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If Energy Were Free and Unlimited…

By David Gold on May 27, 2011 4 Comments cleantech, cleantech investment, David Gold, energy prices, environmental, food cost, gas prices, global demand, green economy, poverty, renewable energy, venture capital, water shortage, World Energy Assessment

If Energy Were Free and Unlimited…

This post examines the central role of energy in our lives by posing the hypothetical question the impact that free and unlimited energy would likely have on our world. Of course, as the author points out energy is neither free nor is it unlimited and prices for fossil fuels are destined to rise as emerging economies energy appetites make themselves felt on the market. From a venture capital perspective, it is this type of disruption that makes cleantech a compelling area for investment.

Are America’s Fears of a Greentech Race with China Unfounded?

By Yale Environment 360 on February 22, 2010 16 Comments Asia Studies, Beijing, Boeing, Charles McElwee, Charles Schumer, China, China Dialogue, China Leading Race to Make Clean Energy, Christina Larson, clean locomotives, clean technology, ClimateWorks, commercial espionage, competition, Council on Foreign Relations, detroit, domestic airline industry, Elizabeth Economy, Energy Secretary, environmental, factories, global demand, green China, green collar jobs, green jobs, green metro cars, green tech, green technology, greentech, installation, Intellectual property rights, jobs, Keith Bradsher, Kevin Czinger, Linden Ellis, Made in China, maintenance, Middle East, New York Times, renewable energy, Retrofit, Richard Brubaker, sales, solar cells, solar panel exports grow, solar panels, State High-Tech Development Plan, Steven Chu, Texas, The River Runs Black, Thomas Friedman, USSR, wind farm, wind turbine, Wuxi

Are America’s Fears of a Greentech Race with China Unfounded?

There has been growing talk about a clean-tech race between China and the U.S., often cast in ominous tones. But the quest to develop and implement renewable energy can be one where both nations win.