The PowerShares Global Progressive Transportation Portfolio (PTRP) is an exchange traded fund (ETF) investing in companies believed to benefit substantially from a transition toward using cleaner, less costly and more efficient means of transportation. The fund seeks to replicate the performance of the Wilder NASDAQ OMX Global Energy Efficient Transport Index (HAUL). The companies included in [...]

Clean tech investment has rebounded after two quartals of free fall, according to a report by Cleantech Group LLC. The 2Q09 total is up 12 percent from the previous quarter, although down 44 percent from the same period a year ago. The average round size in 2Q09 was $12.9 million, up from $12.3 million 1Q09. Venture capital investments in solar technology are on the lowest level in three years.