Category: Renewables – Business

Are you tracking the big numbers behind renewable energy?  If so, here’s an article on a United Nations report on clean energy that you’ll find quite meaningful.  Maybe “meaningful” is the wrong word to describe a report that is called …

United Nations Report on Clean Energy: The “Renewables Bible” Read More »

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It looks like Chevron’s situation in Ecuador is coming to a head.  In a couple of weeks, the oil giant will face a watershed event in the court case in which it’s been ordered to pay $9.5 billion to repair …

Chevron’s Situation in Ecuador Won’t Be Easily Dismissed Read More »

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As I continue to organize my new book of clean energy, it looks like I’ll be opening with a bit of history. The truth is that the struggle to control the world’s energy supply has dominated the agendas of world …

World History: Our Most Powerful Economic and Political Forces are Tied to the Energy Scene Read More »

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I drove to San Francisco and back yesterday for a series of meetings – almost 600 miles round trip. One of the highlights was a meeting in downtown with Dr. Ricardo Angel, Senior VP of Venture Capital for GE’s Energy …

GE’s Energy Financial Services — A Company that “Gets It” Read More »

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[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciJv4exh8_k&w=425&h=349] The other day I was asked to do an hour-long interview on KMST, talk radio in Mt. Sterling, KY. Here it is: pretty wide-ranging discussion of the need for clean energy, the potential solutions. Knowing that a great …

Talking Clean Energy on Talk Radio in Kentucky — Coal Country! Read More »

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If you’re involved in clean energy as a business, if you’d like to be a part of the multi-trillion dollar renewables industry, let me ask you this:  Do you ever wish you could establish win-win relationships with key business partners?  …

Trying to Establish Strategic Partnerships and Joint Ventures? Read More »

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I’m headed to New York City today for a series of four meetings—two of which are with heavyweights in bringing equity financing to clean energy projects, and have expressed interest in some of the business plans that I’ve sent them. …

2GreenEnergy in New York City — Discussing Clean Energy Projects with Private Equity Firms Read More »

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The World Economic Forum says worldwide investment in green energy rose 30% in 2010. Investment reached $234 billion in 2010, up from $186 billion a year earlier. The WEF states that higher oil prices would most likely increase demand for …

[The Vector] Large Rise in Green Investment Read More »

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(Continued from an earlier post…) U.S. Venture Capital U.S. Venture Capital investments increased in 2010, too, from $3.5 billion in 2009 to $5.1 billion in 2010 (a 45.7% increase). The number did fall short of the record-breaking $6.1 billion invested …

[The Vector] Clean Energy Trends 2011 Report – Continued Read More »

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[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzhXSKReVV8] In this episode of the 2GreenEnergy Video Report, host George Alger interviews me on my trip to visit Kleiner Perkins, the legendary venture capital firm, and what I learned about the process of raising money for clean energy …

2GreenEnergy Video Report – Raising Investment Capital for Clean Energy Companies Read More »

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