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Early Stage Cleantech Venture and the Next Billion Dollar Businesses

By Peg Zokowski on September 9, 2011 Comments Off on Early Stage Cleantech Venture and the Next Billion Dollar Businesses clean energy, cleantech, cleantech finance, cleantech startup, cleantech venture capital, CNSE, CO, College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, Colorado, Denver, E2TAC, Energy and Environmental Technology Applications Center, entrepreneurial ecosystems, George Powch, green economy, green finance, Green venture capital, Industry Growth Forum, Karina Edmonds, New Energy Symposium, NREL, Peg Zokowski, Phase Change Energy Solutions, QuarTek, Rentricity, Reyad Sawafta, venture capital, Versatilis

Early Stage Cleantech Venture and the Next Billion Dollar Businesses

Looks at how cleantech has the potential to produce the next billion dollar companies and become the engine of growth for the US; and goes on to look at how the entrepreneurial ecosystem can be encouraged, especially in the critical early stage phase.

Cleantech Financing Strategies in the Global Economy

By Peg Zokowski on May 3, 2011 4 Comments Babson Clean Technology, Babson Energy and Environmental Conference, BrightSource, Cary Bullock, China, Chuck McDermott, cleantech, Cleantech Financing, Cleantech Group, cleantech startup, cleantech venture capital, CommSolar, electric power trading, Emerging Markets, energy efficiency, externalities, green financing, HVAC, John Abe, lighting, Mark Donohue, Massachusetts, national energy policy, Nexamp, Peg Zokowski, Pittsfield Wastewater Treatment Plant, Power Purchase Agreements, PPAs, renewable power, Rockport Capital, Sheeraz Haji, Silver Lake, solar renewable energy credits, SRECs, sustainability, ThermoEnergy Corp, Tianjin

Cleantech Financing Strategies in the Global Economy

In this post Peg summarizes a round-table discussion about cleantech financing in the global economy held at 5th Annual Babson Energy and Environmental Conference on Entrepreneurship for a Sustainable Future and chaired by Mark Donohue. The discussion covered some of the global aspects affecting cleantech financing and looked at various challenges and opportunities lying ahead.