Q&A: Heesen Says Cleantech Still Hot

Our Reuters.com colleague Deborah L. Cohen interviews NVCA president Mark Heesen: By Deborah L. Cohen Total investments in clean technology - including wind, solar, bio-fuels and a host of related technologies - totaled $4.09 billion through the end of 2008, compared to just $1.44 billion in 2006, according to the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). That's still just a fraction of the overall $28.2 billion in venture capital investments but the area is steadily gaining momentum. In a recent interview with Reuters.com, Mark G. Heesen, president of the NVCA, the leading trade association for venture capitalists in the United States, representing the interests of more than 450 member firms, discussed the growing interest in clean technology and how this fast-growing sector will shape the future of early-stage investing.