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Report: Cleantech’s Third-Quarter Growing Pains

Summary:

Green technology needs to grow up and face a tough job market — that’s the news from the third quarter of 2010. This report examines some of the cleantech sector’s growing pains during the last quarter, from a shrinking pool of investors to lagging mergers and acquisitions, as well as how the renewable energy, green transportation, energy storage, smart grid and energy efficiency sectors fared in the the current economic climate. China’s market, meanwhile, was highlighted this quarter, and as the U.S. sector continues to struggle, eyes are shifting from North America to Asia for cleantech investment and growth. Companies mentioned in this quarterly report include PG&E, Silver Spring, Elster, Holley Metering, General Electric, Google, Microsoft, Blue Line Innovations, Belkin, Intel, IBM, OPOWER, Enernoc, Comverge, CPower, Constellation Energy, Honeywell, Akuacom, E-Mon and Schneider Electric. For a full list of companies mentioned, and to read the full report, sign up for a free trial.

  1. Table of Contents
  2. About Jeff St. John
  3. About GigaOM Pro
  4. Executive Summary
  5. Renewable and Alternative Energy
    1. Solar Power
    2. Solar, Wind and Green Power Development
    3. Biofuels
  6. Green Vehicles and Transportation
    1. Electric Cars and Plug-In Hybrids
    2. Car Sharing
    3. Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
  7. Batteries and Energy Storage
    1. Green Vehicle Batteries
    2. From Vehicles to the Grid
    3. Grid Energy Storage
    4. Next-Generation Energy Storage and Raw Materials
  8. Smart Grid
    1. Smart Meters
    2. Home Energy Management
    3. Demand Response
    4. Distribution and Transmission Grid Systems
    5. Private Smart Grid Networks — Wireless and Wired
    6. Public Smart Grid Networks — The March of the Telcos
    7. WiMAX for the Smart Grid
    8. Cisco’s End-to-End Smart Grid Plans
    9. White Space, Open Systems, and Other Smart Grid Frontiers
    10. Smart Grid Cybersecurity and Privacy
  9. Energy Efficiency
    1. Green Building
    2. Smart Buildings
    3. Smart Lighting and LEDs
    4. Green IT
    5. Data Centers
  10. Carbon and Sustainability
    1. Carbon Management
  11. Green Policy
    1. U.S. Federal and State Policy
    2. International Policy — China Rising
  12. Key Takeaways