In the 1967 movie The Graduate, 21 year old Ben Braddock (aka Dustin Hoffman) received a famous bit of advice – “there is a great future in plastics.” The line has lived on since, like an insider stock trading joke – however, VC’s would call the character who delivered this line “a master of the obvious.” If plastics would be a big market, how would Hoffman have chosen the application area or the start up company that would win?
Topics: nuclear power, Hara, Silver Spring Networks, solyndra, magnetics, Combined Heat & Power, new cleantech markets, 2010 Cleantech trends, SunRun, Solar Power Partners, waste heat recovery
During our 2010 business planning we’ve been speculating on trends that may affect our corporate customers (positively or negatively) in the coming 12 months. In 2009 Groom Energy delivered projects in 25 states and Puerto Rico. What’s stunning is how much time we spent confirming the incentives available in these states, through utilities, regional ISO’s and Clean Energy trusts. 2010 promises to introduce even great complexity to this already challenging game – in this regard here are four areas we think are worth watching:
Topics: Energy Efficiency, Solar PV, carbon tax, Copenhagen, energy efficiency trends for 2010, cap and trade, 2010 Cleantech trends, Cap N Trade, Investment Tax Credit
