The benchmark Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 11,000 for the first time since stock markets began their nosedive 18 months ago. And the rebound in investor and trader confidence seems to be taking renewable energy and clean technology stocks with it. Solar company stocks, in particular, have been performing well at the close of [...]
Svetlana Doneva www.fin24.com Johannesburg – The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) said the majority of the R71bn earmarked for funding investment over the next five years will go to new businesses. That’s according to IDC CEO Geoffrey Qhena, who addressed media at the presentation of the development funding company’s results for the year to end-March [...]
Ecopreneur is looking to back renewable energy companies who are at the start-up phase or who are a sustainable business looking to expand. Key to being successful as a start-up or an expanding established business is the ability to keep cash flow positive, and the ability to master the art of effective marketing. Ecopreneur is [...]
Monitoring how much power your home uses isn’t just frugal but an “in” and green idea. Google and Microsoft are already players in the home energy market but Apple is looking to change the game with two patent applications. There’s a simple reason for Apple to get into the smart grid market and that’s money. [...]
Google is a search engine, an advertising company and now a cellphone maker. But a green energy company? That too, said Bill Weihl, Google’s so-called green energy czar, in an interview with Jeffrey Marlow of The Times on the Green Inc. blog. He said: Some people might look at that and say, ‘I don’t see [...]
When Google started talking about its energy management web tool PowerMeter earlier this year, a big hurdle quickly became apparent: The search engine giant’s market for the device would be limited to consumers whose utilities are deploying smart meters (meters that have two-digital communication). That’s a small piece of a very small pie, given only [...]
When people talk about renewable energy, they usually mean that the main source from which the energy is derived—wind, the sun, ocean waves and tides, the never-ending heat below the Earth’s surface—is available in endless supply and either remains relatively constant or continually regenerates as part of the planet’s natural cycles. For renewable energy to [...]
Energy-efficient technology for batteries, grids and power storage will be trendy in 2010, according to a study released Wednesday on clean energy technology. Even as the use of solar and wind power expands, conserving energy and using it more efficiently will draw more interest from companies and investors, the PricewaterhouseCoopers study found. Only a small [...]
