Venture Capital
By Terry McDonald on May 2, 2011
Tags: Dow Jones, Ernst & Young LLP, Myriant Technologies, USD, Bloom Energy, Ernst & Young, MiaSolé, Myriant, biocatalyst technologies, California, electricity, energy, Finance, fuel cell, indium, Massachusetts, U.S., Venture Capital
U.S. venture capitalists invested $1.14 billion in cleantech companies in Q1 2011, a 54% increase compared with Q1 2010, in 69 deals, compared with 79 deals in Q1 2010, according to an Ernst & Young LLP analysis based on data from Dow Jones VentureSource.
By Terry McDonald on February 22, 2011
Tags: Amyris Inc., Burrill Company, Gevo Inc., Khosla Ventures, Lanxess Corporation, Temasek Holdings, Total Energy Ventures International, Total SA, TPG Group Holdings, Virgin Green Fund, United States, USD, advanced biofuels, Amyris, cellulosic ethanol, Gevo, third generation biofuels, biofuels, California, chemical, Colorado, Congress, energy, Finance, food, IPOs, Minnesota, oil, plastics, rubber, transportation, U.S Environmental Protection Agency, Venture Capital
By Terry McDonald on January 28, 2011
Tags: A123 Systems, AIM, Caparo Energy Limited, China High Speed Transmission, Ciris Energy Inc., Codexis, Conocophillips, Energy Technology Ventures, GE, NRG Energy Inc., Orion Energy Systems, REpower Systems AG, Suzlon Energy Ltd., India, USD, Caparo Energy, GE, NRG Energy, REpower Systems, Suzlon Energy, venture capital, wind energy, $1.28 billion deal, California, Colorado, energy, Finance, transportation, Venture Capital, venture capital, wind power
Indian wind turbine manufacturer Suzlon Energy Limited (NSE: Suzlon.NS) said today it has received a $1.28 billion order from Caparo Energy (India) to develop 1,000 megawatts (MW) of wind power projects in India.
By Harry Tournemille on October 30, 2009
Tags: Draper, Khosla Ventures, RockPort Capital Partners, Sustainable World Capital, Venture Capital, Virgin Green Fund, China, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, USD, clean tech, renewable energy, Sustainable World Capital, Top 10 countries of 2009, venture capital, Al Gore, Canada, Canadian government, China, clean technology, Cleantech Group, Denmark, electricity, energy, Fisher Jurvetson, Germany, hydropower, Israel, Manitoba, Newfoundland, Quebec, Renewable Energy, renewable power, Richard Branson, Shawn Lesser, Shawn Lesser, solar power, Sultan Al Jaber, Sweden, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Venture Capital, wind power
With some analysts estimating the global cleantech market to hit $2 trillion by 2030, one has to wonder which countries are the big players. Shawn Lesser of Sustainable World Capital explains who they are and why--and some might come as a surprise.
By Brendan Demelle on June 11, 2009
Tags: Europe, clean technology, emerging technologies, global economy, renewable energy investment, UNEP, United Nations, venture capital, energy, pdf, Renewable Energy, UNEP, United Nations, venture capital, Venture Capital
Renewable and clean tech businesses whose products are only in the early stages of development have been hit hardest by the recession, as wary venture capitalists (VCs) and private equity (PE) investors take fewer risks on these start-ups.
