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Grid Optimization 2
EPB Chattanooga Cuts Outages in Half After Recent Storm

EPB Chattanooga Cuts Outages in Half After Recent Storm

Smart grid comes to the rescue when a wind storm tears through Chattanooga.

by Katherine Tweed
Energy 2
New DARPA Chief, Former Cleantech VC Arati Prabhakar

New DARPA Chief, Former Cleantech VC Arati Prabhakar

Former USVP Cleantech and IT Partner to head the $3B defense research agency

by Eric Wesoff
Batteries, Storage & Fuel Cells 0
A123 Plans $39M Cash Raise as It Struggles to Survive

A123 Plans $39M Cash Raise as It Struggles to Survive

The lithium-ion battery maker says it only has 4 to 5 months of cash left.

by Jeff St. John
Demand Response 1
Texas Expands Demand Response for Peak Load Relief

Texas Expands Demand Response for Peak Load Relief

The Lone Star State might miss reserve target margins again.

by Katherine Tweed
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Finance & VC 0
Q2 2012 Cleantech Investment Falls to $1.6B

Q2 2012 Cleantech Investment Falls to $1.6B

But Cleantech Group finds bright spots in water and agriculture—and maybe, a SolarCity IPO.

by Jeff St. John
Grid Edge 3
Smart Grid’s Big Data Opportunities Still Untapped

Smart Grid’s Big Data Opportunities Still Untapped

An Oracle utility survey finds many collecting smart meter data but fewer doing useful things with it.

by Jeff St. John
Solar 4
Silent Power, Hanwha to Partner on On-Site Solar Batteries

Silent Power, Hanwha to Partner on On-Site Solar Batteries

The solar-battery startup lands a South Korean industrial giant as a go-to-market partner.

by Jeff St. John
Solar 8
Solar Deal-Maker 1BOG Acquired

Solar Deal-Maker 1BOG Acquired

Toronto-based Pure Energies Group buys a startup that gathers neighbors into solar project blocs, puts it to use in comparison shopping.

by Jeff St. John
Grid Edge 8
Taiwan Power: Quietly Getting the Smart Grid Right?

Taiwan Power: Quietly Getting the Smart Grid Right?

The utility appears to be well positioned to further modernize a grid that is already far more reliable than many other nations’ systems.

by Gerry Runte
Finance & VC 39
Can You Name a Successful Cleantech Company?

Can You Name a Successful Cleantech Company?

Apparently cleantech VC investor Ira Ehrenpreis couldn’t.

by Eric Wesoff
Batteries, Storage & Fuel Cells 2
Energy Storage Update: Zinc-Air and Frozen Air Move Forward

Energy Storage Update: Zinc-Air and Frozen Air Move Forward

Eos raises $3 million for zinc-air batteries, and Highview licenses cryogenic air energy storage tech to German industrial gas giant Messer.

by Jeff St. John
Energy Efficiency 1
What Is Step One of Commercial Energy Efficiency?
Research Spotlight

What Is Step One of Commercial Energy Efficiency?

It’s not an audit.

by Katherine Tweed
Grid Edge 0
The Smart Grid for Water Gets Bigger

The Smart Grid for Water Gets Bigger

Itron deploys smart water meters for Sydney, Australia, as part of a growing push to make the water sector smarter.

by Jeff St. John
Grid Edge 2
Utilities Top List of Most Disliked Companies in the US

Utilities Top List of Most Disliked Companies in the US

Can the smart grid help utilities win hearts and minds?

by Katherine Tweed
PV, EV, & Storage 2
No EV Charger, No Problem for Half of Americans

No EV Charger, No Problem for Half of Americans

Nearly half of the U.S. population parks within 20 feet of an outlet.

by Katherine Tweed
Grid Edge 1
Will 2012 Be the Summer of Smart Grid to the Rescue?

Will 2012 Be the Summer of Smart Grid to the Rescue?

East Coast heat waves, ConEd lockouts, a SoCal nuclear plant offline, and other summer woes give smart grid a chance to shine.

by Jeff St. John
Grid Edge 2
New Federal Grid Rules for Solar and Wind

New Federal Grid Rules for Solar and Wind

“Attempting to fit variable renewable energy resources into these operating practices is often like trying to fit a round peg into a square hole.”

by Herman K. Trabish
Smart Homes/Smart Buildings 3
Pepco and Comverge Reach Into 300,000 Homes With Demand Response

Pepco and Comverge Reach Into 300,000 Homes With Demand Response

Comverge goes with direct load control while others jump into dynamic pricing.

by Katherine Tweed
Networking/AMI 0
Melrose to Acquire Elster, Smart Meter Giant, for $2.3B

Melrose to Acquire Elster, Smart Meter Giant, for $2.3B

British firm Melrose to acquire the German metering giant for the rumored $20.50 per share.

by Jeff St. John
Grid Edge 0
REstore: Balancing Europe’s Wind and Solar With EVs, Cold Storage

REstore: Balancing Europe’s Wind and Solar With EVs, Cold Storage

Demand response in Europe is all about balancing renewable energy.

by Jeff St. John
Smart Homes/Smart Buildings 0
Best Buy Makes Inroads as Home Energy Expert

Best Buy Makes Inroads as Home Energy Expert

People wander into their specialty learning centers…and surprise! They stick around.

by Katherine Tweed
Finance & VC 1
Braemar Closes $300M Energy Fund in Tough Green VC Climate

Braemar Closes $300M Energy Fund in Tough Green VC Climate

It’s the third fund for Braemar, which has backed EnerNOC, A123 and Solazyme, among others.

by Jeff St. John
Networking/AMI 0
SMUD: Dynamic Pricing Beyond the Pilot
Research Spotlight

SMUD: Dynamic Pricing Beyond the Pilot

From hiring marketing professionals to integrating systems, Sacramento gets serious about pricing options for electricity.

by Katherine Tweed
Mobility 0
ECOtality Forms China JV for EV Charging

ECOtality Forms China JV for EV Charging

The new joint venture will target charging systems for EVs ranging from airport trailers to electric bicycles—and also, cars.

by Jeff St. John
Energy 4
Green Jobs: SunPower, Nanosolar, ArrayPower, Amonix, BPL Global

Green Jobs: SunPower, Nanosolar, ArrayPower, Amonix, BPL Global

First Solar execs moving to SunPower and Nanosolar

by Eric Wesoff