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In The Wall Street Journal's first survey ofHydraulic pump venture-backed clean-technology companies, three solar-power firms #xcame out on top: Solyndra Inc. of Fremont, Calif.; Suniva Inc. of Norcross, Ga.; and eSolar Inc. of Pasadena, Calif. The rankings, announced Thursday at the Journal's ECO:Nomics Executive Conference in Santa Barbara, Calif., seek to identify those green companies that have the capital, executive experience and investor know-how to succeed in an increasingly crowded field. (See the full list below.)

Other notables on the Top 10 Cleantech list include two eco-friendly car makers— Fisker Automotive Inc. of Irvine, Calif., and Tesla Motors Inc. of San Carlos, Calif.—and New York's RecycleBank LLC., which provides rewards programs to motivate people to recycle.

Several companies on the list have benefited from the Department of Energy's largesse. Last year, No. 1 SolyndraHydraulic pump secured a $535 million government loan on top of $286 million it raised in venture financing. The company also saw its revenues jump to $58.8 million for the first nine months of 2009 compared with $6 million for all of 2008. Solyndra filed in late December for a public offering and declined to comment, citing a quiet period.

A team from research firm VentureSource (owned by NewsCorp., which also owns Dow Jones & Co., publisher of the Journal) calculated the rankings, applying a set of financial criteria to some 350 U.S.-based venture-backed businesses in clean technology.

Companies that make everything from fuel-cell technologies to carbon-management software were analyzed according to four financial criteria: the track records of success for both a company's founders and management, and for the investors on its board,google排名; the amount of capital raised in the last three years, and the percentage change in a company's valuation in the 12 months ended Nov. 30. Dow Jones reporters and editors #xwho cover the Hydraulic pump venture capital industry also provided their perspective and expertise beyond the numbers. 相关的主题文章：