Venture Capital For Energy Innovation : Market Research Report

Venture Capital For Energy Innovation

Published by: Richard K. Miller & Associates

Published: Sep. 17, 2009 - 121 Pages

1 VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTMENT IN CLEAN ENERGY: 1.1 Overview; 1.2 Global Venture Capital Investment; 1.3 U.S. Venture Capital Investment; 1.4 State-by-State Venture Capital Investment; 1.5 Impact of the Recession; 1.6 Cleantech Investment Distribution by Segment; 1.7 Largest Cleantech Venture Capital Investments; 1.8 Market Resources
2 ERA OF OPPORTUNITY IN ENERGY: 2.1 Market Drivers; 2.2 New Business Awareness; 2.3 Sustainability Drives Innovation; 2.4 Market Forecasts
3 TRENDS IN VENTURE CAPITAL: 3.1 Challenges in Venture Capital; 3.2 Shakeout; 3.3 New Directions; 3.4 Outlook
4 PROFILES OF ENERGY-FOCUSED VENTURE CAPITAL FIRMS: 4.1 @Ventures; 4.2 Advanced Technology Ventures; 4.3 Advantage Capital Partners; 4.4 Altira Group; 4.5 Applied Ventures; 4.6 Atel Ventures; 4.7 Atlas Ventures; 4.8 Battelle Ventures; 4.9 Battery Ventures; 4.10 Bay Partners; 4.11 Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania; 4.12 Bessemer Venture Partners; 4.13 Braemar Energy Ventures; 4.14 Burrill & Company; 4.15 CMEA Ventures; 4.16 Canaan Partners; 4.17 Chevron Technology Ventures; 4.18 Chrysalix Energy Venture Capital; 4.19 Commons Capital; 4.20 Crosslink Capital; 4.21 DTE Energy Ventures; 4.22 Digital Power Capital; 4.23 Doll Capital Management; 4.23 Draper Fisher Jurvetson; 4.25 Duff Ackerman & Goodrich Ventures; 4.26 Element Partners; 4.27 Endeavor Capital Management; 4.28 EnerTech Capital; 4.29 Flagship Ventures; 4.30 Foundation Capital; 4.31 Garage Technology Ventures; 4.32 Globespan Capital Partners; 4.33 JumpStart Inc.; 4.34 Khosla Ventures; 4.35 Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers; 4.36 Lightspeed Venture Partners; 4.37 Massachusetts Technology Development Corporation; 4.38 Mohr, Davidow Ventures; 4.39 New Enterprise Associates; 4.40 NGEN Partners; 4.41 North Bridge Venture Partners; 4.42 Noventi Ventures; 4.43 Nth Power; 4.44 OVP Venture Partners; 4.45 Oak Investment Partners; 4.46 Paladin Capital Group; 4.47 Redpoint Ventures; 4.48 Rho Capital Partners; 4.49 Rocket Ventures; 4.50 RockPort Capital Partners; 4.51 Rustic Canyon Partners; 4.52 SAIL Venture Partners; 4.53 Sequoia Capital; 4.54 Sigma Partners; 4.55 Technology Partners; 4.56 Trident Capital; 4.57 VantagePoint Venture Partners; 4.58 Venrock; 4.59 Warburg Pincus
5 ANGEL INVESTORS: 5.1 Overview; 5.2 Profiles of Angel Funding Sources
6 ENERGY FRONTIER RESEARCH CENTERS: 6.1 Overview; 6.2 Profiles of EFRCs
7 ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCIES: 7.1 Background; 7.2 ARPA-E; 7.3 DARPA; 7.4 Contact Information
8 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE: 8.1 Overview; 8.2 U.S. Department of Energy; 8.3 National Laboratories; 8.4 State Resources; 8.5 Clean Energy Business Incubators; 8.6 Other Resources
9 START-UPS TO WATCH: 9.1 1366 Technologies; 9.2 A123 Systems; 9.3 Achates Power; 9.4 Advent Solar Inc.; 9.5 AltaRock Energy; 9.6 BioFuelBox Corporation; 9.7 BridgeLux; 9.8 BrightSource Energy; 9.9 Clean Current Power Systems; 9.10 CoalTek; 9.11 Cobalt Biofuels; 9.12 Coskata; 9.13 Coulomb Technologies; 9.14 Deepwater Wind; 9.15 Deeya Energy Inc.; 9.16 eMeter; 9.17 Enphase Energy; 9.18 Fat Spaniel Technologies; 9.19 GreatPoint Energy; 9.20 GridPoint Inc.; 9.21 Ice Energy; 9.22 InEnTec; 9.23 MiaSolé; 9.24 Nanosolar; 9.25 Silver Spring Networks; 9.26 SmartSynch; 9.27 SolarCity; 9.28 Solazyme; 9.29 Solicore; 9.30 Solyndra; 9.31 Southwest Windpower; 9.32 Stirling Energy Systems; 9.33 Tendril Networks; 9.34 Verdant Power; 9.35 Verdiem
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Abstract

The market research report Venture Capital For Energy Innovation 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, electrochemical 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.

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