"Cleantech: Boom or Bubble?" SD Venture Group. Will Cleantech prove to be the $200 billion industry that some are predicting, or will it become a boulevard of broken dreams? Around the globe and especially in California, Cleantech is grabbing the headlines. VentureOne says VCs invested nearly $1.3 billion in Cleantech companies last year, while the Cleantech Venture Network puts the investment figure even higher: $2.9 billion in 2006 in North America alone. Can the industry grow fast enough to deliver venture-like returns on all this capital, or will Cleantech get stuck in first gear? See http://www.sdvg.org |