Cleantech Startups

Solyndra Was Lame and Failed, But That's Not the End of Solar

Dave Llorens | Posted 11.02.2011

Read More: Wind Power, Investments, Sustainable Energy, Government Subsidies, Green Energy, Solyndra, Solar Power, Cleantech Startups, Cleantech, Solyndra-Bankrupt, San Francisco News
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Solyndra overestimated their market and their ability to deliver, and now they're going under. But guess what? This happens every single day to Silicon Valley venture capital firms.

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Cleantech Startups Turn To Big Companies For Capital

Reuters | Nichola Groom | Posted 06.07.2011

Read More: Ipos, Google, Small Business, Solar, Venture Capital, Cleantech, Barclays, Initial Public Offering, Solar Energy, Germany, Startups, Clean Technology, Entrepreneurship, Asia, Small Business America, China, Cleantech Startups, Business News

Fledgling solar power companies looking to grow beyond their venture capital roots are increasingly catching the eye of deep-pocketed corporate investors.

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Amy Lee

Cleantech Future Threatened By Weak Venture Funding

HuffingtonPost.com | Amy Lee | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Renewable Energy Venture Capital, Cleantech Venture Capital, Renewable Energy, Clean Energy, Clean Energy Economy, Cleantech Funding, Cleantech Startups, Cleantech, Small Business America, Business News

NEW YORK -- The push to develop cleaner energy technologies--a widely embraced strategy for nurturing innovative new industries--is increasingly threa...

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Green Investing Slows, Perhaps Marking Shift To New Biofuels

San Francisco Chronicle | David R. Baker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cellulosic Ethanol, Biofuels, Ethanol, Green Investing, Green Energy, Solar Power, Cleantech Startups, Green Technology, Green News

Green tech companies worldwide received a record $8.4 billion in venture capital during the year, according to figures released Tuesday by the Cleante...

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Green Energy In 2009: Predictions And Things To Watch

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy Infrastructure, New Year's Predictions, 2009 Predictions, Biggest Solar Project, Biggest Wind Project, Cleantech Startups, Cleantech, 2009 Green Predictions, HuffPost Inauguration Ball, Green News

As the new year approaches, it's time to think about what will come for green energy next year. On the small scale, I happen to agree with a commenter...

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