CalPERS had an interesting comment about cleantech investment and how it has felt noble to lose money in the sector. While many have lost money in solar, much of it has been focused on the desire to find the silver bullet in a factory. Making big bets is the game of venture capital, and maybe 2013 will show that solar needs targeted strategic investment that expands the market from the bottom up.
News
- Greentech Media – Financing Tools Move Renewables to Main Street
- Bloomberg – Solar Will Be 2nd-Biggest Source of U.S. Power in 2013
- RE World -Three States Now Have More Than 1 Gigawatt of Solar
- Solar Industry – RPS Revisions In CT Could Threaten State’s Solar
- NY Times – Chinese Solar Panel Giant Is Tainted by Bankruptcy
- Gigaom – CalPERS: Cleantech has been a noble way to lose money
- RE World – Integrating Variable Renewables as Germany Expands Grid
- Media Matters – Fox News: Solar “Might Be Tanking Our Economy”
Opinions
Have a great day!
Yann