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Muddled Climate Policy the Backdrop for Retech, Renewable Energy World

It's been awhile since we posted on Renewablog and with good reason. After a very busy 2009 in which we saw the federal government's attitude toward renewables and cleantech change overnight, the blog team went on a short hiatus to...

Posted in Schwartz Renewablog on January 19, 2010 10:19 AM

Things to be Thankful for in Cleantech this Holiday Season

Here are a few things the green PR, public affairs and marketing world should be thankful for this holiday season:-A more generous net metering policy in Massachusetts-New proposed feed-in tariffs and an ease in wind permitting in the UK-More Department...

Posted in Schwartz Renewablog on November 25, 2009 10:56 AM

Green & Cleantech PR: Chat with Camille Ricketts of VentureBeat

Yesterday we had the pleasure of having Camille Ricketts, the lead Green writer for VentureBeat, into our San Francisco office. For the twenty PR clients we work with in solar, smart grid, biofuels, water desalination, carbon management and Green IT,...

Posted in Schwartz Renewablog on September 18, 2009 12:23 PM

Cleantech & Green Industry Enters Event Run on PR High

The last few weeks may have been the best PR stretch of 2009 for solar, wind and other cleantech and green markets, especially from a finance standpoint.  It should provide a considerable uplift to spirits at AlwaysOn GoingGreen next week...

Posted in Schwartz Renewablog on September 9, 2009 9:54 PM

Cleantech IPO? M&A? The Third Exit for Cleantech & Green Start Ups

I need to preface this post with the fact that SharesPost is a Schwartz PR client, but what they're doing is very interesting and extremely applicable to the Cleantech industry and its investors. So while I am being and will...

Posted in Schwartz Renewablog on July 22, 2009 7:22 PM

Cleantech Stimulus Package Dollars to Start Flowing in September

According to a post on VentureBeat this week, cleantech stimulus funds targeted at wind, solar, smart grid, biofuels, carbon management and other key categories, will starting trickling into company coffers come September. New Energy Finance Group predicts that while some...

Posted in Schwartz Renewablog on June 23, 2009 11:27 AM

Green Collar Jobs Double Up on Economy

A new study covered by Kate Galbraith at the NY Times says that Green Collar Jobs grew twice as quickly as jobs in the rest of the economy from 1998-2007. Given that this study doesn't cover the hyper investment in...

Posted in Schwartz Renewablog on June 10, 2009 2:39 PM

Vinod Khosla: Cleantech Will Produce Ten Googles

Sarah Lacy has a great interview with Vinod Khosla on Yahoo! Tech|Ticker, talking about the incredible opportunity that the Cleantech Revolution is creating for companies and investors. Khosla basically says that the Cleantech movement will "produce ten Googles."How is that...

Posted in Schwartz Renewablog on June 3, 2009 4:39 PM

Wind Power 2009: Debunking the Coastal Bias

Much like Solar Power International last fall, Wind Power 2009 had the feel of a boom economic environment on Day 1, with the exhibit hall pretty well trafficked and most people upbeat about industry progress. That's not to say I...

Posted in Schwartz Renewablog on May 5, 2009 10:42 PM

Cleantech Venture Capital Could be Tops in 5 Years

Good news for the cleantech world: The National Venture Capital Association says that Cleantech could be the top market for venture investment within the next five years. That, combined with the billions being invested in feed-in tariffs (FITs), tax breaks...

Posted in Schwartz Renewablog on April 10, 2009 11:12 AM

Is the Stimulus Package Reviving Cleantech Funding and Valuations?

Earth2Tech has an interesting post on the fact that the stimulus package and cleantech funding from the federal government may be starting to thaw the VC funding freeze. Three companies announced funding this week, which was newsworthy in itself. But...

Posted in Schwartz Renewablog on April 7, 2009 12:20 PM

Stimulus Package Debate Begins: Accountability or Speed?

As the government begins to allocate billions in stimulus funds for shovel-ready projects in renewable energy, smart grid and energy management  (along with Department of Energy investments in cleantech R&D), a debate is raging about accountability versus speed. The Obama...

Posted in Schwartz Renewablog on March 5, 2009 1:16 PM

Best Source for the Science

Yep, we here at Renewablog have our geek side. Spent part of my long weekend poring over a couple of old copies of the MIT Technology Review. They certainly know how to fuse clean tech science and business viability in...

Posted in Schwartz Renewablog on February 17, 2009 10:29 AM

Stimulus Particulars: 7x 2008 Cleantech Venture Capital Investment

To say that the stimulus package currently under review contains significant support for renewable energy, green and cleantech would be a gross understatement. Depending on whose data you use, it is roughly five-to-seven times the total of all VC investment...

Posted in Schwartz Renewablog on January 22, 2009 10:01 PM

The Clean Dozen: 12 (actually, 13) Markets to Watch in Cleantech in 2009

As we enter 2009, we wanted to take a look at cleantech markets we think will get the lionshare of the media attention during the year. We're calling it the Clean (Baker's) Dozen. We made our selections based on a...

Posted in Schwartz Renewablog on January 10, 2009 7:16 PM

On Election Eve: $15 Bil or Drill, Baby, Drill?

On Election Eve 2008 I have come to this realization: There has never been a political platform element during my professional career that promises to have a bigger impact on an industry we serve.In 48 hours, we could be sitting...

Posted in Schwartz Renewablog on November 3, 2008 11:24 AM

Solar Power International Eve: Recessionary Impact on Cleantech

There likely will be a mixed mood when Solar Power International kicks off tomorrow. On the one hand, rejoice at the extesion of the ITC (invetsment tax credits) and PTC (production tax credits). On the other, fear about the impact...

Posted in Schwartz Renewablog on October 12, 2008 11:34 AM

Does the End Justify the Means on ITCs?

A lot of folks have been upset with the House of Representatives sudden embrace of fiscal responsibility and as a result, the lack of approval for a Senate bill last week that would have extended the production tax credit and...

Posted in Schwartz Renewablog on October 3, 2008 11:05 AM

ITCs Make it in New Senate Bailout Bill

Great news this morning that the ITC extension has made it into the new Senate version of the bailout bill. Cleantech industry experts and watchers had all but written an extension off after it looked as though the House would...

Posted in Schwartz Renewablog on October 1, 2008 10:28 AM

Some Thoughts as ITCs get Overshadowed

Some random thoughts heading into the most critical five weeks in the history of wind, biofuels and solar, and by extension, the green PPR sector.-The Senate picked the wrong week to pass an ITC extentsion, as the federal government spends...

Posted in Schwartz Renewablog on September 27, 2008 7:24 PM

Some Random Thoughts: Green PR & GoingGreen

Some random thoughts on which I may expand later after digesting the week at GoingGreen:-There is a debate between two camps in solar and other incentive-boosted renewables. One camp says there needs to be a focus on markets with resources...

Posted in Schwartz Renewablog on September 19, 2008 10:41 AM

Renewables are Biden Their Time; Quick Hits

Great post from Katie Fehrenbacher at Earth2Tech today about how the selection of Biden would impact the future of cleantech. This is especially important at the time when many are concerned about the expiration of the ITCs and the impact...

Posted in Schwartz Renewablog on August 25, 2008 12:22 PM

Schwartz is GoingGreen

After a long hiatus in which I took a couple of trips and battled a sinus infection, it's great to be back in the saddle on Renewablog. Not to mention I returned with exciting news.Schwartz has partnered with AlwaysOn to...

Posted in Schwartz Renewablog on August 1, 2008 3:51 PM

California Drought: Renewable Powered Pumps to the Rescue?

Governor Schwarzenegger has declared a drought in California following one of the driest springs on record. This of course is bad news to the farmers in the state and those of us in the East Bay who want grass for...

Posted in Schwartz Renewablog on June 5, 2008 10:43 AM

Renewable Energy Tax Credit Decisions Coming

Back from a short hiatus while the RSA event was going on. Security is Schwartz's biggest practice group and when RSA takes place it is all hands on deck.So what did I miss while discussing whether or not social networks...

Posted in Schwartz Renewablog on April 14, 2008 9:18 AM

Quick hits: Thin Film market overview, Green gadgets, Geothermal

Some musings as we head into the last weekend of winter darkness:-The AP did a great overview of the thin-film market and some of the benefits of non-silicon based solar cells yesterday.-Global Solar Energy opened a new plant yesterday that...

Posted in Schwartz Renewablog on March 7, 2008 9:56 AM

The Word from WIREC: Day 2

So I am going to have to report back on how WIREC day two went in a future post as our meetings today took us to locations off site, but still some interesting tidbits I didn't get to yesterday:-One business...

Posted in Schwartz Renewablog on March 5, 2008 2:50 PM

The Word from WIREC: Day 1

Tuesday marked the first day of WIREC and it was an interesting start. Some observations:-Kudos to the WIREC folks for doing a much better job than some other conferences at having an efficient registration system. At Solar Power 2007 in...

Posted in Schwartz Renewablog on March 4, 2008 11:40 PM

Quick hits: Mr. Morris goes to Washington

 Some quick hits before I hit the road....It's been a very busy week as I prep for a trip to WIREC in Washington D.C. The Washington International Renewable Energy Conference is a gathering of renewable and cleantech companies of all...

Posted in Schwartz Renewablog on February 29, 2008 10:46 AM

The Green Marketer: Weekly Round Up

This past week was interesting, highlighted by a study, a survey and a political plea.First, an interesting survey was released this week that said that green features are finally delivering in terms of home sales by adding a $9,000 premium...

Posted in Schwartz Renewablog on February 26, 2008 7:59 PM

Tax Credits to Become Evergreen?

According to Craig Rubens at Earth2Tech and other reports, the House this week unveiled a bill that will renew the renewable energy tax breaks for consumers and businesses. This was necessitated when Congress could not get the credits into the...

Posted in Schwartz Renewablog on February 14, 2008 6:00 PM

Federal Incentives Make Most Sense

There has been a lot written about the failure of the federal government to renew or increase the renewable energy incentives and tax credits that are set to expire. In the meantime, cities and states have picked up the slack,...

Posted in Schwartz Renewablog on February 11, 2008 11:59 AM

Practicing What We Preach; A Greener Shade of Schwartz

You may seen the news this week that Schwartz has officially announced a Renewable Energy and Green Practice. Some folks will be shocked that this is something that we are just announcing since we---like some other firms---have been talking about...

Posted in Schwartz Renewablog on February 5, 2008 11:45 AM

Sweeping Energy Bill Passed: Now the real battle begins

The House this week passed sweeping energy legislation that hits on a number of key issues. Amazingly, one measure that has sparked tons of controversy and debate in the past seems to be the only consensus measure in this legislation:...

Posted in Schwartz Renewablog on December 7, 2007 2:58 PM