Tag: cleantech business concepts

I must come across as the Ebeneezer Scrooge when it comes to reviewing cleantech business concepts on behalf of the investor community, insofar as I almost uniformly scoff at them (or worse).  But here’s what’s actually going on: • For every …

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Each month, I come across a couple of dozen cleantech business concepts, and, when I refer to some of them as “silly” or some such, I’m sure readers think that perhaps I’m being rash or unfair.  OK, check this out:  a …

A Good Example of a Bad Idea in Solar PV Read More »

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I spent a couple of hours yesterday evening at the “New Ventures Forum” at the University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB).  Guests had the opportunity to meet a total of 22 different teams of students, some of them Ph.D. …

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Sunday’s hike took a friend and me to the top of the Santa Ynez Mountains, from which I took this photo of the Pacific Ocean and the Channel Islands about 15 miles off the coast. That little strip at the …

University of California at Santa Barbara Provides A Home for Numerous Cleantech Projects Read More »

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I’m speaking at the “TechBrew MegaMixer” this Saturday afternoon at the Mark Taper Auditorium in downtown Los Angeles. If you happen to live locally and are looking for something to do, please feel free to stop by. There is no …

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