Finance & VC | Green Investing

What Does This Urgent Email From Fisker to the DOE Mean?

What Does This Urgent Email From Fisker to the DOE Mean?

Stephen Lacey: April 29, 2013

In 2009, Fisker’s COO said the company was “nowhere” without a loan guarantee.

Fuel Cells 2013: Bloom Energy’s Reality Distortion Field

Fuel Cells 2013: Bloom Energy’s Reality Distortion Field

Eric Wesoff: April 29, 2013

Bloom Energy is threatening profitability and an IPO in 2013. And then there’s every other fuel cell company.

Itron Misses Q1 Earnings in Tough Start to 2013

Itron Misses Q1 Earnings in Tough Start to 2013

Jeff St. John: April 26, 2013

Market doldrums drive down earnings, share price of a smart meter kingpin.

Energy Entrepreneurship Alive and Well at Stanford University

Energy Entrepreneurship Alive and Well at Stanford University

Eric Wesoff: April 25, 2013

Entrepreneurs expose their souls to Silicon Valley investors and energy experts—in three minutes.

Bridgelux Bets LED Tech Future on Toshiba

Bridgelux Bets LED Tech Future on Toshiba

Jeff St. John: April 24, 2013

The startup picks a deep-pocketed buyer to move its GaN-on-silicon LED tech to market.

Tough Times for Smart Grid VC, With Some Surprises

Tough Times for Smart Grid VC, With Some Surprises

Jeff St. John: April 23, 2013

Sentient Energy, Cylance, Smarter Grid Solutions raise new rounds in otherwise flat quarter for global smart grid venture investment.

Greentech VC Funding Roundup: Ostara, Project Frog, MC10

Greentech VC Funding Roundup: Ostara, Project Frog, MC10

Eric Wesoff: April 22, 2013

Greentech VC investment is down but not dead.

Silver Spring, Vodafone Target UK Nationwide Smart Grid Network

Silver Spring, Vodafone Target UK Nationwide Smart Grid Network

Jeff St. John: April 22, 2013

News report names Silver Spring and Vodafone as partners bidding for $7.5 billion in U.K. smart grid plans.

ECOtality Looks Beyond Its Biggest Customer: The Government

ECOtality Looks Beyond Its Biggest Customer: The Government

Jeff St. John: April 18, 2013

The EV charging company needs to build a sustainable business after its government grants end.

Enlighted Raises $20M for Networked Smart Lighting Nodes, Software

Enlighted Raises $20M for Networked Smart Lighting Nodes, Software

Jeff St. John: April 18, 2013

New VC and 10 million square feet of real estate for smart lighting that resides in the node, not the network

Study Dismissing Energy Disclosure Laws Funded by Real Estate Industry

Study Dismissing Energy Disclosure Laws Funded by Real Estate Industry

Jon Guerster: April 16, 2013

Reading the fine print on a new study of energy benchmarking

Good News From the IRS on the PTC for Wind and Geothermal

Good News From the IRS on the PTC for Wind and Geothermal

Herman K. Trabish: April 15, 2013

The IRS has clarified the “under construction” provision in the production tax credit.

Marvell Builds the Smarts Into Networked LEDs

Marvell Builds the Smarts Into Networked LEDs

Jeff St. John: April 15, 2013

Built-in wireless networking makes LED light fixtures the new node of an energy-smart building.

Q1 Global Green Investment Hits 4-Year Low of $40.6B

Q1 Global Green Investment Hits 4-Year Low of $40.6B

Jeff St. John: April 15, 2013

Global economics, regulatory uncertainty and falling PV and wind power costs are playing a role in declining greentech investment figures.

Geothermal Looks to Confront Risk

Geothermal Looks to Confront Risk

Herman K. Trabish: April 15, 2013

“You can find yourself out $15 million or $20 million and have nothing to show for it.”