Cleantech not all easy
Mon, 03/27/2006 - 18:24 — jpark (not verified)
Redherring's article on how not all VC's are into cleantech.
It's good to hear the otherside of the story.
It is a different type of financing needed for some investments. And right now those investments are falling by the wayside. They're structured for project financing, but utilities are unwilling to provide the type of assurances needed for project backing.
Wind is becoming more stable.
Solar is following, but other sources of energy don't have the history or reliability yet.
The premium provided by the AIM to cleantechnologies or a pentalty attributed to them on the NASDAQ has been a bit of a puzzle. But Europe does value cleantechnology higher than the US.
The gains are there to be made. How, Who, What, When, and Where are the questions.
It's good to hear the otherside of the story.
It is a different type of financing needed for some investments. And right now those investments are falling by the wayside. They're structured for project financing, but utilities are unwilling to provide the type of assurances needed for project backing.
Wind is becoming more stable.
Solar is following, but other sources of energy don't have the history or reliability yet.
The premium provided by the AIM to cleantechnologies or a pentalty attributed to them on the NASDAQ has been a bit of a puzzle. But Europe does value cleantechnology higher than the US.
The gains are there to be made. How, Who, What, When, and Where are the questions.
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