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08.25.17 Finance & VC 5

Industry Perspective

The Latest Wave of Cleantech Investing Has Washed Over Us. Here’s What Is Left in Its Wake

Rob Day lays out his updated thesis on cleantech venture investing: “Capital doesn’t have any reason to extend outside of its comfort zone into the newer, distributed solutions.”

by Rob Day

08.23.17 Grid Optimization 29

For US Grid Markets, an Eclipse Day Is Like Any Other Day for Managing Solar Power

How energy markets absorbed gigawatts of solar lost to the eclipse—and why it wasn’t a big deal.

by Jeff St. John

08.18.17 Finance & VC 92

It’s Been a Decade Since Google Jumped Into Energy. Is It Any Closer to a Moonshot?

On this week’s Interchange podcast: a debate over Google’s approach to energy.

by Stephen Lacey

08.16.17 Networking/AMI 1

Post-IPO Landis+Gyr Seeks Financial Distinction From Toshiba’s Struggles

The smart-meter giant reveals unaudited Q2 data in response to its former parent company’s dire earnings report.

by Jeff St. John

08.10.17 589

The Nuclear (Power) War Isn’t Over Yet

Georgia regulators remain committed to completing the Vogtle nuclear units and South Carolina’s V.C. Summer plant reaches for a lifeline amid a broader debate over the value of nuclear power in the U.S.

by Julia Pyper, Emma Foehringer Merchant

08.04.17 Smart Grid 1

European Investment Bank Pumps $5B Into Renewables and Distributed Grid Upgrades

A lot of the money will go toward modernizing the grid to accomodate more variable renewable energy.

by Jason Deign

08.03.17 Finance & VC 2

So You Want to Build a Cleantech Startup? Here’s What (and Who) You Need to Know

In this episode of the Interchange podcast, a roundtable with leaders of top U.S. cleantech incubators.

by Stephen Lacey

08.02.17 Energy Jobs 1

Energy Jobs: Tesla Loses Its Director of Battery Technology. Plus, Microsoft, National Grid and DOE

Executive and boardroom moves in cleantech, utilities, energy and venture capital.

by Katherine Tweed

08.01.17 Finance & VC 3

DOE Seeks to Unlock New Tech-to-Market Investment Pathways With $7.8M Grant Round

“Innovative Pathways” projects have about a year to show if ideas for connecting investors to new energy technologies can attract some real capital.

by Jeff St. John

07.31.17 Smart Homes/Smart Buildings 4

Why Would Will.i.am Want to Buy Wink? And Other Less Questionable Smart Home Investments

Smart and not-so-smart money is flowing to startups with technology to monitor and manage the built environment.

by Jeff St. John

PJM Talks to Congress, While FERC Waits On Appointees and the DOE Grid Study

GTM Squared

PJM Talks to Congress, While FERC Waits On Appointees and the DOE Grid Study

Plus, open data standards, building better TOU rates, a carbon neutrality pilot, a billion-dollar grid edge VC tally, tips for the eclipse and solar-battery-diesel powered schools.

by Jeff St. John | July 28, 2017

07.25.17 Energy 106

Some Final Words From Outgoing GTM Editor Eric Wesoff

GTM’s first employee urges you to keep up the good fight.

by Eric Wesoff

07.24.17 Utilities 0

Ontario’s Hydro One Makes a $5.3B Offer for Avista

The big Canadian T&D operator and a small Pacific Northwest gas and electric provider are seeking scale and shared technology to meet renewable and distributed energy goals.

by Jeff St. John

07.24.17 Energy Storage 31

Saltwater’s Second Wave: Aquion Has Emerged From Bankruptcy Under a New Owner

The lithium-ion alternative company that ran through $190 million from investors is back and chasing global markets.

by Julian Spector

07.14.17 People 4

Energy Jobs: NYSERDA, Tesla, Edison Energy, BYD, Intersect Power, Spruce, ESA, Burns & McDonnell

Executive and boardroom moves in cleantech, utilities, energy and venture capital.

by Eric Wesoff

07.12.17 Utilities 1

Edison Energy Shakeup: Top Execs Depart Amidst Strategic Review

Tough times for the first big utility-backed energy services company, mirroring GE’s struggles with Current.

by Jeff St. John

07.11.17 Finance & VC 4

Shell Plans to Boost Clean Energy Spending to $1 Billion per Year

The oil giant’s New Energies division launched last year with an annual investment budget of just $200 million.

by Julia Pyper

07.10.17 Energy Storage 0

Advanced Microgrid Solutions Raises $34M Series B From a Who’s Who of Strategic Investors

Energy Impact Partners, Southern Company, AGL and GE Ventures take stakes in California startup that’s linking batteries, buildings and the grid.

by Jeff St. John

07.06.17 Networking/AMI 1

Struggling Toshiba Plots an IPO for Smart Metering Giant Landis+Gyr

One of the “big five” AMI companies could soon be an independent rival. Whether Toshiba will recoup its $2.3 billion stake in L+G is less clear.

by Jeff St. John

07.04.17 Finance & VC 6

Shell Pushes Further Into Power, Renewables With Bid to Acquire MP2 Energy

The deal will give MP2 additional resources to further develop and enhance its portfolio of products and services, including distributed solar and demand response.

by Julia Pyper

07.03.17 Energy Storage 3

Younicos Acquired for $52 Million by Generator Rental Firm Aggreko

German energy storage software provider gets bought in a disappointing exit.

by Eric Wesoff

How Cheap and Abundant Can Clean Power Get?

Climate Fintech Startup Atmos Financial Puts Savings to Work for Clean Energy

Could Chile’s Auction Help Save CSP From Oblivion?

What the Coming Wave of Distributed Energy Resources Means for the US Grid

Extreme Weather Keeps Maxing Out the Grid

A Wartime Plan for Electrifying America

An Island’s Path to 100% Renewables

Are Batteries at a Turning Point?

Storage Integrator FlexGen Gains New Leadership at Crucial Time

Vestas Ventures Makes First Investment With Stake in Wooden Tower Start-Up

Vestas Launches World’s Largest Turbines as 'Big 3' Competition Ramps Up

BP, RWE and EnBW Win Big in UK Offshore Wind Leasing Round

How Cheap and Abundant Can Clean Power Get?

Climate Fintech Startup Atmos Financial Puts Savings to Work for Clean Energy

Could Chile’s Auction Help Save CSP From Oblivion?

Green Investing

Corporations With 100% Renewable Energy Goals Now Account for 150 Terawatt-Hours per Year

Total Gets Deeper Into Renewables With Investment in EREN. Is Offshore Wind Next?

Itron to Acquire Silver Spring Networks in Smart Grid/Smart City Mega-Merger

A Top CEO Brings Us Inside India’s Fast-Changing Renewables Market

Looking for Fixes to What Broke the Texas Power Grid

Hawaii’s Bold Step Into Utility Performance-Based Ratemaking

Solar Will Be Cheapest Form of Electricity Across US by 2030, Plus Other PV Trends

The Latest Wave of Cleantech Investing Has Washed Over Us. Here’s What Is Left in Its Wake

For US Grid Markets, an Eclipse Day Is Like Any Other Day for Managing Solar Power

It’s Been a Decade Since Google Jumped Into Energy. Is It Any Closer to a Moonshot?

Post-IPO Landis+Gyr Seeks Financial Distinction From Toshiba’s Struggles

The Nuclear (Power) War Isn’t Over Yet

European Investment Bank Pumps $5B Into Renewables and Distributed Grid Upgrades

So You Want to Build a Cleantech Startup? Here’s What (and Who) You Need to Know

Energy Jobs: Tesla Loses Its Director of Battery Technology. Plus, Microsoft, National Grid and DOE

DOE Seeks to Unlock New Tech-to-Market Investment Pathways With $7.8M Grant Round

Why Would Will.i.am Want to Buy Wink? And Other Less Questionable Smart Home Investments

PJM Talks to Congress, While FERC Waits On Appointees and the DOE Grid Study

Some Final Words From Outgoing GTM Editor Eric Wesoff

Ontario’s Hydro One Makes a $5.3B Offer for Avista

Saltwater’s Second Wave: Aquion Has Emerged From Bankruptcy Under a New Owner

Energy Jobs: NYSERDA, Tesla, Edison Energy, BYD, Intersect Power, Spruce, ESA, Burns & McDonnell

Edison Energy Shakeup: Top Execs Depart Amidst Strategic Review

Shell Plans to Boost Clean Energy Spending to $1 Billion per Year

Advanced Microgrid Solutions Raises $34M Series B From a Who’s Who of Strategic Investors

Struggling Toshiba Plots an IPO for Smart Metering Giant Landis+Gyr

Shell Pushes Further Into Power, Renewables With Bid to Acquire MP2 Energy

Younicos Acquired for $52 Million by Generator Rental Firm Aggreko