I’m one of these fanatics about combining reasons to travel. It’s not uncommon for me to have six or seven meetings in a day in Manhattan, starting with an early breakfast, running straight through after-dinner drinks. Except for super-urgent meetings, …
I’d like to request your help in establishing an Advisory Committee for 2GreenEnergy. In an average month, I get about a dozen business plans for my review, submitted by entrepreneurs all over the world. Fortunately, most of these represent business …
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I was flattered to get a call last week from a guy wanting me to host a radio talk show. He asked me for a short write-up of some ideas; here it is: Thanks for your inquiry about the radio show. Per …
Radio Talk Show on Renewables and Electric Transportation Read More »
China invested US$34.6 billion in clean energy projects during 2009 – almost double US investments in the same period. US commentators view China as the next solar powerhouse or not serious about renewables at all. In reality it is a lot more complicated.
In the 500,000+ miles I’ve logged driving through California since I moved here, I got my first speeding ticket in more than 20 years the other day. I was driving through our central coast, making my way up a long, …
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I spent the morning with the brass at the California Coast Venture Forum, a group that does great work in the same arena as we play at 2GreenEnergy: putting top clean energy ideas – and the entrepreneurs behind them – …
California Coast Venture Forum – An Important Connection for CleanTech Entrepreneurs Read More »
I’m on my way up north for a few meetings in the Bay Area, the first of which is an interview with Ray Lane, Managing Partner of Kleiner Perkins, the legendary venture capital fund. Ray has generously consented to let …
Interview with Kleiner Perkins’ Ray Lane on Renewable Energy Investments Read More »
Question: 2GreenEnergy client Canefields USA, LLC has negotiated a supply of 50,000 metric tons per month of raw sugarcane (waste) “bagasse” fiber from major sugar producers in Brazil, from which it will produce eco-friendly carbon-neutral paper. Approximately how much per …
One of our core tasks here at 2Greenenergy is bringing expertise to the analysis of high-level issues in renewable energy. A few months ago, the government of Bangladesh contacted us with an extremely open-ended request: come study our resources — …
$3.7 billion was invested into renewable energy and cleantech companies in 2010, says Thomson Reuters data for National Venture Capital Association & PricewaterhouseCoopers. The good news is that venture capital investments rose 76% from 2009, which was a dark year …
[The Vector] Venture Capital Funding for CleanTech Up in 2010 Read More »
