Fundings

A global index developed by research firm Cleantech Group reveals that Denmark has created a home where clean tech companies are most likely to thrive, ahead of such places as the...

Siemens was given a $1.6 million research grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to research ways to cut the cost of electrical vehicle chargers.

Primus, a N.J. based renewable gas developer, received a $12mm investment from Israeli based IC Green Energy Ltd., and expects to raise up to $100mm this year.

Over the next 10 years, Clean Edge predicts that venture capital investments in wind and biofuel industries will grow to $385.8 billion. Clean Edge also identified 5 key trends that it thinks will greatly affect clean energy markets in the coming years.

In a Pike Research blog, the author Richard Martin contradicts assumptions made in a recent article by Wired magazine which describes how the clean tech industry went from boom to...

The opportunities in China’s clean technology industry are impossible to ignore, says Hudson's CEO, Neil Auerbach.

Munich Re becomes the first insurer to offer coverage to renewable energy investors for the contingency that a solar supplier goes bankrupt.

Clean Tech venture funding rose 4.5% to $4.9B in ’11 and was flat in terms of the number of deals, according to an E&Y analysis. The article ranks industry segments receiving investment and highlights corporate activity and partnerships being created across segments to boost development and increase ROI.

Renewable energy deal value rose 40% to $53.5B in 2011 with big deals (>$1B) becoming more common in the wind, solar and biomass segments. Solar and energy efficiency deals nearly doubled year-on-year. Entry of pension and insurance funds show the industry is maturing, and overcapacity and consolidation could make for a tough industry deal environment in ‘12.

The U.S. government arranged the most financing for clean energy projects in 2011.