Energy

Mike Doman and Scott Shoults latest hires at GreenVolts.

Biofuels maker Solazyme raises nearly $110m in two rounds from a consortium including at least two direct corporate venturing units.

Intel Capital-backed Trony Solar, a China-based manufacturer of solar power parts, has withdrawn its planned US flotation plans from the regulator.

Profile: Swisscom Ventures shows how a corporate venturing group can work in the utilities sector to build its reputation as a highly-successful and thoughtful unit.

Profile: DTE Energy Ventures shows regulatory impetus requires one of the US's largest and most influential energy companies to use venturing as a tool to meet its renewable power goals.

Case study: Ostara Nutrient Recovery Technologies shows how venture capital firms and entrepreneurs can work with utilities on innovation.

Global Corporate Venturing ranks the most influential corporate venturing divisions in the utilities, including telecom operators, sector.

Academic paper identifies reasons behind sector's poor venturing survival rates.

Utilities seek to escape their burning platforms into an era of new products and processes

Many corporations seeking innovation have implemented a venture capital model, but few have taken a serious look at the potential benefits of corporate venture debt.

Observations from studying large multinational companies