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Ehrenpreis on DBL’s New $400M Impact Venture Fund, the Biggest Ever

June 30, 2015

Ira Ehrenpreis, managing director of DBL Partners, discusses the fund's investment themes, impact investing, and fundraising trends. "This is a renaissance time for investing in energy...

Family Offices, Pensions Pledge Billions to Early-Stage Cleantech Companies

June 27, 2015

Start-up cleantech companies and projects are getting more support from investors and philanthropists. And prolific investors Rob Day and Matthew Nordan are leading the charge, launching...

FirstFuel Software Offers Wealth of Energy Data that Utility Companies Badly Need

June 29, 2015

Having gained market adoption for its proprietary energy data analytics software, designed to enhance the energy efficiency of buildings, FirstFuel plans to continue its expansion...

Briefing: Emerging Opportunities in Distributed Energy Storage Systems

June 5, 2015

We surveyed top investors, including DBL Investors & Black Coral Capital, and innovators to uncover emerging trends driving adoption and financing of distributed energy and smart storage...

How Chinese President Xi Jinping will Foster Clean Tech Growth: Hank Paulson

June 2, 2015

The former US Treasury Secretary reveals why China's gov’t is serious about cleaning up its dirty air and water, and where the biggest opportunities lie for firms to address its...

Institutional Investors Hungry for More Clean Tech Products, Experts Say

May 31, 2015

The divestiture movement will drive a "tsunami of capital" into clean tech and social impact funds and projects. But how long will it take?

Things to Consider When Reinvesting Out of Fossil Fuels

May 31, 2015

As the divestiture movement gains steam, institutional funds should follow a 4-step formula to reinvesting capital in "clean solutions," says Ben Bingham of impact investor 3 Sisters...

Rapid Adoption of Clean Transportation Drives Investor Funding

May 13, 2015

The USPS reveals that it will spend $7 billion in a massive transformation of its vehicle fleet, Kleiner Perkins says that buses are set to go entirely electric, and corporates such...

VC Firm Emerald Technology Looking at Energy Storage, Microgrids

May 13, 2015

The firm’s managing partner Gina Domanig discusses investing in microgrids, energy storage, sensors, and data. And with energy storage investment growing by 40%, we reveal where...

India’s Smart Cities, Green Buildings Present Opportunities for Cleantech Firms

May 12, 2015

India is investing $16 billion over a five-year period to develop 100 smart cities and rejuvenating another 500.