Top 5 Things Cleantech Entrepreneurs Fail to Understand About Raising Venture Capital
After decades of venture capital investment, growth and exit, the traditional focus areas of venture capit...
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If Energy Were Free and Unlimited…
As soon as gas prices rise, our nation becomes focused on energy. When they drop again, it falls off most consumers’ radar. Yet the...
Renewable Energy Standards: Savvy or Silly?
State renewable energy standards have gained momentum over the past decade with 29 states having put in place various types of standard mandates and five more having implemented voluntary standards (34 total). Now the…
You Call This "Cleantech"?
Invest in a solar, biofuels, or LED lighting company, and nobody will question the company’s cleantech pedigree. Inve...
Election Does Not Spell Cleantech Doom
With the recent “shellacking” (as President Obama referred to the election results) of the Democratically controlled Cong...
Meet the Rodney Dangerfield of Cleantech
Wind turbines stand tall and mesmerize with their motion. Solar cells bask in the sparkling sun. Meanwhile, hidden down in the dark dirty underworld, a compelling technology sits quietly and gets no respect. Once…
Cleantech Stimulus Still Not Stimulating
The stimulus bill along with the $31B cleantech element focused on grants and loan guarantees through the Department of Energy was passed into law over 18 months ago. About a year ago I wrote about how the cleantech…
Cleantech is a Bunch of Hot Air!
While renewable energy often captures most of the cleantech headlines, if anyone doubts why energy efficiency must play a significant ...