Finance & VC | Green Investing

Greentech Startups Require Gravity-Bending CEOs

Greentech Startups Require Gravity-Bending CEOs

Yoni Cohen: February 8, 2012

At a TiE Energy event, venture capitalists preach patience and discipline.

What Are the Santorum, Romney and Gingrich Plans for Energy in the US?

What Are the Santorum, Romney and Gingrich Plans for Energy in the US?

Eric Wesoff: February 8, 2012

We add Santorum’s energy policy ideas to the mix.

Secretive Solid-State Lighting Firm Soraa Unstealths

Secretive Solid-State Lighting Firm Soraa Unstealths

Eric Wesoff: February 7, 2012

GaN-on-GaN rather than the traditional GaN-on-sapphire for high-efficiency lighting

Bankrupt Beacon Finds Buyer for Flywheel Energy Storage

Bankrupt Beacon Finds Buyer for Flywheel Energy Storage

Jeff St. John: February 7, 2012

Can the private equity firm that’s buying Beacon’s assets revive its flywheel energy storage dreams?

Stat of the Day: Wind’s Levelized Cost Now at an All-Time Low

Stat of the Day: Wind’s Levelized Cost Now at an All-Time Low

Herman K. Trabish: February 7, 2012

Wind’s LCOE now meets and beats fossil fuels.

Inside Honeywell’s Lawsuit Against Nest Labs

Inside Honeywell’s Lawsuit Against Nest Labs

Jeff St. John: February 6, 2012

Could the thermostat giant’s lawsuit against its high-tech thermostat startup rival have a broader impact on the industry?

Verdeeco: The iTunes of Smart Grid Apps?

Verdeeco: The iTunes of Smart Grid Apps?

Jeff St. John: February 6, 2012

Verdeeco says it can turn tons of grid data into actionable intelligence for utilities that can’t afford multimillion-dollar enterprise systems.

Ira Ehrenpreis on the State of the Cleantech Industry

Ira Ehrenpreis on the State of the Cleantech Industry

Eric Wesoff: February 1, 2012

The annual gathering of the cleantech cognoscenti

Guest Post: US Shows China Writing on the PV Tariff Wall

Guest Post: US Shows China Writing on the PV Tariff Wall

Hari Chandra Polavarapu: January 31, 2012

The US Dept. of Commerce makes a critical circumstances finding on Chinese solar cells/panels.

Financing Greentech in the Post-ARRA Era

Financing Greentech in the Post-ARRA Era

Staff: January 31, 2012

No money, no problems? 

Sources: eMeter’s Price to Siemens Was $180M to $220M

Sources: eMeter’s Price to Siemens Was $180M to $220M

Jeff St. John: January 30, 2012

What’s the balance between return to investors and return to acquirers in the smart grid startup M&A world?

Lux Capital, VCs Exit an LED-Water Purification Startup

Lux Capital, VCs Exit an LED-Water Purification Startup

Eric Wesoff: January 30, 2012

Crystal IS merges with Asahi Kasei in a greentech exit for the solid-state ultra-violet LED company.

Cleanweb Hackathon: Competition Brings Cleantech Apps to NYC

Cleanweb Hackathon: Competition Brings Cleantech Apps to NYC

Staff: January 27, 2012

Could New York be bigger than San Fran in cleanweb?

Buffett’s MidAmerican Energy Holding Forms Renewables Unit

Buffett’s MidAmerican Energy Holding Forms Renewables Unit

Herman K. Trabish: January 26, 2012

“This is a vote for renewable energy, not a bet,” says MidAmerican VP.