Cleantech venture investments slipped in 2011 (Ernst & Young)
Even though total funding decreased for energy-efficiency companies, they accounted for the most deals during the year, a total of 78.
Even though total funding decreased for energy-efficiency companies, they accounted for the most deals during the year, a total of 78.
Cleantech Group figures there was $8.99 billion invested in solar, energy efficiency, transportation and alternate fuels in 2011. Here are a dozen of the biggest deals.
Kyoto Protocol miscalculated on deforestation and biofuel production. Big mistake.
Investment globally were again for the cleantech sector, markking further rebound from the beginning of this year which began glumly. Cleantech Group says total Q3 investments were nearly $1.
A survey found considerable greentech investments around the world for Q1, 2009--the same Q1 that had stock markets dyspepsic, investors shy, and governments throwing money at every shadow that moved.The Cleantech GroupT, along with Deloitte, have just released preliminary 1Q09results for clean technology venture investments in North America, Europe,China and India.
At the AlwaysOn GoingGreen conference in Sausalito, Calif., Susan Mac Cormac of Morrison & Foerster moderates a panel discussion about the benefits and risks of biofuel. Vinod Khosla of Khosla Ventures says that biofuel solutions could be cheaper than $50-a-barrel oil in 10 years if the venture capital community backs emerging technologies and starts funding new green start-ups.
At the AlwaysOn GoingGreen conference in Sausalito, Calif., Susan Mac Cormac of Morrison & Foerster moderates a panel discussion about the benefits and risks of biofuel. Vinod Khosla of Khosla Ventures says that biofuel solutions could be cheaper than $50-a-barrel oil in 10 years if the venture capital community backs emerging technologies and starts funding new green start-ups.
It is getting almost daily, the new record price for crude oil in absolute terms. There are now murmurings that oil could hit $100 per barrel this week, not some time in a vaguely defined future.