Transcript Energy Innovations.ppt

Venture Capital Firms and
Alternative Energy Sources
Aaron Lum
BA 469
Article
Article Summary
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Venture Capitalist (VC) hope to develop and capture the oil dominated
energy market share with alternative energy sources.
Not for environment’s sake…
“It's not because we want to do great things for the environment or
great things for the world”
Cleantech represented 1.2% of total dollar amount of VC in 2000. $520
million accounts for 2.6% of total VC pie in 2004. Translate into a 20
billion dollar VC energy investments.
Federal and State Government taking to opposite roads to solving this
energy problem.
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State: Finance R & D into renewable energy sources.
Federal: Corporate fossil fuels, scale back alternative energy sources.
Opens doors for private companies to capitalize on alternative energy.
The Players…
Summation
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With oil prices soaring alternative energy
becomes a viable option.
Companies attracted to possibility of new
“untapped” industry.
State also attracted to alternative energy
and cost savings.
Questions?
Work Cited
RedNova
http://www.rednova.com/news/display/?id=199164&source=r_science
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Technology Partners
http://www.technologypartners.com/index.html
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Nanosolar
http://www.nanosolar.com/
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CleanTech Venture Network
http://cleantech.com/
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Energy Innovations
http://www.energyinnovations.com/
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Alternative Energy Institute
http://www.altenergy.org/index.lasso
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