Finance & VC | Green Investing

Varentec Gets $7.7M for the Digital Smart Grid

Varentec Gets $7.7M for the Digital Smart Grid

Jeff St. John: January 19, 2012

Khosla Ventures leads a $7.7 million A round into the startup developing “power routers” for the grid.

Will the Plunging Price of Natural Gas Ruin Renewables?

Will the Plunging Price of Natural Gas Ruin Renewables?

Herman K. Trabish: January 18, 2012

Yes, says Warren Buffett’s policy guy: renewables have a policy option and a marketplace advantage.

First IPO of 2012 Will Be REGI, a Biodiesel Firm

First IPO of 2012 Will Be REGI, a Biodiesel Firm

Eric Wesoff: January 16, 2012

Investors, greentech and otherwise, will be watching this IPO carefully.

Update and Erratum—Webberville: The Biggest Solar PV Installation in Texas

Update and Erratum—Webberville: The Biggest Solar PV Installation in Texas

Eric Wesoff: January 13, 2012

They tend to do things big in Texas.

Why Warren Buffett is Buying Wind and Vestas is Laying People Off

Why Warren Buffett is Buying Wind and Vestas is Laying People Off

Herman K. Trabish: January 13, 2012

The same force drives job cuts at the world’s biggest wind maker, as well as Warren Buffett’s multiple big wind buys.

Green Jobs: Where Do Solyndra PR Pros End Up?

Green Jobs: Where Do Solyndra PR Pros End Up?

Eric Wesoff: January 9, 2012

Answer: at LSI. Plus, personnel moves at Rockport Capital, Soladigm, Cisco, and Impress Labs.

Floating the Future of Offshore Wind

Floating the Future of Offshore Wind

Herman K. Trabish: January 6, 2012

A disruptive technology from Principle Power set to sea in November; utility-scale wind’s future may have been aboard.

2011 Saw Greentech M&A Double, IPOs Dry Up

2011 Saw Greentech M&A Double, IPOs Dry Up

Jeff St. John: January 5, 2012

Will 2012 be the breakout year for green technology IPOs? 2011 sure wasn’t.

Motorcycles Born to be Mild—to the Environment, at Least

Motorcycles Born to be Mild—to the Environment, at Least

Doug Widney: January 5, 2012

How to sell the quiet virtue of electric motorcycles into a market marked by noise and sweat? Try scary acceleration, disruptive manufacturing, cops and snowmobilers.

A Flurry of Greentech Funding to Start 2012

A Flurry of Greentech Funding to Start 2012

Eric Wesoff: January 4, 2012

The first week of 2012 yields some interesting deals for Kleiner-funded Transphorm, Ascent Solar, SoCore Energy, Renmatix, and more.

Guest Post: Educating Jigar Shah on Solar Trade

Guest Post: Educating Jigar Shah on Solar Trade

Hari Chandra Polavarapu: January 4, 2012

China is a state sponsor of predatory capitalism and asymmetric warfare in solar PV. 

The Wind Beat: Decisions and Deals as Wind Closes 2011

The Wind Beat: Decisions and Deals as Wind Closes 2011

Herman K. Trabish: January 4, 2012

Cape Wind gets cleared, NRG backs out of offshore, and money rushes to onshore

Hoku Solar’s Factory to Get Its Power Disconnected

Hoku Solar’s Factory to Get Its Power Disconnected

Eric Wesoff: January 2, 2012

The ironies stack in the saga of Hoku Solar.

Sion Power Gets $50M for Lithium Sulfur Batteries

Sion Power Gets $50M for Lithium Sulfur Batteries

Eric Wesoff: December 27, 2011

A 20-year-old “startup” spun out of Brookhaven National Labs building better batteries for electric vehicles

Is Google Really Abandoning Renewables?

Is Google Really Abandoning Renewables?

Herman K. Trabish: December 22, 2011

RE < Coal is gone—but there’s a lot more to the story.