Finance & VC | Green Investing

Khosla, TPG, and CMEA-Funded Greenchem Firm Draths Sold to Amyris

Khosla, TPG, and CMEA-Funded Greenchem Firm Draths Sold to Amyris

Eric Wesoff: November 16, 2011

A low-key acquisition in the not-always-low-key Khosla Ventures portfolio

Guest Post: Are Capital Efficiency and Cleantech at Odds?

Guest Post: Are Capital Efficiency and Cleantech at Odds?

Mike Sherman: November 15, 2011

The global energy industry makes social media look like the market for ice cream.

Skyline Solar, Low-Concentration PV Firm, Gets Funding and CEC Approval

Skyline Solar, Low-Concentration PV Firm, Gets Funding and CEC Approval

Eric Wesoff, : November 9, 2011

Adding to the recent action in low-concentration photovoltaics

Guest Post: Sequoia Capital’s Warren Hogarth on Greentech Startups

Guest Post: Sequoia Capital’s Warren Hogarth on Greentech Startups

Warren Hogarth: November 1, 2011

To build a sustainable energy industry, start with sustainable startups. 

Bridgelux Gets $15M More for GaN LEDs on Silicon Substrates

Bridgelux Gets $15M More for GaN LEDs on Silicon Substrates

Eric Wesoff: October 25, 2011

It takes a lot of money to topple the $100 billion lighting industry.

Khosla Fund IV Closes at $1.05B; Half Destined for Cleantech

Khosla Fund IV Closes at $1.05B; Half Destined for Cleantech

Eric Wesoff: October 18, 2011

The Khosla Khronicles: “My willingness to fail gives me my ability to succeed.”

NuScale: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of a Nuclear Startup

NuScale: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of a Nuclear Startup

Eric Wesoff: October 13, 2011

Fluor, a huge publicly traded engineering-and-construction firm, has purchased a majority stake in NuScale, a developer of small modular reactors.

Unstealthed: How Important is Stealth in a Greentech Startup?

Unstealthed: How Important is Stealth in a Greentech Startup?

Eric Wesoff: October 11, 2011

Did stealth work for Bloom? Will it work for Nest Labs?

Dear Steve Chu: Send Us All Your DOE Files on 1705. Thanks, Congress

Dear Steve Chu: Send Us All Your DOE Files on 1705. Thanks, Congress

Eric Wesoff: October 7, 2011

The Solyndra blowback continues. A love letter from the House Committee on Energy and Finance.

Green VC Up, IPOs Hurting in Q3: Cleantech Group

Green VC Up, IPOs Hurting in Q3: Cleantech Group

Jeff St. John: October 5, 2011

Venture investment in greentech startups staying firm, but IPOs doing poorly

First Solar Deploying One-Axis Trackers at AV Solar Ranch

First Solar Deploying One-Axis Trackers at AV Solar Ranch

Eric Wesoff: October 3, 2011

The world’s leading thin film solar firm tries its hand at trackers with technology from a recent acquisition.

Fulcrum Joins the List of Biofuel IPO Aspirants

Fulcrum Joins the List of Biofuel IPO Aspirants

Derek Mead: September 30, 2011

The biofuel startup uses zero-cost feedstock—and so far yields zero revenue.

Steve Jurvetson on Disruptive Innovation in Greentech

Steve Jurvetson on Disruptive Innovation in Greentech

Eric Wesoff: September 29, 2011

“We look for startups that can change the world.”

Clean Power Finance, Now a PPA Firm, Gets a $75M Fund From Google

Clean Power Finance, Now a PPA Firm, Gets a $75M Fund From Google

Eric Wesoff: September 28, 2011

Another entrant in the residential PPA market—with backing from KP and Google.

The Reality of China’s Billions in Solar Loans

The Reality of China’s Billions in Solar Loans

Eric Wesoff: September 28, 2011

“Capital flows for cleantech in China are not well understood.”