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Silicon Verde
Articles that pertain to the greentech industry in general and in particular to greentech in the Silicon Valley.
A lot happened in the world of greentech in the last 12 months – the U.S. government started doling out stimulus funds, the smart grid became a mainstream moniker, the Copenhagen climate summit passed with a whimper, and the first half of the year was overshadowed by that whole economy crashing thing. One thing’s certain: The [...]
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Will 2010 be the year for greentech IPOs? When lithium ion battery maker A123Systems successfully debuted on the Nasdaq back in September, there was much speculation that the move would ready the market for a following of greentech IPOs. The notion seemed over-enthusiastic then, but three months later solar power startup Solyndra has registered for [...]
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The industry is angling for 25 to 30 new plants, loan guarantees and fuel recycling.
To meet the current goals for greenhouse gas emissions, the U.S. would have to build 187 new nuclear plants by 2050, according to former New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman, who now co-chairs the Case Energy Coalition, which advocates increased nuclear power in the U.S.
But the industry will settle for 25 to 30 by 2030, she said. That would be enough...
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John Addison submits:Investments Grow for Electric Cars, Energy Storage, Smart Grid More venture capital will be invested in innovative greentech firms and more IPOs will happen in 2010, predict some of the world’s smartest venture capitalists and investment bankers at the Venture Summit Silicon Valley. In most circles, greentech is called cleantech, but with the 2009 IPO of A123 (AONE) leading to a billion dollar valuation, venture...
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ASHLAND, Va., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Dominion Resources GreenTech Incubator will help lead the way to a sustainable energy future and create jobs, Thomas F. Farrell II, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Dominion, said at the center's ribbon-cutting ceremony today.
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Former hedge-funder-turned-philanthropist — and greentech investor — David Gelbaum won’t be donating his usual $20 million to the American Civil Liberties Union this year. Nor will he contribute to the Sierra Club or the California Community Foundation’s Iraq-Afghanistan Deployment Impact Fund. Put simply, it’s been a rough year for Gelbaum, who cited “a shift in my [...]
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The upcoming Cop15 international climate negotiations in Copenhagen will have a massive affect on the developing greentech industry. How close countries get to agreeing on legally binding greenhouse gas emissions could determine the size of the various international greentech markets, be a lever for how much investment is pumped into the industries, and set out [...]
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