Methane gas conversion to be tested at Fort Benning landfill – United States Army
Fort Benning, Ga., is the first military installation to acquire the FlexEnergy Powerstation. The power station will be tested at Fort Benning this summer to see if it can successfully generate cost-effective electricity. The “Flex” was developed specifically to convert greenhouses gases to electricity. In cooperation with Fort Benning and the Department of Defense’s Environmental [...]
Cleantech Feeling the Love from Venture Capital Firms – The Wall Street Journal and Los Angeles Times
According to Ernst & Young and data from DowJones Venture Source, cleantech venture capital jumped 54 percent in the first quarter of 2011. While the number of deals decreased from 79 in Q1 of 2010 to 69 this quarter, total money raised increased to $1.1 billion from $743.3 in the same period last year. From [...]
Despite Solid 2010, Retail Buyout Firms Cautious – Bloomberg News & Dow Jones Newswires
Anthony Choe, a partner with $500 million consumer-focused private equity firm Brentwood Associates in Los Angeles tells Bloomberg News & Dow Jones Newswires that retail buyout firms will be more selective the rest of this year despite a solid 2010. From Dow Jones Newswires … “2010 was marked by private equity firms taking publicly traded [...]
Venture capital sweeps into clean-tech industry
By Tiffany Hsu Los Angeles Times Click here to view the full article Venture capitalists spent the first quarter of the year dousing the clean-tech industry with more money, hiking investment in solar and other green companies. Though the number of deals fell to 69 from 79, companies raised $1.1 billion in the first three [...]
