Finance News
- January 31, 2013
- Renewable Energy Industries Push for New Financing Options
- New York Times, Diane Cardwell
- For years, green energy industries like wind and solar have been telling Congress that they cannot yet compete with fossil fuels without hefty tax breaks intended especially for them. But with antipathy for renewable energy subsidies running high among many Republicans, the industries are bringing a new plea to Washington: ... more ›
- January 24, 2013
- Solar Costs to Fall as REITs Emerge as Source of Funding
- Bloomberg, Andrew Herndon
- A San Francisco startup may win approval as soon as this month to become the first firm allowed to raise money for solar-power projects as a REIT, the financing vehicle used in $637 billion of U.S. property ventures. Renewable Energy Trust Capital Inc., led by a former Moody’s ... more ›
- January 3, 2013
- The Cleantech Cliff: global venture capital investment plunged 33 percent in 2012
- Mercury News, Dana Hull
- You could call it the cleantech cliff: Global clean-technology venture investment plunged to $6.46 billion in 2012, down 33 percent from the $9.61 billion invested a year ago, according to San Francisco-based research and consulting firm Cleantech Group. “2012 was a difficult year for the sector,” Sheeraz Haji, CEO of ... more ›
- December 4, 2012
- Garage Ventures Launches New Corporate Fund for Cleantech
- Greentech Media, Eric Wesoff
- “Fresh money coming into cleantech” Cleantech Venture Capital is having a rough go. Venture capital firms are pulling back from the greentech sector. The number of cleantech-focused VC partners is thinning. Exits are scarce. However, the increased involvement of corporate VC arms and strategic investors is a relative bright spot in the cleantech investment landscape. Corporate ... more ›
- December 3, 2012
- $120 million DOE grant boosts California energy storage accelerator
- CalCharge and Berkeley Lab included in national energy storage innovation project SAN FRANCISCO – Dec. 3, 2012 – A new California innovation accelerator for energy storage firms is getting a “fresh charge,” thanks to the U.S. Department of Energy. CalCharge – a partnership between Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and CalCEF, ... more ›
