On February 14, the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) announced it will fund eight early-stage companies through grants and convertible notes totaling $505,000. The funding comes from MassCEC’s Catalyst and...more
A Note from the Editors -
This month’s edition of Energy & Sustainability Connections brings the latest developments in energy investing, legal insights, company activity, and industry events straight to your inbox. This...more
In this four-part series, we revisit 2017’s biggest developments in Energy & Sustainability-related news, milestones, policy changes, and financial transactions. This is the fourth installment of the series. Click to read...more
Leaders in the News -
Wayne Fueling Systems Launches Disaster Relief Initiatives -
This month, we are excited to feature our client Wayne Fueling Systems, a global provider of fuel dispensing, payment, automation, and...more
On August 23, the Baker-Polito Administration awarded $455,000 in grants to seven early-stage researchers and companies developing clean energy technologies as part of the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center’s (MassCEC)...more
On August 23, Massachusetts joined the eight other states in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) in announcing a plan to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by an additional 30 percent by 2030 relative to 2020 levels....more
9/7/2017
/ Cap-and-Trade ,
Carbon Auctions ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Clean Tech ,
Climate Action Plan ,
Environmental Policies ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Public Comment ,
Renewable Energy ,
RGGI ,
State and Local Government
A Note from the Editors -
Energy & Sustainability Connections brings the latest developments in energy investing, legal insights, company activity, and industry events straight to your inbox. This month’s Leader in the...more
8/7/2017
/ Acquisitions ,
Affordable Care Act ,
Appropriation ,
Clean Tech ,
Energy Sector ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Mergers ,
Natural Resources ,
Stock Float ,
Sustainability ,
Tax Reform
A Note from the Editors -
Our May edition of Energy Technology Connections brings you recent industry highlights and features a list of upcoming energy industry events throughout the nation. In Event Highlights, we feature...more
6/2/2017
/ Budget Cuts ,
Budgets ,
Clean Tech ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Efficiency ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Innovation ,
Methane ,
Offshore Wind ,
Renewable Energy ,
Technology Sector ,
Trump Administration
A Note from the Editors -
Our April edition of Energy Technology Connections brings you recent industry highlights and features a list of upcoming energy industry events throughout the nation. To learn about MIT’s latest...more
5/1/2017
/ Accelerators ,
Clean Tech ,
Climate Change ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Diesel Fuel ,
Energy Sector ,
Entrepreneurs ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Innovation ,
NREL ,
Paris Agreement ,
Small Business ,
Startups ,
Technology Sector ,
Wind Power
Our March edition of Energy Technology Connections brings you recent industry highlights and features a list of upcoming energy industry events throughout the nation. If you enjoy learning about new technology as much as we...more
4/1/2017
/ Barack Obama ,
Clean Energy ,
Clean Power Plan ,
Clean Tech ,
Climate Change ,
Coal Industry ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Federal Budget ,
Fracking ,
Grants ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Innovation ,
Methane ,
NASA ,
Nuclear Power ,
Nuclear Waste ,
Power Companies ,
Power Plants ,
Technology ,
Trump Administration
A Note from the Editors -
Our January edition of Energy Technology Connections brings you recent industry highlights, including an in-depth look at how the new administration will impact energy in 2017. As always, we...more
1/27/2017
/ Clean Tech ,
Congressional Committees ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Energy Efficiency ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
Executive Branch ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Sustainability ,
Technology ,
Trump Administration
On October 27, 2016, Cleantech Open Northeast, the Northeast division of Cleantech Open, a global cleantech accelerator for early-stage clean technology companies, announced the 2016 regional winners of the competition. Four...more
A Note from the Editors -
Our October edition of Energy Technology Connections brings you recent industry highlights and features a list of upcoming energy industry events throughout the nation. In Leaders in the News,...more
10/27/2016
/ Clean Energy ,
Clean Tech ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Sector ,
HFC Emissions ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Nanotechnology ,
Offshore Wind ,
Oil & Gas ,
Water ,
Water Quality
A Note from the Editors -
Our August edition of Energy Technology Connections brings you recent industry highlights and features a list of upcoming energy industry events throughout the nation. In Leaders in the News, we...more
8/30/2016
/ Clean Energy ,
Clean Tech ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Green Energy ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
India ,
Legislative Agendas ,
NHTSA ,
Renewable Energy
A team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) published a paper last week in the journal Nature Energy that described how they built a working solar thermophotovoltaic device (STPV) that enables...more
A Note from the Editors -
Our May edition of Energy Technology Connections brings you recent industry highlights and a list of upcoming energy industry events. In Leaders in the News, we profile our friends at enVerid...more
Last week, Clean Edge published a report titled the “U.S. Clean Tech Leadership Index” (“Index”) that ranked Massachusetts as the second state and Boston as the seventh metro area in the U.S. according to its scoring...more
A Note from the Editors -
Our April edition of Energy Technology Connections brings you recent industry highlights and a list of upcoming energy industry events. In Leaders in the News, we profile WellDog for its work in...more
Last week Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2) released a report entitled “Clean Jobs America,” a comprehensive analysis of clean energy and clean transportation jobs in the United States. The study found that over 2.5 million...more
A Note from the Editors -
Our February edition of Energy Technology Connections brings you recent industry highlights, the latest news from Capitol Hill, and a list of upcoming energy industry events. In Leaders in the...more
2/24/2016
/ Bipartisan Agreement ,
Bipartisan Budget ,
Clean Power Plan ,
Clean Tech ,
Energy Policy ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Innovation ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Renewable Energy ,
Wastewater ,
Water
A Note from the Editors -
Our January edition of Energy Technology Connections brings you recent industry highlights, the latest news from Capitol Hill, and a list of upcoming energy industry events. In Leaders in the...more
A Note from the Editors -
Our December edition of Energy Technology Connections brings you recent industry highlights, the latest news from Capitol Hill, and a list of upcoming energy industry events. First, we feature...more
12/30/2015
/ Carbon Emissions ,
Clean Energy ,
Clean Tech ,
Climate Change ,
Contamination ,
Energy Efficiency ,
Fracking ,
Paris Agreement ,
Popular ,
Renewable Energy ,
Renewable Fuel Standard ,
Tax Extenders ,
Water
On Wednesday, September 23, the Northeast Electrochemical Energy Storage Cluster and North Shore InnoVentures co-hosted the 2015 Clean Energy Storage Finance Forum at the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC). The event...more
The Problem: Finance Gap for Innovation Deployment -
The last decade has seen tremendous innovations in cleantech that have not only brought new products, but also a fall in prices to consumers. For example, the average...more
10/15/2015
/ Clean Energy ,
Clean Tech ,
Climate Action Plan ,
Executive Orders ,
Financing ,
Green Banks ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Investment ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
PACE ,
Photovoltaic ,
Production Tax Credit ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Panels
A Note from the Editors -
Our October edition of Energy Technology Connections brings you recent industry highlights, the latest news from Capitol Hill, and a list of upcoming energy industry events. In Leaders in the...more
10/9/2015
/ Carbon Emissions ,
Clean Energy ,
Clean Power Plan ,
Clean Tech ,
Climate Change ,
Community Shared Solar ,
Congressional Committees ,
Congressional Investigations & Hearings ,
Crude Oil ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Fracking ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Innovation ,
NEPA ,
Obama Administration ,
Power Grid ,
Power Infrastructure ,
Production Tax Credit ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Renewable Energy ,
Research and Development ,
Research Funding ,
RGGI ,
Social Entrepreneurship ,
Solar Energy ,
Tax Extenders ,
Tribal Lands ,
Venture Capital