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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

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

Bounce-back in Global Clean Energy Investment Continues

By Naimish Upadhyay on May 7, 2010 4 Comments Alta Wind Energy Center, Better Place, biofuel, Bloomberg New Energy Finance, Brazil, China, clean energy, clean tech investment, Clipper Windpower, Energimp, Europe, IPO, Michael Liebreich, Pew Charitable Trusts, private equity, solar parks, United States, UTC Corporation, venture capital, wind farms

Data from the first quarter of 2010 show a solid growth in global clean energy investment. While China maintained its global lead with clean energy investments of $6.5bn, the wind energy sector saw a global investment of $14.1bn, making it the biggest renewable energy sector. In spite of some lingering concerns, a record overall new investment in clean energy worldwide is forecast for the year 2010.

Renewable Energy Finance Forum

By Chris de Morsella on June 24, 2009 1 Comment ACORE, American Council On Renewable Energy, biofuels, biomass, Brandon Keefe, California, capital market participation, Carbon Finance, Chris Knowland, Chris White, Clean Energy Technologies, energy efficiency, Euromoney Energy Events, government policy, green Buildings, private equity, project finance, REFF-Wall St, REFF-West, renewable energy, renewable energy finance, renewable energy investment, renewable power generation, San Francisco, Seattle, smart grid, solar;, The second Renewable Energy Finance Forum – West, Tom Weirich, transmission, venture capital, Washington, wind

The second Renewable Energy Finance Forum – West (REFF-West), will take place in San Francisco on September 29-30, 2009. It builds on the success of both REFF-Wall St and the inaugural REFF-West, which took place in Seattle in October 2008.

The conference focuses on finance and investment for clean energy technologies, with a particular emphasis on the Western US, and covers both large scale projects and the development and commercialization of new technologies. REFF-West is targeted at a senior level audience including investors, financiers, project developers and clean technology companies. Conference sessions will examine opportunities in a range of cleantech markets.