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Third quarters tend to be the strongest of the year [for cleantech investment], according to Dallas Kachan of research firm Kachan & Co.
Cleantech is bleeding green: U.S. investment dollars slashed by half in last year, November 1st, 2010
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AP cites Kachan, Chrysalix, VantagePoint & EDF on how #cleantech is making the fossil fuel industry cleaner. http://t.co/mOIyUrxBIe — 2 days 13 hours ago
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Kathy Chen has joined #cleantech research co. Kachan as an associate for the summer. More on her & other staff here: http://t.co/2ZEKllJHRB — 5 days 8 hours ago
Quoted in the press
"Investors are still waiting for their cleantech investments to produce returns," says Dallas Kachan, who runs the San Francisco clean technology consulting firm Kachan & Co. "Nobody's seen the stellar home runs they were hoping for 5 years ago."
Drilling is new focus for clean energy investors, May 4th, 2013
“Even then, hurdles remain, such as the subsidy, land and tax incentives for local Chinese firms,” said [Jim] Mahoney, who wrote a report for the Kachan & Co. cleantech research firm about cooperation in China.
Green Ambition (cover story), Apr 2013 issue
"Today, crowdfunding is limited to donations. Equity investors in the U.S. can’t technically put their money to work in most crowdfunding & microfinance systems yet with the expectation of a return."
Crowdfunding’s lack of reward, Mar 14, 2013
"Silver Spring has been one of the most highly anticipated U.S. cleantech IPOs ever," said Dallas Kachan, managing partner of cleantech research firm Kachan & Co. "Its first-day performance is nice to see, but save the applause. By pricing at the middle of its range, upward movement was likely."
Silver Spring Networks skyrockets 29 percent in first day of trading, Mar 13, 2013
Dallas Kachan, managing partner of cleantech research firm Kachan & Co. ... called the Silver Spring offering "one of the most highly anticipated U.S. cleantech IPOs ever."
Cleantech cleans up in well-timed IPO for Silver Spring Networks, Mar 13, 2013
"Barriers to equity investors aside, it’s clear that crowdfunding activity has been ramping up in cleantech."
Crowd-funding emerges as source of capital for cleantech, Mar 10, 2013