Category: Renewables – Business

Have you ever been watching a movie and seen an attempt at product placement that was so lame you wanted to toss your popcorn all over the theater, in a rage against the sheer contempt that the director/editor had for …

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If you haven’t attended one of the Techbrew MegaMixers, I’m afraid words may fail to communicate what they’re like. Let’s just say “cleantech entrepreneurs and investors meet the absolute core of the meaning of the phrase ‘New Age.’”  Musical performace …

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Here’s another in a series of free reports, based on the results of a recent 2GreenEnergy survey of industry businesspeople. Linked here, “How US Companies Can Build Relationships with China” is now available for free download. The sheer volume of …

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Representatives from thirteen African nations joined together between June 30th and July 1st at a conference called “Power Kick for Africa”.  Held in Nigeria, the two key themes of the conference were: 1) How to gain access to cleaner, more affordable …

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I’d like to re-extend an offer I made a year or so ago: If you’re trying to raise capital for a cleantech business from angel investors, venture capitalists, or private equity, and want objective feedback on your business plan (in …

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…..continued from earlier post These same wind turbines have been chosen for the world’s largest wind farm, the 845MW Shepherd’s Flat project in north central Oregon. 338 turbines will be installed; GE says that this turbine yields the highest energy …

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General Electric (GE) is speeding ahead on a number of renewable energy fronts.  This includes continuing to build its wind turbine division, a new smart meter project, planning to build the largest solar plant in the U.S., keeping its successful Eco-Imagination project going and …

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To understand this little anecdote, you have to know that about a year ago, I became a friend of a French fellow, Gerolf Jacobs, a very personable clean energy investor/deal-maker who lives near Bordeaux. In a few of our numerous …

Renewable Energy Projects in France and Bulgaria — A Chance Encounter Read More »

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In a May Vector story, we covered a detailed report from Ogilvy & Mather (Ogilvy Earth) about “mainstreaming green” in the U.S. One of the recommendations of the study was a call to corporations to bring simple greener products to …

[The Vector] Big and Small, Green Efforts Count: SC Johnson Introduces a Revolutionary Cleaning Concentrate Read More »

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If you’re searching for an effective “onramp” to the multi-trillion dollar clean energy industry, I’ll hope you’ll attend “The Clean Energy  Onramp” (details here).   I personally guarantee that you’ll leave the event with a comprehensive understanding of the most critical …

Attending “The Clean Energy OnRamp”? Discount Ends Sunday Read More »

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