- Renewables Sources of Electricity Are Coming Into Their Own
The International Energy Agency predicts that by 2016 more electricity will come from renewables than from natural gas.
Wind and solar power keep getting cheaper, and that’s encouraging their adoption even as government subsidies falter, a new report from the International Energy Agency concludes. In just a few years, more power will come from renewables than from natural gas, the report said.
- Will Obama’s Climate Policy Spur New Energy Technologies?
The impact of proposed carbon-emissions regulations on energy innovation could be small without direct R&D funding.
This week, when President Obama announced his new plan to address climate change largely through new regulations on carbon dioxide emissions from power plants, he sang the praises of technological progress, arguing that in the past, regulations spurred innovation that in turn helped the economy (see “Obama Orders EPA to Regulate Power Plants in Wide-Ranging Climate Plan”).
- Marc Andreessen: Too Many Startups Is a Good Thing
Accelerators are churning out too many startups, but it’s a good thing, Andreessen Horowitz cofounder says.
Startup accelerators like Y Combinator (see “The Startup Whisperer”) and 500 Startups are creating too many companies vying for investment dollars, and they can’t all survive, but that’s a good thing, according to Marc Andreessen, cofounder of venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz and of the early Web browser company Netscape Communications.
- The "Startup Whisperer" Tells VCs Not to Expect Such Big Stakes
Y Combinator founder Paul Graham says venture capitalists should listen to entrepreneurs’ complaints.
Paul Graham, founder of the influential startup accelerator Y Combinator, gave some advice to venture investors at an event in San Francisco this morning: if you want to find the best opportunities for investing, start listening to what founders are complaining about.
- Startup Plans Constellation of Tiny Monitoring Satellites
A San Francisco company called Planet Labs aims to launch 28 mini-satellites that will provide frequent snapshots of Earth.
A San Francisco–based company called Planet Labs announced plans yesterday to launch 28 mini-satellites in a ring around Earth as early as December of this year. The company aims to provide frequent snapshots of the planet, allowing users to track changes—from traffic jams to deforestation—in close to real time.
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