News flash.

United Technologies - the helicopter company - is getting into wind power.

Taiwan Semiconductor - the maker of chips of the electronic variety - is getting into making wafers that spin sunlight into electric juice.

The Wall Street Journal just reported something that should be more than self-evident. In last year's Q3, 19 percent of venture capital flows went into clean energy ventures - making it the second largest category after biotech, according to the National Venture Capital Association and PricewaterhouseCoopers, the WSJ said.

Another article reports that buried in the 2011 Obama administration budget there is support for building five to 10 cature capture and storage projects by 2016 - not too far off. These efforts are important to securing the future of coal-fired generation.

TheEnergyBiz Leadership Forum, convening in Washington March 1-2, will look at the future of coal - and the entire portfolio of new technologies coming along the pike, and what policies can help spur needed innovations.

 A new energy reality is coming and with it entirely new pathways to investing and doing business. Energized?