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Grid Optimization 0
Scientific Conservation Raises $15.65 Million More; Ambitious Growth Plans for 2011

Scientific Conservation Raises $15.65 Million More; Ambitious Growth Plans for 2011

The company that uses neural networks to analyze your building wants to colonize 150 million square feet of office space this year.

by Michael Kanellos
Energy Storage 7
FERC’s Commissioner on Energy Storage

FERC’s Commissioner on Energy Storage

“Energy storage is a matter of when, not if,” according to FERC Commissioner Philip Moeller.

by Eric Wesoff
Smart Homes/Smart Buildings 4
GE Announces “Power Your Home” Challenge

GE Announces “Power Your Home” Challenge

Round two of General Electric’s ecomagination competition has up to $100 million on the line.

by Katherine Tweed
Grid Edge 20
It’s Time to Give Dynamic Pricing a New Name
Industry Perspective

It’s Time to Give Dynamic Pricing a New Name

When it comes to the residential side of the smart grid, the utility industry is bogged down in a quagmire of confusing terminology. Here, we propose an improved lexicon for residential energy management.

by Chet Geschickter
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Software & Analytics 22
Mixed Greens: Oracle Utility Exec Flies Coop; MIT Says Hybrids Beat Plug-Ins Sometimes; and More!

Mixed Greens: Oracle Utility Exec Flies Coop; MIT Says Hybrids Beat Plug-Ins Sometimes; and More!

Solopower gets $20 million to build plant in Oregon. Plus: car dopes at the BBC.

by Michael Kanellos
Grid Optimization 3
What I Learned in Two Years of Running GridWise Alliance
Industry Perspective

What I Learned in Two Years of Running GridWise Alliance

The smart grid is an organic whole, says Katherine Hamilton, but policies, technology and public satisfaction remain a work in progress, says Katherine Hamilton.

by Katherine Hamilton
Software & Analytics 2
Smart Building Will Herald New Wave in IT Spending

Smart Building Will Herald New Wave in IT Spending

Smart building, MDM and security issues will reportedly drive utility adoption of IT in 2011.

by Katherine Tweed
Energy Storage 10
Energy Storage Originators: A New Type of Company?

Energy Storage Originators: A New Type of Company?

GridFlex is sort of like a pre-developer of pumped hydro and compressed air projects.

by Michael Kanellos
Smart Homes/Smart Buildings 0
Control4 Teams Up With Silver Spring

Control4 Teams Up With Silver Spring

Silver Spring Networks now has demand response and HAN controls in its suite of offerings.

by Katherine Tweed
Finance & VC 9
VC Ira Ehrenpreis on the State of Cleantech

VC Ira Ehrenpreis on the State of Cleantech

What if the developing world leapfrogs traditional energy the way it has leapfrogged old-school telecom?

by Eric Wesoff
Networking/AMI 35
In California, It’s the Smart Meter Martyrs

In California, It’s the Smart Meter Martyrs

We shall overcome fifteen-minute data feeds.

by Michael Kanellos
Smart Homes/Smart Buildings 2
A Cleantech VC’s View of CES
Research Spotlight

A Cleantech VC’s View of CES

Home automation and smart appliances are on the way, says Battery Ventures’ Mike Dauber, but cost remains a hurdle. Thumbs up for LG, Panasonic, and Control 4.

by Mike Dauber
Grid Optimization 0
Duke Buys Progress to Become Largest Utility

Duke Buys Progress to Become Largest Utility

Duke Energy picks up Progress and nearly doubles its customer base for $26 billion.

by Katherine Tweed
Demand Response 0
Are Microgrids Finally Ready for Prime Time? Viridity Makes its Case

Are Microgrids Finally Ready for Prime Time? Viridity Makes its Case

Viridity Energy gets money from Intel and Braemar. Think of a microgrid as a unified power asset.

by Michael Kanellos
PV, EV, & Storage 0
ABB Invests in Ecotality, Porsche Racing Green, and Microhybrids Cross the Pond: Auto Show Roundup

ABB Invests in Ecotality, Porsche Racing Green, and Microhybrids Cross the Pond: Auto Show Roundup

ABB’s fifth move in America. Will the giants take over car charging?

by Michael Kanellos
Smart Grid 30
Can Smart Meters Make You Impotent?
Industry Perspective

Can Smart Meters Make You Impotent?

Pushback on wireless signals raises new concerns about potentially hazardous wireless radio frequencies.

by Chet Geschickter
Solar 0
Integrating Smart Grid and PV Technologies at Networked Solar

Integrating Smart Grid and PV Technologies at Networked Solar

Early bird pricing ends today!

by Staff
Solar 20
Elegant On-Site Solar Power From ZeroBase

Elegant On-Site Solar Power From ZeroBase

On-site and portable energy systems with zero emissions and zero fuel.

by Eric Wesoff
Smart Homes/Smart Buildings 7
Is the Home of the Future for Real?

Is the Home of the Future for Real?

Verizon, GE, Panasonic, LG and others invade CES.

by Michael Kanellos
Networking/AMI 0
Landis+Gyr Land State Grid Contract in China

Landis+Gyr Land State Grid Contract in China

Sure, it’s only 10K meters now—but that’s just the beginning.

by Katherine Tweed
Grid Optimization 14
Energy Storage-as-Service Concept Expands With AES

Energy Storage-as-Service Concept Expands With AES

It’s an 8-megawatt battery pack for hire.

by Michael Kanellos
Solar Projects 4
Mixed Greens: First Solar Finally Moves Forward in China, Ice Energy Teams With Trane, and More

Mixed Greens: First Solar Finally Moves Forward in China, Ice Energy Teams With Trane, and More

Florida biofuels boom and IKEA gives incandescents the boot.

by Michael Kanellos
Batteries, Storage & Fuel Cells 30
Year-End Reflections on the Fuel Cell Industry in 2010
Research Spotlight

Year-End Reflections on the Fuel Cell Industry in 2010

We update the list of profitable and unprofitable fuel cell firms. Bloom Energy is not yet on the profitable list.

by Eric Wesoff
Batteries, Storage & Fuel Cells 35
Sources: Bloom Box Costs $12.50 Per Watt

Sources: Bloom Box Costs $12.50 Per Watt

What’s the real price of the Bloom Box?

by Eric Wesoff
Demand Response 0
EnergyConnect Wins California State University

EnergyConnect Wins California State University

EnergyConnect guns to take a piece of the Cal State pie from EnerNOC.

by Katherine Tweed