Category: Renewables – Business

A reader with a long position on Axion Power (AXPW) asked for my opinion.  He notes from their 2012 10-K: “Our PbC energy storage device is a hybrid battery supercapacitor that combines the simplicity of lead-acid batteries with the faster …

Axion Power International: Buy? Sell? Hold? Read More »

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I’m proud to serve as a member of the Advisory Board for the Clean Business Investment Summit (CBIS), held annually at the University of California at Santa Barbara in the late summer. This year’s event on September 12th will be the …

Clean Business Investment Summit 2013 – Coming Up Soon! Read More »

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Heeding my own advice and “following the money,” I like to check out Venture Beat Green every week or so, to see who’s successfully raising capital for cleantech start-ups. Here’s a story about SolSource, a company that used crowd-funding (KickStarter), …

Venture Beat Green: Who's Successfully Raising Capital for Cleantech Start-ups? Read More »

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Today, back to back, I experienced two different sides to an important argument that I hope readers will find interesting.  I had a meeting this morning with Richard Stuebi, a gentleman who’s been in and around the game of raising …

The Economics Behind the Migration to Clean Energy Read More »

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Many young people today believe their grandparents are some of the reason to blame for global warming and the resulting climate changes. While humans have a huge impact on the environment, pointing fingers doesn’t help bring people to the green …

From Guest Blogger Tina Samuels: Turning Senior Citizens on to Green Energy Read More »

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Pictured here is a proof copy of my third book, Renewable Energy – Following the Money.  It’s in the final stages of proofreading, a considerable task.  I really hate to have typos in my stuff, but it’s not easy to …

Renewable Energy – Following the Money Read More »

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I’ll be leaving home next Tuesday before dawn for a series of appointments in the Bay Area.  Perhaps the meeting about which I’m most excited is with the San Francisco office of Greentech Capital Advisors.  I’m constantly trying to expand …

Raising Capital for Cleantech Ventures Read More »

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Apparently, there are many business models associated with the green energy movement, one of which is simply to ask for donations for causes that make no apparent sense, like “Renewable Energy Research & Training Inc.”  

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I forgot to mention a radio show that I did a month or so back with “Clean Cities Radio” whose pleasant but no-nonsense host Curtis Martin (pictured here) interviewed me for a full hour.  It’s linked above for anyone who …

2GreenEnergy on Clean Cities Radio – Funding Alternative Fuels and Green Energy Projects Read More »

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Getting a message across in six seconds might sound a little like writing a haiku. In fact, Twitter’s “Vine” app, launched in January 2013, encourages users to do just that. Vine users record six second videos on their iPhone, and …

From Guest Blogger Tristan Anwyn: How Can I Use Vine to Promote Green Energy? Read More »

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