Category: Renewables – Business

I’m happy to report that the waste-to-energy project I’m trying to engineer that will bring electrification to rural schools in Panama now looks fairly close to fruition, now that I have—not one or two—but four separate cleantech investment entities interested and, …

Cleantech Investors Often View Our Projects Coolly – Until a Sense of Urgency Sets In Read More »

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Although the western regions of Argentina get about twice the solar radiation that Germany does and Argentineans are blessed with great wind resources, the “Sun of May” country has the least renewable energy installed in all of Latin America. Part …

From 2GreenEnergy Intern Louis de Saint Phalle — Country in Focus: Argentina Read More »

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I’m pleased to see all the activity on the part of a large and growing community of guest bloggers.  All combined, there are over 400 posts here from 175 different authors.  I appreciate the contributions. If anyone else wants to …

Guest Blogging on Clean Energy Read More »

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Last month, Stanford University declared that it would cease using any of its $18.7 billion endowment to invest in coal mining companies, and apparently, a number of other large educational institutions are making similar divestments in the fossil fuels industry. …

Divesting from Fossil Fuels Read More »

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I started out researching renewable energy and general sustainability topics thanks to Craig’s books, especially his first one which I immediately felt gave me an idea of what to do with my career. After meeting and speaking with him, we …

From 2GreenEnergy Intern Louis de Saint Phalle: Global Investment Overview Read More »

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If you want to learn a great deal about the energy scene in the U.S. in just a few minutes, I suggest you click here, scroll down, and read Glenn Doty’s comment on my piece on the failure of researchers …

Understanding the Path from Coal to Renewable Energy Read More »

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As I’ve mentioned, I volunteer as a mentor to up-and-coming cleantech entrepreneurs who wish to present their business plans at the Clean Business Investment Summit, held annually at UCSB (the University of California at Santa Barbara). My main role is …

Planning Meeting for the 2014 Clean Business Investment Summit Read More »

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Here’s a clever video that lays bare the connection between Coca Cola and obesity, diabetes, heart disease, etc.  And here’s an article that gets at the issue of the unsustainable use of water required in the actual manufacturing of the …

Coca Cola, Sustainability, and the Rise of Cleantech Read More »

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You already know that we at 2GreenEnergy remain hard at work in our quest to bring cleantech entrepreneurs together with the sources of investment capital they need to take their business concepts forward.  You’re also aware that we’re certainly not …

Cleantech Entrepreneurs: Check Out the NY Venture Summit Read More »

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Here’s an article that speaks to two basic truths on our discourse on the environment, at least here in the U.S.: a) those who favor protecting our skies and oceans are uniformly opposed by critics who have consistently predicted that …

The Predictions of Those Who Oppose Environmental Regulation Have Been Dead Wrong Read More »

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