Finance & VC | Green Investing

ABB CEO: Automation, Controls Are Next Targets for Acquisition

ABB CEO: Automation, Controls Are Next Targets for Acquisition

Jeff St. John: April 23, 2012

What do you get for the smart grid giant that has everything?

Silver Spring Launches Smart Grid Pilot in Brazil

Silver Spring Launches Smart Grid Pilot in Brazil

Jeff St. John: April 20, 2012

The IPO candidate launches a 1,000-home pilot in Sao Paulo. There’s a lot of competition for Brazil’s future 65-million smart meter market.

The Networked Grid 100: The Movers and Shakers of the Smart Grid in 2012

The Networked Grid 100: The Movers and Shakers of the Smart Grid in 2012

Jeff St. John, David J. Leeds: April 19, 2012

Who are the leaders of the smart grid industry? Read this to find out.

Gridco Raises $8M for the Digital-Powered Smart Grid

Gridco Raises $8M for the Digital-Powered Smart Grid

Jeff St. John: April 18, 2012

Where will next-generation digital power controls find their way onto the grid?

Can Developers Finance Big Solar Without the Cash Grant?

Can Developers Finance Big Solar Without the Cash Grant?

Herman K. Trabish: April 18, 2012

It’s back to tax equity for solar financing.

Smart Grid VC Shrinks to $62M in Q1 2012

Smart Grid VC Shrinks to $62M in Q1 2012

Jeff St. John: April 17, 2012

VC investment into smart grid continues its multi-year slide as stimulus boost fades, while M&A surges to half a billion dollars.

LumaSense and the Smart Grid Sensor Platform-by-Acquisition Solution

LumaSense and the Smart Grid Sensor Platform-by-Acquisition Solution

Jeff St. John: April 16, 2012

Want to acquire your way to smart grid success? Start by buying profitable companies for a niche market.

Things Energy Investor Vinod Khosla Doesn’t Like

Things Energy Investor Vinod Khosla Doesn’t Like

Eric Wesoff: April 16, 2012

List includes environmentalists, NGOs, Chief-of-Staff’s former employer.

VantagePoint Capital Challenged in VC Fund Raising, Staff Moves

VantagePoint Capital Challenged in VC Fund Raising, Staff Moves

Eric Wesoff: April 13, 2012

Fund-raising and personnel woes hit even the largest cleantech VC players.

Smart Grid Roundup: Schneider’s Smart Cities, LonWorks Goes OpenADR, JCI Retrofits Milwaukee

Smart Grid Roundup: Schneider’s Smart Cities, LonWorks Goes OpenADR, JCI Retrofits Milwaukee

Jeff St. John: April 13, 2012

‘Smart cities’ are the new smart grid-smart building showcases.

Congressional Districts With Best Wind Capacity Are Republican

Congressional Districts With Best Wind Capacity Are Republican

Herman K. Trabish: April 13, 2012

Report offers a snapshot of an industry in peril

Harvest Power Profits From Biomass and Closes $110M VC Round

Harvest Power Profits From Biomass and Closes $110M VC Round

Eric Wesoff: April 12, 2012

“Biomass is the silent hero in renewable energy.”

Q1 2012 Green Investment Falls Off a Cliff

Q1 2012 Green Investment Falls Off a Cliff

Jeff St. John: April 12, 2012

Bloomberg New Energy Finance clocks a first-quarter drop in clean energy investment to $27 billion, the worst since Q1 2009.

Sefaira Raises $10.8M for Fast Handling of Big Green Building Data

Sefaira Raises $10.8M for Fast Handling of Big Green Building Data

Jeff St. John: April 11, 2012

Your green design software just got a boost of adrenaline.

Xtreme Power to Build 3MW Battery on Kodiak Island

Xtreme Power to Build 3MW Battery on Kodiak Island

Jeff St. John: April 10, 2012

Island grids plus lots of new wind power equals expensive energy storage needs.