As the concept of environmental responsibility reaches a critical mass, the venture capital community appears to be following suit. According to findings from the Venture Capital Association, clean technology emerged as the fastest growing area for venture capital investment last year. The 54% rise to $4.1 billion in clean technology investment towers over the $444 [...]
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Clean Technology Start-Ups Clamoring for a Piece of the Pie
Posted in GREEN ECONOMICS, GREEN GOVERNMENT, tagged finance, renewable energy on April 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Dollars Continue to Flow for Renewable Energy Technologies in Q1
Posted in GREEN ECONOMICS, GREEN ENERGY MARKETS, tagged finance, green fuel, renewable energy, SunPower on April 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
While the venture capital industry worldwide is feeling the effects of the current economic conditions, there is one area that doesn’t seem to be feeling the pinch as much: renewable energy. According to Greentech Media Inc., venture capital investment in green technologies totaled $836.1 million in the first quarter of 2009. Remarks made by Ira [...]
Tech Professionals Starting to See Some Green
Posted in GREEN GOVERNMENT, Uncategorized, tagged alternative-energy loan, DOE, finance on March 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The green-tech industry has been somewhat finance-challenged, but last Friday the Department of Energy announced plans to provide the first alternative-energy loan in four years. The DOE plans to give California start-up Solyndra $535 million in loans to design rooftop solar arrays. According to CNet News writer Martin LaMonica, Energy Secretary Steven Chu has revamped [...]
