CleanTech OC Daily - 3/19/12

The Truth About the Chevy VoltFueled by the recent marketing push by Chevy to gain buyers for the Volt, Emmy-winning editor and Plug-In America member Jeff U’Ren offers his own take on a Chevy Volt ad.

Is the window for greentech IPOs opening up?

Enerkem (a waste to fuel company) and Enphase Energy (a solar inverter company) both have plans to go public. These two will join a list of green tech companies who filed back in 2011 and have been in a hold pattern ever since due to market downturn.

The Brilliant Economics of Green Buildings

Green building is on the rise and the commercial buildings sector boasts the most explosive growth overall. In 2010, 1/3 of all new commercial construction was green which equates to a $54 billion market for commercial green buildings. Projections show that by 2015, green buildings in the commercial sector are expected to triple.