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Smart grid investments top $140M in Q3: Mercom

October 20, 2014 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

Venture capitalists are pumping money into smart grid startups. Mercom Capital, a cleantech and healthcare research firm, released a report revealing that VCs have poured $142 million into smart grid companies in 26 deals during the third quarter of 2014. By comparison, smart grid investments totaled 81 million across 13 deals during the second quarter. But funding is slightly […]

Filed Under: Cleantech & Renewable Energy, Smart Grid, Stats & Figures Tagged With: cleantech VC, funding, Smart Grid, startup, VC, venture capital

Stat of the day: 15,000 gigawatt-hours per year

January 12, 2011 by Pedro Hernandez 1 Comment

Aztek Networks switch

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’ […]

Filed Under: Green IT Tagged With: Access Venture Partners, Aztek Networks, carbon emissions, cleantech VC, cleantech venture capital, CO2 emissions, energy efficiency, Green IT, startup, telecom, VC, venture capital

Global Cleantech 100: Who made the cut?

October 18, 2010 by Pedro Hernandez 1 Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Cleantech & Renewable Energy Tagged With: Better Place, Bloom Energy, Bridgelux, cleantech, cleantech VC, cleantech venture capital, eMeter, Grid Net, Ice Energy, Kliener Perkins, Landis + Gyr, Lemnis Lighting, Silver Spring Networks, startup, Vantage Point, VC, venture capital

Nexant banks $43M

September 21, 2010 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

Nexant announced today that it added $43 million to its coffers, and that Intel Capital isn’t the only VC that has taken an interest in the smart energy software firm. In addition to Intel, Oak Investment Partners has joined existing investors TeleSoft and Beacon in funding the new round. According to Nexant’s Executive Chairman, Arjun […]

Filed Under: Cleantech & Renewable Energy, Data Center Tagged With: cleantech VC, Data Center, datacenter, energy management, funding, Intel, Nexant, Power Management, Smart Grid, VC, venture capital

Bloom Energy Recap: The Post-Hype Reality

February 26, 2010 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

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…

Filed Under: Cleantech & Renewable Energy Tagged With: Bloom Energy, Bloom Energy Server, cleantech, cleantech VC, cleantech venture capital, fuel cell, initial public offering, IPO, VC

Cleantech News Roundup – Thursday, June 4

June 4, 2009 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

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…

Filed Under: Cleantech & Renewable Energy Tagged With: cleantech, cleantech VC, cleantech venture capital, finance, financing, renewable energy

Cleantech News Roundup – Thursday, May 21

May 21, 2009 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

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…

Filed Under: Cleantech & Renewable Energy Tagged With: cleantech, cleantech VC, cleantech venture capital, News, roundup

Cleantech News Roundup – Monday, May 18

May 18, 2009 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

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…

Filed Under: Cleantech & Renewable Energy Tagged With: cleantech, cleantech VC, cleantech venture capital, renewable energy

Cleantech News Roundup – Friday, April 24

April 24, 2009 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

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…

Filed Under: Cleantech & Renewable Energy Tagged With: cleantech, cleantech VC, cleantech venture capital, EPS, solar

Cleantech News Roundup – Friday, April 17, 2009

April 17, 2009 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

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….

Filed Under: Cleantech & Renewable Energy Tagged With: battery, cleantech, cleantech VC, cleantech venture capital, fuel, hydrogen, News, roundup, solar, wind, wind power, wind turbines

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