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Summary:

In the midst of an uncertain emergence from the worst global recession since the 1930s, clean technology was stronger than ever in the first quarter of 2010. Venture investment in the clean technology sector racked up its strongest first quarter of all time, according to preliminary reports from the Cleantech Group and Deloitte, with $1.9 billion invested, up 29 percent from the previous quarter and a whopping 83 percent improvement from the doldrums of first quarter 2009. In this report, we take a look at the big market events, financial trends and shifts over the last three months, with an eye on what second quarter may bring.