Posts Tagged ‘ Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers ’

Efficiency, King of Power

A recent panel discussion with John Doerr (KPCB), Vinod Khosla (Khosla Ventures) and John Holland (Foundation Capital) in the WSJ caught my attention. The lesser known of the three panelists, John Holland, had a quote I felt trumped his two better known colleagues when asked what is “hot” in the CleanTech sector. Mr. Holland:  “We’ve [ READ MORE ]

Bloom Energy, or Wilt Energy?

On Sunday, February 21st Bloom Energy was profiled on the American News Show 60 Minutes. Three days later Bloom unveiled for the first time to the public a fuel cell that had been under development for 8 years with Governor Schwarzenegger and General Colin Powell present. Between the media, the hype, the celebrities and the [ READ MORE ]

Breaking new wind

An expert in the aeronautics industry during World War 2 probably could be forgiven if they believed that fighters such as the P-51 Mustang or an RAF Spitfire were close to being the fastest and most advanced planes technologically possible. That is, until the Luftwaffe introduced the world to the jet engine turbine system. Similarly [ READ MORE ]

Top 10 cleantech stories of 2009

In no particular order, here are my top 10 cleantech stories of 2009. Any other interesting stories that you think should be on this list? 1. Copenhagen Accord: From Hopenhagen to Nopenhagen The widely anticipated UN climate talks at Copenhagen in Dec 2009 ended with a whimper. After spending much time haggling about the main [ READ MORE ]

Will Project Better Place really work?

Many people in the electric vehicle arena are very familiar with Project Better Place.  In short, the firm intends to circumvent the problems caused by the expensive batteries needed for EVs by employing a battery swap, or lease model, to charge users for their mileage rather than upfront capital costs of batteries. These next generation [ READ MORE ]

Electrification Coalition | News

The electrification report (Nov 2009) published by the Electrification Coalition is very detailed; needs a few hours to digest the details. It appears to attempt to give a brief history of the sector and highlights challenges and potential road blocks ahead. In some areas it serves as a Primer. We see that Ray Lane of Kleiner Perkins [ READ MORE ]

AltaRock suspends test project

On 2 Sep 2009, geothermal startup AltaRock Energy said it has suspended drilling at its demonstration project in California due to geologic anomalies. The startup said it encountered a number of physical difficulties at the site while drilling its first well. However, the company said it will keep developing its engineered geothermal systems (EGS) technology [ READ MORE ]

Norwegian Think exits court protection and plans to resume production

Photo Source: Think website Norwegian electric carmaker Think announced on 27 Aug 2009 (see its press release) that the Norwegian courts have approved its debt settlement plan, enabling the company to exit court protection. This effectively puts Think back in business and to resume production of new electric vehicles (EVs), called TH!NK City model. (Update: [ READ MORE ]

China and India should not follow the West?

A new level of Sino-Indian relationship has taken place in the arena of environment. In Apr 2009, India and China told the UN a climate change agreement that slows down their economic growth and locks them into poverty is unacceptable to them. Both countries have taken a series of “ambitious” domestic actions to combat climate [ READ MORE ]

Kleiner makes first water investment

According to VentureBeat’s report on 31 Jul 2009, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers has backed its first water-related cleantech company, Applied Process Technology (APT). This is a significant milestone for the firm and a sign that floodgates may finally open in water investing in the US. APT makes water remediation technology that removes agricultural nitrates [ READ MORE ]

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