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- Hobbled by Recession, Cleantech Still Takes the Investment Crown
- Venture investors love cleantech, to the point of investing more there than they do any other industry, including biotech and the internet. That's the latest word from the Cleantech Group and Deloitte, which track investments in the sector on a quarterly basis. Granted, the word "cleantech" has...
- Blog posts 2009-09-30
- Transportation Takes the Day in Cleantech Funding
- Maybe funding for cleantech companies is stabilizing -- or maybe there's just excitement over a particular segment. The latest report detailing cleantech fundings is out, and of its $1.2 billion in deals, up 12 percent over last quarter, almost exactly half went to companies in transportation. The...
- Blog posts 2009-07-02
- Energy Roundup: Centrica Buys BE Stake, Cleantech VC Funding Tumbles, Chevron's PR Offensive, and More
- Centrica buys 20 percent stake in nuclear company British Energy -- UK utility Centrica boosted its investment in nuclear power with its purchase of a 20 percent stake in EDF's nuclear unit British Energy. Centrica benefited greatly in this discounted deal by paying 6 percent less than the price paid by...
- Blog posts 2009-05-11
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- Venture Capital Investment Holds Steady at $7.4 Billion in Q2 2008 According to the MoneyTree Report
- Venture capitalists invested $7.4 billion in 990 deals in the second quarter of 2008, according to the MoneyTreeTM Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers PwC and the National Venture Capital Association NVCA based on data provided by Thomson Reuters. Quarterly investment activity was essentially flat compared to the first quarter of 2008...
- Research articles 2008-07-19
- "Clean Technology" Takes off with $48 Billion in 2006 Funding, but Energy Tech Bubble Looms
- Lux Research releases The Cleantech Report, the new authoritative study revealing cleantech's business opportunities and risks NEW YORK -- "Clean technology" has captured the attention of government, corporate, and financial leaders, with spending on R&D rising to $48 billion in 2006, up 9% from 2005. However, the warning signs...
- Research articles 2007-04-30
- Ten clean technology predictions for 2010
- For several years now, as each year comes to a close, we've been issuing predictions for the coming one. While we certainly acknowledge we've not necessarily gotten each one right in years past, a great number of our predictions have proved prescient (see Eight cleantech developments to watch for in...
- News items 2009-11-30
- Ernst & Young and Dow Jones VentureOne: Global Venture Capital Investments in Clean Technology Gathering Steam
- Wireless News 09-30-2007 Ernst & Young and Dow Jones VentureOne: Global Venture Capital Investments in Clean Technology Gathering Steam WIRELESS NEWS-September 30, 2007-Ernst & Young and Dow Jones VentureOne: Global Venture Capital Investments in Clean Technology Gathering Steam C2007 10Meters -...
- Research articles 2007-09-30
- Clean Sweep 68
- A round-up of recent news in clean technology and cleantech investment. I've been laid up with a cold for the past week, so plenty to catch up on.DealsCellulosic biofuel developer TMO Renewables has closed a £11m round, with Presnow, Diverso and Libra Advisors joining existing investors Jupiter Asset Management, Noble...
- News items 2009-10-12
- Clean Sweep 65
- A round-up of recent news in clean technology and cleantech investment.DealsCambridge solar tech start-up Enecsys has raised a £6m first round led by Wellington Partners. Denmark's BankInvest New Energy Solutions also joined the round.A spin-out from the University of Cambridge, Enecsys is commercialising a micro-inverter for solar PV modules. By...
- News items 2009-08-10
- Foundation Capital Closes $750 Million Venture Capital Fund and Expands Clean Technology Focus
- Firm Expects to Allocate $250 Million to Expand Cleantech Practice MENLO PARK, Calif. -- Foundation Capital, a venture capital firm committed to early stage company building, today announced that it has closed a $750 million venture capital fund, Foundation Capital VI. The fund will allocate roughly $250 million to...
- Research articles 2008-04-07
- Venture Capital Investment in Clean Technology Shows Considerable Strength in Third Quarter of 2007
- To: BUSINESS EDITORSContact: Steven Berry, PricewaterhouseCoopers, +1-410-659-3460, steven.h.berry@us.pwc.com; Lisa Peterson of Porter Novelli for PricewaterhouseCoopers, +1-512-241-2233, lisa.peterson@porternovelli.com; Emily Mendell, National Venture Capital Association, +1-610-565-3904, emendell@nvca.org WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Venture capitalists invested $7.1 billion in 887 deals in the third quarter of 2007 according to the MoneyTreeTM Report from...
- Research articles 2007-10-22
- PUBLIC, PRIVATE VENTURE CAPITAL FUNDS ENERGY COMPANIES
- Public funds are joining private venture capital firms investing in energy start-up companies, thanks to a new initiative in California. The state's "Green Wave" program is urging California's biggest pension funds to use their capital to support clean energy technology companies. California Treasurer Phil Angelides' unveiled the Green...
- Research articles 2004-03-22
- Cleantech Companies Garner US$1.28 Billion in Global Venture Capital Investment in 2006
- The growing level of environmentally focused clean technology companies, dubbed "cleantech," is garnering significant interest in the venture capital market. According to new global research from Dow Jones VentureOne and Ernst & Young, US$1.28 billion was invested in 140 financing rounds in 2006 in China, Europe, Israel, and the US....
- Research articles 2007-02-27
- Venture Investment in Clean Technology Accelerates Significantly in 2008, Despite Economic Uncertainty
- Venture capitalists invested $28.3 billion in 3,808 deals in 2008, marking the first yearly decline of total investments since 2003, according to the MoneyTree Report by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association NVCA, based on data from Thomson Reuters. Venture investments in 2008 represented an 8 percent decrease...
- Research articles 2009-01-24
- Largest Institutional Investors, with Leadership from CA, NY, PA & OR, Eclipse $1 Billion Clean Technology Investment Goal
- NEW YORK -- Emerging Cleantech Venture Capital Investment Market Forecast to Exceed $17 Billion Worldwide by 2010, with 500,000 Potential Jobs Created and $85 Billion in Related Economic Growth
- Research articles 2006-09-21
- Expansion Capital Partners Announces the Purchase of an Additional 300,000 Shares of BIOREM Inc.
- Clean Technology Fund II, LP ("Clean Technology"), through its general partners, Expansion Capital Partners II, LP and Expansion Capital Partners II - General Partner, LLC (collectively, "Expansion Capital"), reported that on November 12, 2007, Clean Technology entered into a share purchase agreement (the "Agreement") pursuant to which, subject to certain...
- Research articles 2007-11-12
- Venture Capitalist to Steer DOE's Energy Loan Program
- The Department of Energy has billions in loan guarantees to hand out to alternative energy firms and automakers. But the highly competitive process has been criticized as slow, unmoving even. What is a government agency to do? Hire a venture capitalist, of course. The DOE...
- Blog posts 2009-11-11
- Pivotal Makes First Investment in Solar, Bets Small and Strategic on Northwest Cleantech
- On Tuesday, we reported that Pivotal Investments has led a $2 million financing round for Tuusso Energy, a solar power developer based in Seattle. Tuusso is an intriguing startup focused on developing and operating solar plants to supply renewable energy to utility companies; its first plant is slated to be...
- News items 2009-08-27
- Real Enough to Investors: Clean Coal Startup Powerspan Raises $50M
- Clean coal technology is the political football of the day. As soon as one side claims it's absolutely necessary, the other says it doesn't exist -- or vice versa. But a consortium is ready to bet on the concept, with institutional investor AllianceBernstein, oil and engineering firm Fluor, legendary currency...
- Blog posts 2009-04-24
- Clean Diesel Technologies Announces a New Non-Executive Director to the Board
- STAMFORD, Conn. -- Clean Diesel Technologies Inc. CDT (OTCBB:CDTI) (AIM:CDT) (AIM:CDTS), a developer of chemical and technological solutions to reduce harmful engine emissions, today announced the appointment of John Jay McCloy II to the board with immediate effect. McCloy, 67, brings 40 years experience in the corporate management, international...
- Research articles 2005-06-09
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