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Foreword; Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; List of Figures ; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Motivation, purpose and scope; 1.2 Research context; 1.3 Research questions and methodology; 2 Emergence of Cleantech as an Investment Category
Media Attention and Venture Capital Investment; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Theory; 2.2.1 Venture Capital Evolution; 2.2.2 Venture Capital Life Cycle; 2.2.3 Cleantech Venture Capital; 2.3 Research methodology & data; 2.3.1 Data; 2.3.2 Method; 2.4 Results and discussion; 2.4.1 The cleantech venture capital life cycle.
2.4.2 Early Investment Stage2.4.3 Commitment Stage; 2.4.4 Institutionalization Stage; 2.4.5 Overshooting Stage; 2.4.6 Stabilization Stage; 2.5 Conclusion; 2.6 Acknowledgements; 3 Private Equity in Clean Technology: An Exploratory Study of the Finance-Innovation-Policy Nexus; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Theoretical Background; 3.2.1 Role of the finance eco-system for innovation; 3.2.2 Public policy influence on the finance-innovation relationship; 3.3 Method and Data; 3.3.1 Research Context; 3.3.2 Data Collection; 3.3.3 Data analysis; 3.4 Findings.
3.4.1 Innovation policy (direct and indirect) effects3.4.2 Financial policy (direct and indirect) effects; 3.5 Discussion; 3.5.1 Financing innovation beyond VC/PE
the role of institutional investors; 3.5.2 Unintended policy consequences in financing industry emergence
the case of US and German cleantech markets; 3.6 Conclusions and policy implications; 3.7 Acknowledgements; 4 Public Policy Influence on Renewable Energy Investments
A panel Data Study across OECD Countries; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Theoretical background; 4.2.1 Public policy influence on renewable energy deployment.
4.2.2 Investors' perspective on renewable energies4.3 Methods and data; 4.3.1 Research design; 4.3.2 Data; 4.3.3 Model; 4.3.3.1 Dependent variable (DV); 4.3.3.2 Independent variables (IV); 4.3.3.3 Controls; 4.3.3.4 Lag structure; 4.3.4 Longitudinal analysis (panel data regression); 4.4 Results and discussion; 4.4.1 Fiscal and financial incentives; 4.4.2 Market-based incentives; 4.4.3 Direct investments; 4.4.4 Policy support; 4.4.5 Regulatory instruments; 4.4.6 Robustness checks; 4.5 Conclusions and policy implications; 4.6 Acnowledgements.
5 Development of Industries in the Cleantech Sector
A Case of theSolar and Fuel Cell Industries5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Theoretical framework; 5.3 Research methodology data; 5.3.1 Cases of industry evolution; 5.3.2 Data; 5.3.3 Method; 5.4 Results and discussion; 5.5 Concluding remarks; 6 Conclusion; 6.1 Accelerating green innovation through alternative investments; 6.2 The changing role of finance and policy along the cleantech innovation chain; 6.3 Implications for investors and innovators; 6.4 Policy implications; 6.5 Limitations and suggestions for future research; 7 References; 8 Appendix.
Media Attention and Venture Capital Investment; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Theory; 2.2.1 Venture Capital Evolution; 2.2.2 Venture Capital Life Cycle; 2.2.3 Cleantech Venture Capital; 2.3 Research methodology & data; 2.3.1 Data; 2.3.2 Method; 2.4 Results and discussion; 2.4.1 The cleantech venture capital life cycle.
2.4.2 Early Investment Stage2.4.3 Commitment Stage; 2.4.4 Institutionalization Stage; 2.4.5 Overshooting Stage; 2.4.6 Stabilization Stage; 2.5 Conclusion; 2.6 Acknowledgements; 3 Private Equity in Clean Technology: An Exploratory Study of the Finance-Innovation-Policy Nexus; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Theoretical Background; 3.2.1 Role of the finance eco-system for innovation; 3.2.2 Public policy influence on the finance-innovation relationship; 3.3 Method and Data; 3.3.1 Research Context; 3.3.2 Data Collection; 3.3.3 Data analysis; 3.4 Findings.
3.4.1 Innovation policy (direct and indirect) effects3.4.2 Financial policy (direct and indirect) effects; 3.5 Discussion; 3.5.1 Financing innovation beyond VC/PE
the role of institutional investors; 3.5.2 Unintended policy consequences in financing industry emergence
the case of US and German cleantech markets; 3.6 Conclusions and policy implications; 3.7 Acknowledgements; 4 Public Policy Influence on Renewable Energy Investments
A panel Data Study across OECD Countries; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Theoretical background; 4.2.1 Public policy influence on renewable energy deployment.
4.2.2 Investors' perspective on renewable energies4.3 Methods and data; 4.3.1 Research design; 4.3.2 Data; 4.3.3 Model; 4.3.3.1 Dependent variable (DV); 4.3.3.2 Independent variables (IV); 4.3.3.3 Controls; 4.3.3.4 Lag structure; 4.3.4 Longitudinal analysis (panel data regression); 4.4 Results and discussion; 4.4.1 Fiscal and financial incentives; 4.4.2 Market-based incentives; 4.4.3 Direct investments; 4.4.4 Policy support; 4.4.5 Regulatory instruments; 4.4.6 Robustness checks; 4.5 Conclusions and policy implications; 4.6 Acnowledgements.
5 Development of Industries in the Cleantech Sector
A Case of theSolar and Fuel Cell Industries5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Theoretical framework; 5.3 Research methodology data; 5.3.1 Cases of industry evolution; 5.3.2 Data; 5.3.3 Method; 5.4 Results and discussion; 5.5 Concluding remarks; 6 Conclusion; 6.1 Accelerating green innovation through alternative investments; 6.2 The changing role of finance and policy along the cleantech innovation chain; 6.3 Implications for investors and innovators; 6.4 Policy implications; 6.5 Limitations and suggestions for future research; 7 References; 8 Appendix.