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This is a comprehensive guide to opportunities for both startups and venture capitalists. Venture capital firms provided $19.3 billion in funding to energy-focused startups in 2008. Among recent VC-funded energy innovations: algae-based biofuels, cellulosic ethanol, concentrator-based solar power generation, cylindrical solar panels, electro-chemical energy storage systems, energy storage systems for wind farms, enhanced geothermal systems, LED lightbulbs, low-cost photovoltaic cells, modular-scale nuclear power generation, municipal waste-to-biofuel conversion, small-scale hydrogen generators for fuel-cell vehicles, tidal turbine generators, and wave energy generating system.
For startups, the report identifies venture capital firms funding energy projects, with contact information for each. The report also provides sources of angel investment, technical assistance, and incubator facilities.
For venture capital firms, the report assesses growth opportunities in the alternative energy, energy efficiency, and carbon reduction sectors. The report also identifies leading startups and university research programs, with contact information for each.
Content ranges from descriptions of specific types of energy innovation attracting attention in the marketplace to over 700 website links to companies and resources.