A colleague in the southeastern part of the US has a huge and rock-solid fuel supply of wood to make into pellets, and, on the basis of that feedstock agreement, I’m trying to help him raise a significant amount (nine …
The Market for Wood Pellets in European Power Plants Read More »
I just got off the phone with Fred Walti, the Executive Director of the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator, a terrific non-profit whose purpose is to foster the development of cleantech start-ups by offering flexible office space, CEO coaching and mentoring, …
Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator Doing Great Work Read More »
After a terrific presentation by my friends at the Eleos Foundation yesterday, I met a gentleman who helps small companies get off the ground by pre-selling their products into the market. Now there’s a kindred spirit. In my experience, too …
Advice To Cleantech Start-ups: Find Paying Customers Read More »
I spoke at the Mark Taper Auditorium in downtown Los Angeles (pictured here) yesterday, introducing 2GreenEnergy to an audience of entrepreneurs, each of whom came with an idea, looking for investment capital. It’s always exciting to get behind a microphone …
Explaining Clean Energy’s Tough Realities to Entrepreneurs Read More »
I wrote earlier that I continue to refine my role in helping entrepreneurs find investment capital, and that, for several reasons, this is a very interesting challenge. Another thing that gets in the way (again, hardly a surprise) is oil …
Cleantech Entrepreneurs’ Challenge: Commodity Price Stability Read More »
I continue to refine my role in helping entrepreneurs find investment capital. The flow of deals, of course, takes care of itself; I get dozens each month. The investor side, understandably, takes more work. Some find us through the site, …
Helping Cleantech Entrepreneurs Find Investment Capital: Watch Out for Circles Read More »
I’m in Manhattan this week for several purposes — one of which is to drum up support for an idea that is so obvious to me that I can’t understand why some people in this business regard it as novel. …
Raising Investment Capital for Clean Energy Businesses Read More »
Merry Christmas everyone! Had a great time at a friend’s “Stop By For a Glass of Chrismas Cheer” party last night; it was an opportunity to meet many wonderful people. It’s always amusing to get people’s reactions when I’m asked …
