News

There’s Money in the Water Technology Market

March 29, 2013

8 Experts, 2 Panels, 1 Conclusion: Water investments are about to pay off.

Earthquake Now Linked to Fracking

March 29, 2013

A new report linking an Oklahoma earthquake in 2011 to wastewater resulting from hydraulic fracturing could spur new rules for the industry.

News Nuggets: Trump Trumped on Wind Farm

March 29, 2013

Vista’s New Waste to Energy Plant; 2 Sexy EVs; Mascoma’s strange IPO Saga; Can Europe rescue cap-and-trade?; IMF: Fossil Fuels Squander Subsidies.

Cuomo Puts $46 Mil Into Solar

March 29, 2013

The money, part of the state’s NY-Sun initiative, will add 52 megawatts to New York’s solar power capacity.

U.S. Gov't Continues Support of Cleantech Through Various Programs

March 28, 2013

New and established government programs will endure to fund cleantech startups, even as stimulus funding dries up. Which ones should early stage cleantech investors be familiar with?

Nest Labs: Is Innovation Your Company’s DNA?

March 28, 2013

Successful innovation only looks obvious in hindsight. Nest founder Matt Rogers discusses how to innovate when it’s hard.

$60 Mil in New DOE Clean Energy Fundings

March 28, 2013

The fundings will go toward the development of technologies that shift cars and trucks off oil and energy efficient manufacturing.

New Russian VC Fund Invests in IT and Cleantech

March 28, 2013

The fund will seek to invest $25,000 to $20 million in three-to-five seed stage companies per year across the globe.

KKR Raising $1.5 Bil for New Energy Fund

March 28, 2013

The fund plans to take advantage of the shale boom in the U.S.

Why Can’t Efficiency Catch a Break?

March 22, 2013

Early Silver Spring investor tells VCs to get smarter.