As Green Car Loan Funds Dwindle, What’s Plan B for Startups? The flood of funding from the Department of Energy’s $25 billion Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing loan program has slowed to a trickle in recent months. . . And as startups who applied and have yet to receive funds now wait on a final yea or nay from the DOE, many of the applicants are facing a potential cash crunch for their manufacturing plans.
Better Place’s Danish Dreams, Plus a Test Drive of Its First Electric Car: I met with Better Place in Copenhagen and took a test drive of their first electric vehicle the Renault Fluence.
My Notes From Copenhagen: A Looming Divide, A Bit of Warmth Amid the Cold, and the Opening Ceremony Kicks Off!
Earth2Tech Predictions: 5 Biggest Hurdles for 2010: Will cleantech’s upward trend keep going in 2010, mirroring the predicted comeback in other business verticals — or will growth in the sector drop off after its government-backed boost this year?
Infotech Can Cut Carbon, But Should It Be In the Copenhagen Agreement? While I have little doubt about IT’s ability to reduce emissions (see The Climate Group’ Smart2020 report), a representative from the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) told me today that the group is hoping that the final Copenhagen agreement will reference IT as an important part of the shared vision to reduce emissions.
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