 12 smart grid companies this quarter, with corporate M&A in the sector expected to grow.
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Report: Don’t Give up on Cleantech Quite Yet
Investors should consider patterns of cleantech investment and performance with the help of a much wider lens, says a new report.
DOE’s Sunshot Initiative Shines on “Capital Light” Solar Startups
The U.S. DOE dolled out new grants to a few key solar startups, a few of which are seeking investors, focused on streamlining the industry’s financing and customer acquisition “soft...
Solar Cell Breakthrough: The Next Generation
A new solar cell material breakthrough that created a thin film solar cell at 1/5 the cost could be commercialized in just a few years.
Survey: Bay Area VC Confidence Highest in 6 Years
A healthy IPO market and new market opportunities for innovation are keeping Silicon Valley VCs bullish in Q3.
Wood Chips to Biofuel Breakthough
Norwegian researchers have shortened the process of making biofuel from wood to just a few hours.
CPI Report: Global Climate Finance Investment Missing Target
According to the Climate Policy Initiative, global spending on climate change remains far below the level needed to limit warming to two degrees Celsius.
US Carbon Emissions Dropped; Wind Power May Provide 18% of World’s Electricity; Japan & Spain Launch Offshore Wind Projects; 8 U.S. Governors Sign Agreement to Boost EVs
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Q3 VC Funding in Cleantech Hardly Red-Hot, But Not Discouraging, Either
Cleantech venture investment in Q3 has taken another dip, but Rob Day of Black Coral Capital tells investors that it's not the time for pessimism.
Mercom Capital: Solar Funding of All Types Up in Q3 ‘13
In addition to strong activity in downstream solar, VC interest in PV technology is picking up again, says Mercom CEO Raj Prabhu.