News

Haji: The Doomsayers Are Wrong

March 22, 2013

Ignore the headlines. Now’s a great time to be a cleantech venture investor.

Westly Group Confident With New $160M Cleantech Fund

March 22, 2013

Three large investors in the fund include Citi, the German utility E.ON and the SK Group of South Korea.

Silver Spring IPO: Harbinger or One-Off?

March 15, 2013

Experts debate what its IPO means for the smart grid industry.

HarbourVest Targets $250M for Cleantech Fund of Funds

March 15, 2013

HarbourVest Partners hopes to take advantage of the capital shortage in the space with its 2nd cleantech fund of funds.

Are Corporates the New Cleantech Venture Capitalists?

March 12, 2013

Four big corporate VC’s reveal how they get deals done and what's on their investing wish lists.

Silver Spring Networks Looks to Raise $67M in Wednesday’s IPO

March 12, 2013

The smart grid IPO will be just the second in the energy technology sector this year.

$1M NYSERDA Grant Sparks EV Charging Stations in New York City

March 12, 2013

Chargepoint will install the inaugural electric vehicle charging station at The Solaire, a LEED Gold-certified residential building, in Battery Park City in lower Manhattan.

Electric Car Emissions: The Numbers Don’t Add Up

March 12, 2013

The claim that electric cars are “zero emission” vehicles and don’t contribute to climate change is false, according to an Op-Ed in the Wall Street Journal.

Vinod Khosla at SXSW: Keep Things Professional

March 12, 2013

Venture Capitalists should push entrepreneurs as hard as possible and help them solve their toughest problems, says Vinod Khosla.

2013: It’s Not Sexy, But It’s Growth

March 8, 2013

Mergers, governments and big corporates will drive clean energy deals in 2013, Ernst & Young finds.