Tag Archives: cleantech
Investing in Clean Energy = Investing in the Future
Here’s a puzzler for our new era: Let’s say you want to set aside some money. Where should you put it? Over the last ten years the stock market has become increasingly volatile, and yields for real estate investments, bonds, and CDs are all at or near 10-year lows. The old advice to diversify and [...]
Will Nanosolar Survive?
Earlier this year Nanosolar went through a round of layoffs. Our sources claimed 75 percent of the staff was let go with 60 days’ pay. Here’s a California WARN notice showing all 170 employees to be lost on April 15. We spoke with two sources close to the company under conditions of anonymity. There are [...]
Facebook and Cleantech
Social networks have helped support political uprisings. Can they motivate people to change their energy consumption? Facebook and the Cleantech Group are awarding $25,000 to one of Facebook’s 1 billion users who develops the best Facebook application to encourage renewables, sustainability or energy efficiency. The winner also receives guidance from the Cleantech Group and Facebook [...]
Should You Buy SolarCity Stock?
As a result of a disappointing earnings release, SolarCity (SCTY) took a shellacking on Thursday. The stock traded down 17.6% to the low of the day, and closed down 14.4%. Still, the stock is up 6.5% for the month, and the savvy investor would have gained 78% if they bought SCTY on the first day [...]
Will Cleantech Stocks Recover?
Could the three-year slump in cleantech stocks be ending? It’s been a tough few years since the glory days of cleantech stocks came to an end – in the good ‘ole days of 2005-2007, companies piled onto the world’s public markets and were among the top performing stocks. Since then, share prices have crashed and [...]
Global Cleantech Venture Capital Investment Drops 33%
Yesterday I spent an hour taking in a terrific webinar from the Cleantech Group, conducted by what I’m sure must have been one of its most senior consultants, Sheeraz Haji, who ably walked us through some of the 2012 numbers associated with global cleantech venture investment. As it happens, these figures were down about 33% [...]
In The Year 2013: Cleantech
It’s only one person’s opinion, but we haven’t heard much of this kind of perspective on the cleantech industry before, so we thought it’s worth presenting to you. Each year, Dallas Kachan of research and consulting firm Kachan & Co. sets out predictions for the coming year, many of which have materialized, he says. He predicted [...]
Obama Offers $6B in Asia-Pacific Clean Energy Infrastructure
President Obama is offering a $6 billion investment in clean energy infrastructure in the Asia-Pacific region under the US-Asia Pacific Comprehensive Partnership for a Sustainable Energy Future. The Partnership is being formed to drive investment in the region, and also to provide a ready export market for US companies and their technologies. There are four regional priorities: 1. Renewables and cleaner [...]
Governments Role in the Future of Cleantech
Many want to see more government investment in clean technology. There are a lot of things governments can do to help advance cleantech. They can provide tax credits, craft policy mandates, impose standards, develop regulations and pass legislation. On the macroeconomic level, governments can also play an important role supporting education, developing markets and encouraging demand. Cleantech [...]