"If you want to worry about what's happening in cleantech, worry about how the entrenched energy industries are lobbying to undermine pricing for renewables, and not where sources of capital will come from."
In Venture Capital, Sustainability Is the New Buzzword, Feb 3, 2014
Other newer financial innovations will expand in 2014, said Dallas Kachan, pointing specifically to crowdfunding. “When the equity-based crowdfunding systems start taking hold, that really stands a chance of unlocking large sums of hitherto unavailable capital for the whole cleantech space,” he said.
Renewable Energy Finance Outlook for 2014: Where Will the Cash Flow? Jan 30, 2014
"Cleaner power in mining is a step in the right direction. But it would be even less expensive, and better for the world, if mining companies used less power in the first place."
Beyond renewable energy, Jan 2014
A broad cleantech recovery, the rise of crowd funding, and risks to electric vehicle (EV) growth rates are predicted by cleantech research and consultancy Kachan & Co. for 2014.
A better year ahead for cleantech sector compared with 2013, Dec 19, 2013
Cleantech industry-watchers should take heart, Kachan writes. A quiet recovery is already underway in cleantech, a process that should gain even more momentum through 2014.
Cleantech in 2014: reasons to be optimistic for wind, solar, Dec 14 2013
Cleantech research and consultancy firm Kachan & Co. have peered into their solar-powered crystal ball to reveal five trends in the industry for 2014, along with some bonus predictions about electric cars and even mining tech.
Five Predictions for Technology for 2014, Dec 11, 2013