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Wind 2
The Wheels of Chinese Justice Turning Slowly Toward US Wind?

The Wheels of Chinese Justice Turning Slowly Toward US Wind?

American Superconductor advances its bold test of whether China’s courts will protect its IP

by Herman K. Trabish
Smart Homes/Smart Buildings 21
Guest Post: The Energy Dashboard Delusion, Part 1
Industry Perspective

Guest Post: The Energy Dashboard Delusion, Part 1

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

by John Pitcher, Rob Watson
Grid Edge 6
Xtreme Power to Build 3MW Battery on Kodiak Island

Xtreme Power to Build 3MW Battery on Kodiak Island

Island grids plus lots of new wind power equals expensive energy storage needs.

by Jeff St. John
Energy Storage 4
Stem, a Reinvented Storage Startup, Leverages Batteries and the Cloud

Stem, a Reinvented Storage Startup, Leverages Batteries and the Cloud

The firm’s looking to “radically transform the economics of energy consumption in commercial businesses.”

by Eric Wesoff
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Grid Edge 2
Three Senators and a Governor Sitting Around Talking About Energy, Smart Grid

Three Senators and a Governor Sitting Around Talking About Energy, Smart Grid

A surprisingly reasonable conversation on energy with senators from both sides of the aisle.

by Eric Wesoff
Energy Efficiency 0
Daintree Lands Sylvania as Partner for ZigBee-Networked Lighting

Daintree Lands Sylvania as Partner for ZigBee-Networked Lighting

Sylvania Lighting Services and Daintree Networks connect smart lighting across 320,000 square feet of commercial space, and promise more to come. Big partners make a difference.

by Jeff St. John
Networking/AMI 2
FBI Finds Smart Meter Hacking Surprisingly Easy

FBI Finds Smart Meter Hacking Surprisingly Easy

Smart meters thwart theft in some countries, but introduce hacking in new forms in other places.

by Katherine Tweed
Mobility 15
Startup EV Grid to Pioneer Vehicle-to-Grid Technology

Startup EV Grid to Pioneer Vehicle-to-Grid Technology

“If ten people on the block go out and buy a LEAF and they all plug it in at 6 p.m. when they get home, they’re going to have a problem.”

by Herman K. Trabish
Energy Efficiency 0
Mayor Bloomberg Announces New York City’s First Green Hackathon

Mayor Bloomberg Announces New York City’s First Green Hackathon

Bloomberg visits Efficiency 2.0 to show that NYC wants to be a leader in cleantech IT.

by Katherine Tweed
Networking/AMI 1
Everyone Wins in Latest UK Smart Meter Plans

Everyone Wins in Latest UK Smart Meter Plans

The UK is the smart grid market to watch in coming years.

by Katherine Tweed
Grid Edge 6
5 Ways to Plan for the Smart Grid Business Case You Can’t See
Industry Perspective

5 Ways to Plan for the Smart Grid Business Case You Can’t See

Will contests get customers excited about energy efficiency?

by Katherine Tweed
Energy 2
Green Job Moves: Carbon War Room, Serious, B&W, Nth Power, Switch Lighting

Green Job Moves: Carbon War Room, Serious, B&W, Nth Power, Switch Lighting

Jigar Shah replaced by José María Figueres Olsen, former President of Costa Rica; Kevin Surace no longer CEO of Serious Whatever.

by Eric Wesoff
Grid Edge 7
The Solar Inverter-Smart Grid Connection

The Solar Inverter-Smart Grid Connection

Experts at The Networked Grid 2012 lay out the potential for solar PV inverters to manage grid instability—and how regulations can aid or hinder that process.

by Jeff St. John
Green Building 26
Serious Energy in Serious Trouble

Serious Energy in Serious Trouble

The green building startup sees an exodus of talent as it exits the energy software and financing space to refocus on materials.

by Jeff St. John
Networking/AMI 3
Smart Meter Opt-Out: Noise Versus Reality

Smart Meter Opt-Out: Noise Versus Reality

Not that many people want to pay to be stuck with old technology.

by Katherine Tweed
Grid Edge 8
The Smart Meter That Can Tell Your TV From Your AC

The Smart Meter That Can Tell Your TV From Your AC

U.K. startup Navetas says it can disaggregate individual household power loads without sensors in the home. Smart meter giant Sensus is a new investor and partner.

by Jeff St. John
Grid Edge 0
The Networked Grid 2012: Can It All Work Together?
Research Spotlight

The Networked Grid 2012: Can It All Work Together?

From communications integration to building apps for the customer, The Networked Grid tackles the real-world problems utilities are facing.

by Katherine Tweed
Grid Edge 3
Lithium-Ion Battery Maker A123’s Shares Plummet to New Lows

Lithium-Ion Battery Maker A123’s Shares Plummet to New Lows

Stock hits record sub-$1.00 lows amidst recall and financial pressures.

by Eric Wesoff
Grid Edge 0
Opower Launches Facebook App

Opower Launches Facebook App

Want to upload your energy bill data directly to your new “social energy app”? It will be a lot easier if your utility is connected to Opower’s new Facebook platform.

by Jeff St. John
Policy 9
Renewable Resources Gets Final EIR for 650 MW SunPower Solar Plant

Renewable Resources Gets Final EIR for 650 MW SunPower Solar Plant

Local resistance is the one remaining obstacle for Antelope Valley Solar.

by Herman K. Trabish
Energy 4
Fisker Raises $392M, Ups Goal to $500M

Fisker Raises $392M, Ups Goal to $500M

Fisker joins the billion-dollar VC club with new raise from Advanced Equities, as it struggles to overcome recalls, other setbacks.

by Jeff St. John
Grid Edge 2
Powerit Takes Big Factory Energy to the Cloud

Powerit Takes Big Factory Energy to the Cloud

Industrial power controls heavy Powerit Solutions becomes the latest to turn to cloud computing to integrate smart buildings and smart grids.

by Jeff St. John
Grid Edge 0
Maxim and the ICs Inside the Smart Grid

Maxim and the ICs Inside the Smart Grid

“The way energy is generated, flows, and is bought and sold is going through a revolution.”

by Eric Wesoff
Batteries, Storage & Fuel Cells 2
EnerSys Gives Thumbs Up to PowerGenix’s Nickel-Zinc Batteries

EnerSys Gives Thumbs Up to PowerGenix’s Nickel-Zinc Batteries

PowerGenix’s deal with big battery maker EnerSys will give its nickel-zinc batteries a chance to prove their worth.

by Jeff St. John
Grid Edge 0
Research Triangle: The New Silicon Valley of the Smart Grid?

Research Triangle: The New Silicon Valley of the Smart Grid?

We explore the 60-plus smart grid players and cutting-edge test labs and pilot projects of North Carolina’s Research Triangle.

by Jeff St. John