On the face of it, 2007 was a banner year for U.S. venture investment in solar and biofuels. Flowing quietly under big time deals like HelioVolt’s $101 million Series B, however, was a strong undercurrent pointing towards the U.S. becoming a global leader in wind power. According to the American Wind Energy Association 5,244 MW [...]
FutureGen, the much vaunted high-tech “clean coal” pilot plant slated for construction in Illinois, has been (un)officially blackballed by Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman. The plant’s estimated costs jumped precipitously from an initial estimate of $800 million in 2003 to nearly $1.8 billion, causing officials in the DOE to balk at what many have already argued [...]
Shenzhen Topray Solar announced its IPO prospectus today. The company, a “high-tech enterprise engaged in the R&D, production and sales of amorphous silicon, monocrystakline [sic] silicon, polycrystalline silicon solar cell chips, solar cell modules and other cell application products”, will offer 40 million A shares equal to 25 percent of its enlarged stock capital. The [...]
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January 27
Boston Climate Action Network - “Thinking Big About Boston’s Solar Future” , 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. @ Community Church of Boston, 565 Boylston [...]
Adaptation to Climate Change
On Friday, we had some Technology Pioneer specific sessions that I am not going to bore you with. However, I did attend one session on an extremely important subject that has not gotten the share of mind that it deserves. That subject is ‘adaptation to climate change’. Regardless of [...]
The thin film bug caught on in a big way in 2007. Investors flocked to the sector despite the technology’s low relative conversion efficiency, driven by tight silicon supply, declining production costs, and the promise of covering the world in flexible PV. First Solar, which IPO’ed in November 2006 at $20 a share, was a [...]
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Buildings are the George Harrison of green tech. Usually, it's the first two guys--solar and biofuels--that come to mind when the green tech gets debated. ...
Tesla Motors chairman Elon Musk is serious about getting beyond sports cars. At a press conference with California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tesla co-founder and chairman Elon ...
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