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Focus on Big Holds Solar Back in U.S.

By John Farrell on January 14, 2011 1 Comment concentrating solar power (CSP) plants, Energy Self-Reliant States, federal government, Germany, gigawatt solar projects, Institute for Local Self-Reliance's New Rules Project, loan guarantees, maximum growth potential, New York Times, renewable energy, Renewable Energy World, shorter-term loans, small-scale solar, solar plants, solar power, solar projects, solar PV, solar PV power plant, solar thermal electricity power plant, United States

Focus on Big Holds Solar Back in U.S.

While the U.S. government lavishes loan guarantees and expedites review of projects on public land for multi-megawatt and even gigawatt solar projects, it’s small-scale solar that’s turning sunshine into electricity.

Why Can’t Cleantech Companies Get Funded When There is Plenty of Capital for Them

By Javier Herrero on November 23, 2010 1 Comment advisory firm, broker-dealer operations, clean energy sector, cleantech projects, development portfolios, Dow Jones Private Equity Analyst Outlook 2010, electric transmission, Energy Capital Partners, Energy Capital Partners II, financial challenge, financial intermediaries, Goodwin Procter, Great Depression, Hovey Kemp, investment market, Lehman levels, M&A firms, management team, middle market businesses, New York Times, power generation, private equity, Private Equity Is Bullish on Clean Energy, renewable energy, renewable energy sectors, renewable energy transactions, specialized roadmap, specialty finance companies, The Wall Street’s Journal Private Equity Beat, Trends and insight from Dow Jones LBO Wire and Private Equity Analyst

Why Can’t Cleantech Companies Get Funded When There is Plenty of Capital for Them

Find out why it is so difficult then for renewable developers and cleantech companies to access capital and how to overcome the obstacles.

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.