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Grid Edge 9
GE, Arista to Build Wind, Solar Battery Backup Systems

GE, Arista to Build Wind, Solar Battery Backup Systems

Arista promises solar/wind integrated “Power on Demand” via GE’s nickel-salt Durathon batteries.

by Jeff St. John
Grid Edge 1
ABB CEO: Automation, Controls Are Next Targets for Acquisition

ABB CEO: Automation, Controls Are Next Targets for Acquisition

What do you get for the smart grid giant that has everything?

by Jeff St. John
Networking/AMI 0
E.ON Picks Elster for Smart Meter Rollout

E.ON Picks Elster for Smart Meter Rollout

Up to 300,000 meters to start, with potential for millions down the road

by Katherine Tweed
Solar 4
CSP and PV Solar Make Each Other More Valuable

CSP and PV Solar Make Each Other More Valuable

It’s true in theory, in the real world, and in advanced modeling—and it will be even more true as thermal storage gets better.

by Herman K. Trabish
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Grid Edge 1
Silver Spring Launches Smart Grid Pilot in Brazil

Silver Spring Launches Smart Grid Pilot in Brazil

The IPO candidate launches a 1,000-home pilot in Sao Paulo. There’s a lot of competition for Brazil’s future 65-million smart meter market.

by Jeff St. John
Grid Edge 0
Smart Grid Must Go Inside Corporate Walls to Add Value
Research Spotlight

Smart Grid Must Go Inside Corporate Walls to Add Value

The smart grid for enterprises complements the utility smart grid, according to new report.

by Paul Baier
Grid Edge 1
Yes, the Smart Grid Can Be End-to-End IP

Yes, the Smart Grid Can Be End-to-End IP

Interoperability tests show that “smart objects” like smart meters and grid gear can talk IP to one another.

by Jeff St. John
Grid Edge 2
California Rules on Analog Opt-Outs, Finalizes Smart Grid Metrics

California Rules on Analog Opt-Outs, Finalizes Smart Grid Metrics

Opt-out options proliferate, as do metrics to track smart grid projects in California and beyond.

by Katherine Tweed
Grid Optimization 1
Gridco Raises $8M for the Digital-Powered Smart Grid

Gridco Raises $8M for the Digital-Powered Smart Grid

Where will next-generation digital power controls find their way onto the grid?

by Jeff St. John
Other Energy 0
EnerNOC Moves Into Demand Response for Natural Gas

EnerNOC Moves Into Demand Response for Natural Gas

EnerNOC continues to push outside of its core business.

by Katherine Tweed
Finance & VC 2
Can Developers Finance Big Solar Without the Cash Grant?

Can Developers Finance Big Solar Without the Cash Grant?

It’s back to tax equity for solar financing.

by Herman K. Trabish
Policy 2
Guest Post: Innovation Trumps Conservation on Earth Day
Industry Perspective

Guest Post: Innovation Trumps Conservation on Earth Day

Naveen Jain on strategies for saving the planet

by Naveen Jain
Grid Edge 2
From Smart Meters to Streetlights: Sensus Expands Its Network

From Smart Meters to Streetlights: Sensus Expands Its Network

The big smart meter maker is now networking LED streetlights in Chattanooga, and wants to expand to other cities and utilities.

by Jeff St. John
Grid Edge 0
Smart Grid VC Shrinks to $62M in Q1 2012

Smart Grid VC Shrinks to $62M in Q1 2012

VC investment into smart grid continues its multi-year slide as stimulus boost fades, while M&A surges to half a billion dollars.

by Jeff St. John
Software & Analytics 0
Cash vs. Culture: Do Utilities Need a Moneyball Approach to Analytics?
Industry Perspective

Cash vs. Culture: Do Utilities Need a Moneyball Approach to Analytics?

One-third of all utilities have “too many barriers to change.”

by Katherine Tweed
Grid Edge 1
LumaSense and the Smart Grid Sensor Platform-by-Acquisition Solution

LumaSense and the Smart Grid Sensor Platform-by-Acquisition Solution

Want to acquire your way to smart grid success? Start by buying profitable companies for a niche market.

by Jeff St. John
Grid Edge 4
Lithium-Ion Battery Maker A123 Continues Streak of Bad News

Lithium-Ion Battery Maker A123 Continues Streak of Bad News

Add an injury-causing explosion at GM to recent recall and financial pressures. Stock still below $1.00.

by Eric Wesoff
Finance & VC 47
Things Energy Investor Vinod Khosla Doesn’t Like

Things Energy Investor Vinod Khosla Doesn’t Like

List includes environmentalists, NGOs, Chief-of-Staff’s former employer.

by Eric Wesoff
Solar 5
Taking Solar and Wind to the Next Level on the Grid
Industry Perspective

Taking Solar and Wind to the Next Level on the Grid

“By connecting it smartly, you are now able to leverage services from it that you didn’t know you had.”

by Herman K. Trabish
Finance & VC 10
VantagePoint Capital Challenged in VC Fund Raising, Staff Moves

VantagePoint Capital Challenged in VC Fund Raising, Staff Moves

Fund-raising and personnel woes hit even the largest cleantech VC players.

by Eric Wesoff
PV, EV, & Storage 4
IBM, Honda Try Connecting EVs Directly to Utilities

IBM, Honda Try Connecting EVs Directly to Utilities

Does it matter if you bypass the charger?

by Katherine Tweed
Grid Edge 2
Smart Grid Roundup: Schneider’s Smart Cities, LonWorks Goes OpenADR, JCI Retrofits Milwaukee

Smart Grid Roundup: Schneider’s Smart Cities, LonWorks Goes OpenADR, JCI Retrofits Milwaukee

‘Smart cities’ are the new smart grid-smart building showcases.

by Jeff St. John
Finance & VC 3
Q1 2012 Green Investment Falls Off a Cliff

Q1 2012 Green Investment Falls Off a Cliff

Bloomberg New Energy Finance clocks a first-quarter drop in clean energy investment to $27 billion, the worst since Q1 2009.

by Jeff St. John
Smart Homes/Smart Buildings 18
Guest Post: The Energy Dashboard Delusion, Part 2
Industry Perspective

Guest Post: The Energy Dashboard Delusion, Part 2

Investors seem to continually throw money into the same failed energy dashboard strategies over and over again.

by John Pitcher, Rob Watson
Green Building 2
Sefaira Raises $10.8M for Fast Handling of Big Green Building Data

Sefaira Raises $10.8M for Fast Handling of Big Green Building Data

Your green design software just got a boost of adrenaline.

by Jeff St. John