Cleantech Blog Archive
21 May 2013
TVA Privatization: An Idea Whose Time Has Not Come, And Is Not Approaching
By editor On 21 May 2013 In Cleantech Blog
For those who are irate about the U.S. government intervening in the energy markets, you’ll have to go back a long time to find when that was not the case. To illustrate, rewind 80 years: in the
13 May 2013
Survey of Advanced Energy Business Executives
By editor On 13 May 2013 In Cleantech Blog
In April, the Advanced Energy Economy Institute (AEEI) released the synthesis of a survey of executives in the advanced energy sector conducted by PA Consulting to suggest priorities for U.S. energy policy. The report, Accelerating Advanced Energy
10 May 2013
Speed in the Oil Patch – Automation at the Wellhead looks like Cleantech
By editor On 10 May 2013 In Cleantech Blog
I had a chance to wander around the Offshore Technology Conference this week and chat about some of the technologies on display. OTC is still heavily a mechanical engineer’s conference. Despite the high tech nature of the
7 May 2013
Reporting from Omaha
By editor On 7 May 2013 In Cleantech Blog
Over the weekend, I attended the annual shareholder’s meeting of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A, BRK.B) in Omaha to hear the wit and wisdom of CEO Warren Buffett and Vice Chairman Charlie Munger. For five hours on Saturday,
28 Apr 2013
First Institutional Project Finance Capital Raised for Urban Agriculture
By editor On 28 April 2013 In Cleantech Blog
NEW YORK, NY, March 6, 2013 – It was announced today that prominent renewable energy investor Clean Feet Investors has provided BrightFarms with a $ 3M project equity facility; this investment is believed to be the first
22 Apr 2013
ABB’s New Solar Star
By editor On 22 April 2013 In Cleantech Blog
Over the weekend, ABB (NYSE: ABB) announced the $ 1 billion acquisition of Power-One (NASDAQ: PWER), which makes a wide spectrum of power conversion electronics equipment. Notably, Power-One is a major player in the market for inverters,