Grid Edge

Batteries, Storage & Fuel Cells 15
International Battery’s Utility-Scale Li-Ion Goes After Solar

International Battery’s Utility-Scale Li-Ion Goes After Solar

Battery companies at a solar show looking for the solar-storage connection

by Eric Wesoff
PV, EV, & Storage 7
Six Observations From the EV Revolution
Industry Perspective

Six Observations From the EV Revolution

Travis Bradford offers big thoughts on a transportation revolution in the making.

by Katherine Tweed
Grid Edge 4
Can Utilities Explain Smart Grid to Their Own Employees?

Can Utilities Explain Smart Grid to Their Own Employees?

Utilities need to educate their workforce as well as their customers to get the most out of the smart grid, according to the latest report from the Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative.

by Jeff St. John
Grid Edge 41
BEVs vs. PHEVs: Peaceful Coexistence or Life-or-Death Battle?
Research Spotlight

BEVs vs. PHEVs: Peaceful Coexistence or Life-or-Death Battle?

GTM Research explores how OEMs are marketing EV demand, from operating costs and sustainability to freedom and the pursuit of gasoline.

by Dominic Hofstetter
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PV, EV, & Storage 6
The Networked EV: PG&E’s Networked Plug-Ins and V2G Plans

The Networked EV: PG&E’s Networked Plug-Ins and V2G Plans

Pacific Gas & Electric has shown it can stop and start plug-in vehicle charging via smart meter and cellular networks—but that’s just the start of its smart grid plug-in plans.

by Jeff St. John
Utilities 48
Will 33% Renewables Pose a Huge Risk to California’s Grid?
Industry Perspective

Will 33% Renewables Pose a Huge Risk to California’s Grid?

Jim Detmers tried to stop the last electricity disaster. He has some questions for the current system operator about renewables.

by Herman K. Trabish
PV, EV, & Storage 0
The Networked EV: What Have We Learned?
Research Spotlight

The Networked EV: What Have We Learned?

The opening keynotes of The Networked Grid 2011 raise important issues and answer some basic questions on electric vehicles in the real world.

by Katherine Tweed
Energy 2
X Prize for Oil Cleanup; US and Korea Partner on Clean Energy; Mitsubishi Guns for Smart Grid

X Prize for Oil Cleanup; US and Korea Partner on Clean Energy; Mitsubishi Guns for Smart Grid

Can South Korea’s clean energy ambitions help the U.S.? Plus, latest X Prize winner revolutionizes oil spill recovery.

by Katherine Tweed
Smart Homes/Smart Buildings 9
Opower, Facebook, NRDC Team Up on Energy Efficiency App

Opower, Facebook, NRDC Team Up on Energy Efficiency App

Opower extends its reach to 800 million Facebook users.

by Katherine Tweed
Grid Edge 5
All Your Forecasts are Wrong: How Many EVs Will Be On the Road by 2015?
Research Spotlight

All Your Forecasts are Wrong: How Many EVs Will Be On the Road by 2015?

GTM Research delves into the hazards of forecasting electric vehicle sales and industry misconceptions borne of consumer demand.

by Dominic Hofstetter
Software & Analytics 2
OSIsoft Makes the Case for Sustainability With Real-Time Data
Industry Perspective

OSIsoft Makes the Case for Sustainability With Real-Time Data

“Real-time data is the currency of the new decade.”

by Katherine Tweed
PV, EV, & Storage 1
Mixed Greens: Nissan Speeds Up Charging, IBM Sees Smarter Planet for EVs

Mixed Greens: Nissan Speeds Up Charging, IBM Sees Smarter Planet for EVs

Nissan focuses on fast charging; IBM starts smart car, smart grid pilot in Switzerland

by Katherine Tweed
Software & Analytics 4
Does the Future of Smart Grid Apps Have Three Colors?
Industry Perspective

Does the Future of Smart Grid Apps Have Three Colors?

Calico Energy is using SOA, cloud services, and data and analytics to quickly build a smart grid solution portfolio. Plus, a bold analyst prediction about who will win the soft grid.

by Chet Geschickter
Grid Edge 0
Travis Bradford to Keynote Greentech Media’s Flagship EV Conference

Travis Bradford to Keynote Greentech Media’s Flagship EV Conference

Greentech Media hosts The Networked EV 2011 in San Francisco, CA on October 20.

by STAFF
Mobility 4
Guest Post: Saving Rare-Earth Metals With Vehicle System Design
Industry Perspective

Guest Post: Saving Rare-Earth Metals With Vehicle System Design

Better EV design versus digging new mines, dredging the ocean floor, or recovering nodules from stray asteroids

by Doug Widney
Grid Edge 4
Echelon Partners Up to Break Into Brazil’s Smart Meter Market

Echelon Partners Up to Break Into Brazil’s Smart Meter Market

Brazil wants to install 65 million smart meters in the next 10 years—and Echelon wants its technology to be part of that rollout.

by Jeff St. John
PV, EV, & Storage 2
Electric Vehicle Taxonomy, National Plug In Day
Research Spotlight

Electric Vehicle Taxonomy, National Plug In Day

Two electric vehicle topics—one analytical and one participatory

by Eric Wesoff
Grid Edge 5
Chinese Flow Batteries: Prudent Energy Lands $29.5M

Chinese Flow Batteries: Prudent Energy Lands $29.5M

The vanadium redox flow battery company lands a Series D round to boost production for markets in China and around the globe.

by Jeff St. John
Grid Edge 21
Cisco’s All-IP Smart Meter Domination Plan

Cisco’s All-IP Smart Meter Domination Plan

Can Cisco’s end-to-end IP smart meter architecture—and the platform that comes with it—break out in a crowded market?

by Jeff St. John
Mobility 7
Update: GM to Produce All-Electric City Car Using A123 Batteries

Update: GM to Produce All-Electric City Car Using A123 Batteries

Will Americans open their hearts and wallets to a new class of automobiles—the city car?

by Eric Wesoff
Grid Edge 19
Demystifying Electric Vehicles, From Market Adoption to Distributed Storage
Research Spotlight

Demystifying Electric Vehicles, From Market Adoption to Distributed Storage

GTM Research explores some of the most persistent myths surrounding the electric vehicle industry.

by Dominic Hofstetter
Grid Edge 4
Verizon Launches Home Automation, via Z-Wave

Verizon Launches Home Automation, via Z-Wave

Verizon opens a new front in the home energy automation wars—and sets up potential competition for utility home networking tech favorite ZigBee.

by Jeff St. John
Grid Edge 3
The Mother of All EV-Solar-Smart Grid Integrations

The Mother of All EV-Solar-Smart Grid Integrations

Austin’s Pecan Street Project wants to get plug-in vehicles, home energy management, solar panels and household batteries to talk to one another.

by Jeff St. John
Finance & VC 17
Unstealthed: How Important is Stealth in a Greentech Startup?
Industry Perspective

Unstealthed: How Important is Stealth in a Greentech Startup?

Did stealth work for Bloom? Will it work for Nest Labs?

by Eric Wesoff
Grid Edge 17
Kauai, the Garden Island, Soon to Be the Smart Meter Island

Kauai, the Garden Island, Soon to Be the Smart Meter Island

Every household on Kauai to be equipped with a smart meter.

by Derek Mead