How Worried Should We Be About the Decline in Clean Energy Investment?
The clean energy industry is headed for yet another dip in global investment. Meanwhile, venture investors are shifting their money toward more "capital-lite" businesses. Should we be worried? The Ene...
18 Okt 201340min
Real Talk: Has the Geothermal Industry Failed in Its Messaging?
No one denies the immense potential of geothermal. Despite that potential, the industry has grown incrementally over the years and failed to attract strong investment flow, particularly in the U.S. So...
11 Okt 201341min
To Hell With the Gov't Shutdown, Let's Create Some Cleantech Wealth
This week, we'll forget the political train wreck in Washington (for a little while) and instead turn our attention to the business leaders helping build new wealth opportunities in clean energy. Ener...
3 Okt 201334min
How To Save the Power Companies From Themselves
Almost everyone admits it: utilities are going to be in for some serious trouble if they don't start thinking about how to properly manage the coming surge in distributed energy. But we can't entirely...
21 Sep 201334min
Will the Emerging Climate Movement Help Cleantech?
After failing to pass a climate bill in 2010, the environmental movement has seen a new surge of activism mobilized by the fight against Keystone XL. So what are the implications for the clean energy ...
13 Sep 201343min
Is Solar About to Get Screwed or Saved in California?
California is a bellwether for the solar industry, which is why a new bill being considered in the state could have wide-ranging impacts around the country. The state is currently considering a bill t...
6 Sep 201346min
Why Have Venture Capitalists Flopped in Cleantech?
Venture investments in cleantech have taken a nosedive after bringing in poor returns. But the problem isn't in cleantech -- it's in the investment strategy. On this week's podcast, The Gang will talk...
30 Aug 201334min
Are Utilities Ready for the Coming Death Spiral?
Utilities are on the verge of a "death spiral" as more customers leave the grid and implement distributed energy technologies like solar. The same thing happened in Telecom as the rise of mobile phone...
15 Aug 201341min
