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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.

BNEF: Clean Energy Reserves On Par With Fossil Fuels

March 22, 2013

The analysis found in the new report will give investors a more consistent way to assess the long-term value of the sector.

E2: Cleantech added 110k jobs in ’12

March 06, 2013  |   AUTHOR: Environmental Entrepreneurs  |   TYPE: RESEARCH REPORT   |   COST: Free
Summary:

Clean energy companies added 110,000 new jobs in 2012, according to Environmental Entrepreneurs. California led the nation with 26,354 new clean energy jobs announced, followed by North Carolina with 10,867.

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.

Survey: Waste-to-Fuel Source Will Be Cost Competitive by 2016

March 12, 2013  |   TYPE: RESEARCH REPORT   |   COST: NA
Summary:

Ethanol made from inedible feedstock waste will match the price of corn-based ethanol by 2016 and make inroads into the vehicle fuel market, says New Energy Finance, which surveyed 11 leaders in the in the cellulosic ethanol industry. There are 10 semi-commercial scale plants that produce 90 million liters of ethanol a year under development or already operating, half of which are in the U.S., which cost $290 million to build.

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.