Bright start to 2011 for solar

Venture capital investment in solar got off to a strong start in 2011. In the solar thermal sector BrightSource Energy in the US and EnviroMission, an Australian company, both raised funding. In thin film, fund raisings by companies including SoloPower, Sulfurcell were reported. In the CSP space, deals so far this year have included GreenVolts and Sopogy. Amongst solar installers raising funds have bneen Solar Universe, Engensa and 1366. Read full feature (published in the February issue of Cleantech magazine) at: http://www.cleantechinvestor.com/portal/deal-tracker/9071-bright-start-to-2011-for-solar.html