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Trident’s CleanTech Investment Focus
The global CleanTech industry is currently undergoing an innovation
transformation and represents a compelling growth market for venture capital
investment. CleanTech describes the universe of emerging technologies designed
to make more efficient use of natural resources, including renewable energy,
while reducing environmental impact. Trident Capital has assembled a team of
experienced operating executives, scientific advisors and investment professionals
to invest in high growth CleanTech companies. As is Trident’s strategy
in all our investment sectors, we will invest in both early and late stage companies
in the U.S., Europe and Asia. Trident focuses on the following segments of CleanTech:
solar, energy storage, energy efficiency, carbon markets, water, biofuels and
wind.
Powerful long-term trends are driving demand for renewable
energy and clean technologies. They include:
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Growth in energy consumption
– Population growth, urbanization and economic development
will drive a doubling in global demand for energy over the next
15 to 20 years.
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Resource depletion – Fossil
fuels account for approximately 86% of global energy consumption
and are being consumed more rapidly than they are being discovered.
Solar, wind and geothermal total less than 1%.
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Climate change – Total
U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide emissions grew 18% from 1990
to 2006, and account for over 80% of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.
Growing environmental concerns have increased the cost of emissions
compliance.
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Technology advancements –
Improvements in enabling technologies are driving down costs and
increasing efficiencies of new energy alternatives, which are rapidly
approaching parity with grid electricity prices.
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Worldwide government incentives
– The adoption of international and domestic government regulations,
subsidies and funding policies are stimulating demand for emerging
CleanTech solutions.
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Energy independence –
Renewable energy can be generated from sources that are locally
abundant or readily available, such as wind or solar power, therefore
decreasing dependence on foreign oil reserves from politically unstable
regions and improving national security.
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CleanTech
Scientific Advisory Board |
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Dr. Paul Alivisatos, Professor of Chemistry and
Materials Science, Professor of Nanotechnology, University of California,
Berkeley. Associate Laboratory Director for Physical Sciences, Lawrence
Berkeley National Laboratory.
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Dr. Rodney Brooks, Professor of Robotics,
Director of the MIT Artificial Intelligence Lab, and Director of the
Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Electrical
Engineering & Computer Science Department, MIT.
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Dr. Pamela Matson, Dean of the School
of Earth Sciences, Professor of Environmental Studies, Stanford University.
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Dr. Richard Murray, Professor of
Control and Dynamical Systems, Division of Engineering and Applied
Science, California Institute of Technology.
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Dr. Stephen Pacala, Professor of
Biology and Director, Princeton Environmental Institute, Princeton
University.
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CleanTech
Portfolio Companies |
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Solexant is developing
high efficiency low cost solar cells that can harvest energy from the entire
solar spectrum. |
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Tiandi
Energy Ltd. is a world leader in providing skilled teams of oil and
gas professionals to fuel your growth and enhance your capability and improve
your bottom line. |
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Xunlight Corporation
is a leader in the development of low cost and flexible thin-film silicon
solar modules. |
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Trident
Capital CleanTech News Letter
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