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Energy-- its sourcing, its use, and its conservation -- is essential to economies around the globe.

But perhaps as never before, the demand for efficient, clean and reliable energy in its many forms is responsible for creating opportunities across a variety of global economic sectors.

Whether it is a push for lower emissions from power plants, improved refinery processes for cleaner transportation fuels, lower cost solar panels, advanced batteries for vehicles and wireless devices, or nanotechnologies and new materials for a host of energy innovations, no industries can ignore this shift.

Venture capital investments in the energy sector center on the energy interface -- the technologies and applications that affect the way the demand and supply for energy are adjusting to rapidly changing market conditions. Venture capital is affecting innovations in technologies that enable the largest industrial facilities to manage their energy use and the commercialization of micro-scale energy sources that power consumer electronic devices and military field equipment.


In response to myriad opportunities, entrepreneurs are developing a new wave of businesses and enabling technologies to solve the most important challenges confronting the broad application of energy in our society. Some examples: Thin film and LED technologies that are widely used in display products are now being tested in new solar and advanced lighting solutions. Nanotechnology is being applied to solve cost and temperature issues in fuel cell catalysts as well as in advanced batteries. Mesh networks are vastly lowering the cost of communicating with sensors and meters to measure electricity and water use as well as the performance of energy intensive industrial equipment..

Nth Power believes a classic venture capital environment exists in the energy sector. Experienced management teams are developing disruptive technologies aimed at underserved markets where value can be created in relatively short timeframes and where exits to public markets or acquirers are available and proven.

It is this dynamic that creates venture capital investment opportunities and where Nth Power's experience in the energy technology sector is an important factor for success..