What do Germany’s rising energy prices, Russia’s annexation of Crimea, and renewable energy deployment have to do with each other? Consider the following issues. A New York Times article this past… Read more »
The deal the European Commission reached last Wednesday on carbon emissions reductions and renewable energy targets will be remembered as an acknowledgment of the difficult economic times facing Europe as well… Read more »
The third quarter in cleantech brought into focus the successes and challenges of moremature companies like Tesla, Airbnb, and Zipcar. It also highlighted energy challenges in India and China Read more »
Tesla has drawn fire for raising more cash and being 4 to 5 weeks behinds its production schedule. It still has challenges but is ultimately laser focused on avoiding recalls and… Read more »
The most amazing figure in today’s New York Times article about how the massive credit extended to solar PV panel makers by Chinese government banks isn’t panning out is the figure… Read more »
Cleantech continues to be a diverse market of opportunities, and in the second quarter of 2012 companies worked to monetize strategies to leverage consumer and corporate interest in going green. Key highlights from… Read more »
When it comes to the individual impact of countries on global warming I haven’t forgotten that the U.S. contributes about a fifth of CO2 emissions to the atmosphere. But looking fifty… Read more »
UPDATED: The tragic story, reported by The New York Times’s Ron Lieber last month, in which a man rented a car in Boston via peer-to-peer car sharing company RelayRides and wound… Read more »
Zipcar’s decision last week to make a strategic investment in peer-to-peer car-sharing startup Wheelz surprised many. But Wheelz is another way for Zipcar to access a young demographic, college students, which… Read more »