Mindset Adjustments Required for Cleantech Investors and Startups
The next phase of cleantech investment is upon us, say speakers at Clean Tech Future II.
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This Week’s Cleantech Venture Fundings
Khosla Impact Invests $1.5M in BBox; Solicore Raises $4M Series A; Ledzworld Raises $5M; SmartThings Raises $12.5M Series A; Servergy Raises $20M Series C
Revenue Trumps Hype in Global Cleantech 100 List
Over the past year, cleantech investments have seen a continued flight to capital light sectors, which are quicker to market and revenues, top VCs noted on the launch of an influential...
DOE’s Sunshot Initiative Shines on “Capital Light” Solar Startups
The U.S. DOE dolled out new grants to a few key solar startups, a few of which are seeking investors, focused on streamlining the industry’s financing and customer acquisition “soft...
EV Charging Stations Power Up – Are We There Yet?
With a round-up the latest activity in EV charging station development by established players, we highlight startup HEVO Power’s wireless solution set to take the industry by storm....
Eight Startups Show How to Pitch, and How to Fail, in Just Three Minutes
At a speed-dating event for cleantech VC’s and entrepreneurs, top investors share the snap judgments that distinguish winning companies from also-rans.
Despite Costs Challenges, U.S. DOE Makes $116M Tidal Power Push
Ocean Renewable Power, which won a recent DOE grant, connected the first U.S. underwater power project to the grid off the coast of Maine.
Green Buildings: We Can Do This the Hard Way or the Easy Way
Bringing cleantech to buildings is notoriously more difficult than it seems. Four experts clear away the weeds and reveal the biggest opportunities for adoption in the green building...
New Biofuel Company Using Palm Oil Seeking $10M Series A
NextFuels uses a process developed at Shell Oil to produce a biofuel with applications in the transportation and industrial sectors.
LBNL Spawns New Smart Window Product, An Efficiency Breakthrough
Berkeley Lab is partnering with Oakland-based start-up Heliotrope to commercialize its new smart window breakthrough to reduce building energy costs by as much as 25%.