Can you guess what industry lays claim to that energy consumption stat? It’s the telecom industry, specifically the 16,000 legacy TDM (time-division multiplexing) phone switches in the U.S. and Canada, which account for 15 terawatts of juice yearly or “roughly 0.4% of all electricity used in those two countries,” according to of Access Venture Partners’ […]
Global Cleantech 100: Who made the cut?
Cleantech Group has just released its ranking of the top 100 cleantech firms for 2010. Among them are smart grid networking sweethearts Grid Net, Silver Spring Networks and eMeter, smart meter maker Landis+Gyr, LED pioneers Lemnis Lighting and Bridgelux and EV charging upstart Better Place. Though most of the firms on the list share only […]
Bloom Energy Recap: The Post-Hype Reality
Bloom Energy had a big week between the airing of its 60 Minutes segment on Sunday and the official unveiling on Wednesday. Thanks to some heavy-duty backers, big name customers and a gift for publicity, the fuel cell firm kicked…
Cleantech News Roundup – Thursday, June 4
Cleantech investing surpasses IT in Europe despite dip – VentureBeat Even though cleantech investing in Europe and Israel is down more than 30 percent from last year’s $1.8 billion, the sector is surpassing IT to become the second largest venture…
Cleantech News Roundup – Thursday, May 21
The Churchill Club’s 2009 Tech Trends: Energy, Data And More Energy – TechCrunch 6. Power and efficiency management services will see a flowering of investment and innovation — Crowd Idea The idea here is that energy going forward isn’t necessarily…
Cleantech News Roundup – Monday, May 18
The Path To Washington: VCs, Cleantech Start-Ups Seek DC Ties – Wall Street Journal Blogs Green has increased the frequency of trips he takes to Washington, as have other partners at his firm, to ensure that lawmakers and regulators…
Cleantech News Roundup – Friday, April 24
Five to watch in the Business of Green – Reuters Blogs Lyndon Rive CEO, Solar City Solar City was dubbed “the Swiss arms dealer” of solar installation by VentureBeat, although “Swiss army knife” might be more like it. The company…
Cleantech News Roundup – Friday, April 17, 2009
Sun Catalytix lands funds for “solar fuel” – VentureBeat While little is known about Sun Catalytix’s forthcoming products, its founder, MIT chemistry professor Daniel Nocera, has long been involved in research on hydrogen gas made with only sunlight and water….
Cleantech VC Bright Spot: Batteries
The cleantech VC downturn isn’t all doom and gloom. That is, if you’re developing and producing the advanced battery technologies and fuel cells. Energy storage, it seems, is leading a venture-capital rebound. That may come as a surprise, given that…
Cleantech VC Investments Plummet
Image: Chandra Marsono/Flickr Sad news from the once hot cleantech VC realm. During the first three months of 2009, investments have dropped 48 percent. It doesn’t bode well for the burgeoning field, or does it? Here’s the silver lining according…
