For cleantech companies Washington has become a crucial financial partner. In the post-Lehman/global financial meltdown era it’s been repeatedly said that the money power has left Wall Street for the shores of the Potomac in Washington. This is not just a talking point, …

Tags: Austin, Bloom Box, Bloom Energy, BrightSource $1.37 billion loan guarantee, BrightSource Energy, China solar, Department of Energy, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, fuel cell Bloom, German solar feed-in tariffs, Germany, Husk Power Systems, Inel, Intel $3.5 billion, Invest in America Alliance, Ivanpah Solar Power Complex, Jefferies & Co. China, Lisa Jackson, loan guarantee, Morgan Stanley, Overseas Private Investment Corp, Renewable Energy World conference, Senator Lisa Murkowski, Shell Foundation, Silver Spring, Silver Spring IPO, Todd Woody

27 February 2010 6:15 AM EDT

In the post-Lehman/global financial meltdown era it’s been repeatedly said that the money power has left Wall Street for the shores of the Potomac in Washington. This is not just a talking point, but a stark reality for whole industries — the renewable …

Tags: Austin, Bloom Box, Bloom Energy, BrightSource $1.37 billion loan guarantee, BrightSource Energy, China solar, Department of Energy, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, fuel cell Bloom, German solar feed-in tariffs, Germany, Husk Power Systems, Inel, Intel $3.5 billion, Invest in America Alliance, Ivanpah Solar Power Complex, Jefferies & Co. China, Lisa Jackson, loan guarantee, Morgan Stanley, Overseas Private Investment Corp, Renewable Energy World conference, Senator Lisa Murkowski, Shell Foundation, Silver Spring, Silver Spring IPO, Todd Woody

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Chip maker Intel and group of venture capital firms are planning to invest $3.5 billion?over the next two years to?support “U.S. technology” a broad term that also includes cleantech.

Tags: Braemar Energy Ventures, Flywheel Ventures, Good Energies, Intel, Intel U.S. technology, Invest in America Alliance, Invest in America Alliance Intel, Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

23 February 2010 6:15 AM EDT