Calera Corporation
By Terry McDonald on November 26, 2010
Tags: Advanced Technology Ventures, Akermin Inc., Bechtel Corporation, Calera Corporation, Citi Alternative Investments, Dow chemical company, Draper, Dynegy Inc., Emerson Ventures, Flagship Ventures, GreatPoint Energy, Kensa Group, Khosla Ventures, Malaysian Life Sciences Capital Fund, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Novomer Inc., OVP Venture Partners, Peabody Energy Corp., Physic Ventures, Prolog Ventures, Suncor Energy Inc., Sustainable Development Investments, Total SA, China, India, USD, Akermin, Calera, capture capture and storage, carbon dioxide, CCS, GreatPoint Energy, Novomer, Arch Angels, beverage, Brent Contstanz, California, cement, energy, Finance, Fisher Jurvetson, food, manufacturing, Massachusetts, metal, Missouri, oil, plastics, U.S. Department of Energy, William Roach
Although the Obama Administration and many environmental organizations are diametrically opposed on the potential of “clean coal” and carbon capture and storage (CCS), venture capitalists are funding companies with a range of CCS technologies.
Here are four venture-funded companies at the leading edge of “clean coal”: Calera Corporation, Novomer Inc., Akermin, Inc., and GreatPoint Energy.
By Bill DiBenedetto on September 8, 2009
Tags: Calera Corporation, Canandaigua Power Partners LLC, Draths Corp., HCL CleanTech Ltd., Hybra-Drive Systems LLC, Iberdrola Renewables Inc., Kholsa Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Locust Ridge II LLC, Rayspan Corp., SeaMicro Inc., Seed Fund, Segetis Inc., Spain's Iberdrola SA, Sun Microsystems, United States, USD, Calera Corp., California Public Employees' Retirement System, Draths Corp, HCL Cleantech Ltd., Hybra-Drive Systems, investment, Khosla Ventures, public funding, Rayspan Corp., SeaMicro Inc., Segetis Inc., Skywatch Energy, Soladigm, venture capital, building materials, California, cement, Department of Energy, electricity, energy, Information technology, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania, Samir Kaul, Steven Chu, Texas, U.S. Treasury Department, venture capital
Last week was a good one for renewable energy and clean technology funding in both the private and public sectors.
By Leslie Berliant on August 10, 2009
Tags: Calera Corporation, Reuters, USD, Calera Corporation, carbon absorbing cement, carbon emissions, cement industry, Novacem, Portland cement, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, California, cement, Environmental Protection Agency, metal
According to the EPA, the cement industry was responsible for 829 million metric tons of CO2 emissions, or approximately 3.4% of global emissions in 2000. Today, that number is reported to be as high as 5%.
