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Deputy Energy Secretary: Focus is on Modernizing Grid

April 25, 2013

The DOE is ready to invest in technologies after storms in the Northeast exposed the grid’s soft underbelly.

Political Heavyweights Talk up MLPs, REITs

April 28, 2013

Two financing vehicles on the cusp of untangling new, lower-cost capital for clean technology projects got a huge helping of publicity during recent clean technology conferences.

BNEF's Liebreich: Ignore the Potholes, the Road Ahead is Clear

April 25, 2013

Despite current challenges, the industry guru breaks down the key industry trends that will cause clean energy investment to triple by 2030.

Who’s the Top Cleantech Startup in the Land That's Raising Capital?

April 25, 2013  |  1 Comment

Cleantech VCs rate their top investment choices from the Cleantech Forum's entrepreneur competition.

Earth Day News Nuggets: Think You’re an Earth VC? You’re Wrong.

April 25, 2013

Indian Tribe Walks for Solar; Six Earth Day Bills Pass NY Senate; Bloomberg Promotes Leaf; DeNiro Sheds a Tear; Big Data and Cheap Solar Merge on Your Computer; Americans Are Recycling More (Or So They...

IRR For Private Cleantech Investments Not Too Shabby: Report

April 25, 2013

Cambridge Associates, a global institutional investment advisor, launched a quarterly report to evaluate the company-level performance of venture capital and private equity investments in the cleantech...

Clean Energy MLPs Gain Momentum

April 25, 2013

The Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act was reintroduced to help investors lower the cost of capital for renewable-energy projects and put more institutional capital into play.

Investor Opportunities in Waste and Recycling

April 18, 2013  |  1 Comment

A purported $1 trillion market opportunity, waste and recycling innovation is a hot topic with strategic and private equity investors from Silver Lake, Dow Chemical and Waste Management.

The Geothermal Game Changers

April 18, 2013

The U.S. DOE lays out the technologies that could power the next renewables boom

Study: Poorer Nations Lead in Global Clean Energy Investment Growth

April 18, 2013

Although China emerged as the leader in 2012, South Africa’s clean energy investment grew the fastest, followed by Mexico and Turkey.

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