The Biggest Financing Traps for Cleantech Startups
Every decision for a startup is a financial decision. From hiring decisions to supply agreements, investors evaluate an entire company through a financial lens. But some entrepreneurs muddling along t...
14 Nov 201446min
Election Special: What the Republican Takeover Means for Energy
This week, the U.S. turned a deep shade of red after Republicans pulled off commanding wins in national, state and local races. The results will influence a broad range of issues, including renewable ...
6 Nov 201447min
Millennials: The Core of the Clean Economy? Or Overhyped as the Green Generation?
Depending on your perspective, Millenials are either the most globally aware, technologically savvy generation or the most distracted, dependent, self-obsessed generation. For many, those feelings abo...
31 Okt 201444min
Can America Ever Become a Solar Manufacturing Superpower?
Five years ago, a new wave of startups promised a manufacturing renaissance driven by American solar. Today, after the collapse of dozens of those companies, many are skeptical that the U.S. can ever ...
27 Okt 201452min
What Happens to Solar Power Plants After They’re Installed?
By 2017, there will be more than 150 gigawatts of solar plants that need to be maintained globally. In order for solar to keep growing as an asset class, those plants need to be in top shape. Who’s go...
17 Okt 201440min
SolarCity CEO Lyndon Rive Defends His Company’s Long-Term Business Strategy
SolarCity is a much different company than it was before it went public. It has made numerous acquisitions in an attempt to control nearly every part of the value chain – from hardware to customer acq...
10 Okt 201451min
Should You Believe Claims About the Coming End of Fracking?
In mid-September, the U.S. government revised its estimates for U.S. oil production upward once again. Boosted by increases in tight oil from shale formations in North Dakota and Texas, America could ...
2 Okt 201449min
Why New York Is Trying to Create the Most Innovative Grid in the World
New York is taking a hard look at how to reform the distribution grid and encourage more distributed energy resources. But it’s not doing it through mandates. Instead, New York regulators are developi...
24 Sep 201455min
