2011
- November 28, 2011 |
- Finance
- The state of cleantech venture capital part 1: the money
- GigaOm, Matthew Nordan
- Plenty of late-stage financing will be available for cleantech start-ups over the next few years, but seed/Series A money is another matter. There’s been a pile of negative news about cleantech start-ups recently. I’ve heard it said more than once in the past month that venture-backed entrepreneurship clearly isn’t working here, so maybe we should ... more ›
- November 23, 2011 |
- Finance
- Renewable energy becoming cost competitive, IEA says
- Reuters, Henning Gloystein
- (Reuters) – Renewable energy technology is becoming increasingly cost competitive and growth rates are in line to meet levels required of a sustainable energy future, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a report on Wednesday. The report also said subsidies in green energy technologies that were not yet competitive ... more ›
- November 16, 2011 |
- CalCEF Press
- SolarTech, CalCEF sign MOU to increase capital formation rate for 1MW commercial PV projects
- PVTech, Syanne Olson
- SolarTech and CalCEF have signed an MOU aimed to fast-track industry efforts to better investor confidence, decrease project risk and improve capital flow through a combined effort between finance, performance and reliability leaders. The two organizations will form a Technical Working Group that will find market gaps in quantification of ... more ›
- November 16, 2011 |
- Policy
- California Stakes Out New Ground with its Latest Fuel Standard
- KQED, Gretchen Weber
- The White House proposes a strict new national fuel standard, but California still leads the way On Wednesday, just as the Obama Administration proposed strict new fuel efficiency standards for 2017-2025-model cars and light trucks, the California Air Resources Board leapfrogged Washington with its own package of regulations designed to further reduce ... more ›
- November 15, 2011 |
- CalCEF Press
- SolarTech, CalCEF Partner On Solar Asset Class Securitization Efforts
- Solar Industry, SI Staff
- SolarTech and CalCEF, a nonprofit clean energy investment organization, have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) designed to bring finance, performance and reliability experts together to accelerate industry efforts for establishing solar as an asset class. The companies hope to increase investor confidence, decrease project risk and improve the flow ... more ›
