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Energy Storage 1
Sony Goes Grid With Lithium Phosphate Batteries

Sony Goes Grid With Lithium Phosphate Batteries

Now if they could only revitalize the TV business.

by Michael Kanellos
Demand Response 0
DR Automation Doesn’t Have to Mean Giving Up Control

DR Automation Doesn’t Have to Mean Giving Up Control

Powerit Solutions is bridging the chasm between automated DR and customer control.

by Katherine Tweed
Smart Homes/Smart Buildings 1
Panasonic Aims for Top Spot in Green Electronics

Panasonic Aims for Top Spot in Green Electronics

Batteries, fuel cells, semiconductors, air conditioners and ethanol cars: the Japanese giant has a lot underway.

by Michael Kanellos
Grid Optimization 1
Convergence in Ireland Will Bring Renewables to the Smart Grid

Convergence in Ireland Will Bring Renewables to the Smart Grid

With a “Let’s get on with it” determination, Irish innovators are coming together to get the grid ready for renewables and to create something bigger than the sum of its parts.

by Herman K. Trabish
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Grid Optimization 1
Fujitsu’s Take on Smart Grid: WisReed

Fujitsu’s Take on Smart Grid: WisReed

It’s an ad-hoc mesh network that can travel farther than ZigBee. Plus, a 15-year quest to reduce power in optical networking is finally completed.

by Michael Kanellos
Energy Efficiency 0
Don’t Call It Retrofitting

Don’t Call It Retrofitting

A new study from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory shows that communication style is key to getting people to make significant home energy improvements.

by Katherine Tweed
Mobility 4
Tesla’s Safety Recall for 439 Roadster Electric Vehicles

Tesla’s Safety Recall for 439 Roadster Electric Vehicles

One-third of Tesla’s total production affected in voluntary safety recall

by Eric Wesoff
Grid Edge 6
Four Smart Grid Myths About Consumers Debunked
Research Spotlight

Four Smart Grid Myths About Consumers Debunked

The smart grid industry needs to get smart about consumer energy management. Start with misconceptions about conservation and bill savings, utility invasion into the home, dynamic pricing and segmentation.

by Chet Geschickter
Energy Storage 6
What Happens to the Renewable Grid on a Cloudy Day?
Industry Perspective

What Happens to the Renewable Grid on a Cloudy Day?

Can utility-scale energy storage make renewables dispatchable?

by Eric Wesoff
Finance & VC 0
Greentech VC: Amyris IPO Makes Money for KP and Khosla, Smart Grid, Brightsource, and More

Greentech VC: Amyris IPO Makes Money for KP and Khosla, Smart Grid, Brightsource, and More

Which VCs made money on the Amyris IPO?  How did Advanced Equities do?  That and many more VC investments were made in greentech this week.

by Eric Wesoff
Smart Homes/Smart Buildings 0
Mixed Greens: Intel Launches Home System Again, GE’s Charger, and Moore’s Lite

Mixed Greens: Intel Launches Home System Again, GE’s Charger, and Moore’s Lite

Bonus trivia question: how much more coal do we use than solar?

by Michael Kanellos
Grid Edge 2
California Utilities to Address Electric Vehicle Rollout Plans

California Utilities to Address Electric Vehicle Rollout Plans

Industry experts address EVs and their relationship with the smart grid at Greentech Media’s The Networked EV Conference.

by Staff
Energy Storage 44
Update: California Energy Storage Bill AB 2514 Signed Into Law by Governor
Industry Perspective

Update: California Energy Storage Bill AB 2514 Signed Into Law by Governor

“Utility-scale energy storage is one of the game-changers,”  according to veteran investor and energy thought leader Gunderson.

by Eric Wesoff
Smart Homes/Smart Buildings 3
The Smart Home: Applications for Home Energy Management

The Smart Home: Applications for Home Energy Management

Do consumers care about how much energy they use?  How do you make consumers change their behavior?

by Eric Wesoff
Grid Edge 2
Turning the Tide on Outages
Research Spotlight

Turning the Tide on Outages

What are the true costs of implementing—or failing to implement—a stronger, smarter and more robust grid, asks Massoud Amin.

by S. Massoud Amin
Smart Homes/Smart Buildings 2
Privacy, Trust and Data Mining on the Grid

Privacy, Trust and Data Mining on the Grid

Data has to be examined and kept private at the same time. Can the industry thread that needle?

by Boonsri Dickinson
Grid Edge 6
Who Are the Players in the Smart Grid and How Much is the Market Worth?
Research Spotlight

Who Are the Players in the Smart Grid and How Much is the Market Worth?

GTM Research updates Smart Grid Market Taxonomy and sizes the market through 2015

by GTM Research Grid Edge Analyst
Grid Edge 0
Where Patents and Standards Collide in Smart Grid
Research Spotlight

Where Patents and Standards Collide in Smart Grid

A new ruling highlights the complementary nature—and ongoing tension—between intellectual property and standards-setting bodies.

by Brian M. McGuire
Demand Response 1
Toward Demand Response 2.0
Industry Perspective

Toward Demand Response 2.0

Demand Response has to move from controlling power in peak events to synchronizing with building management, says Mike Zimmerman.

by Michael Zimmerman
Smart Grid 2
Hitachi, Panasonic Form Smart Grid Alliance

Hitachi, Panasonic Form Smart Grid Alliance

Hitachi has the community grid know-how and Panasonic has the home part down pat

by Michael Kanellos
Finance & VC 2
Finally! Real Greentech IPOs, M&A and More Than $100M in VC

Finally! Real Greentech IPOs, M&A and More Than $100M in VC

This week’s greentech finance starts to show some momentum, with activity in smart grid, energy efficiency, solar, wind and biofuels.

by Eric Wesoff
Grid Edge 10
Steven Chu Speaks at GridWise

Steven Chu Speaks at GridWise

Steven Chu gives an inspiring talk at the GridWise Global Forum about the future of clean energy.

by Boonsri Dickinson
News 11
How the Smart Grid Could Fight Off Energy Thieves in India

How the Smart Grid Could Fight Off Energy Thieves in India

Half of all residents of India don’t have power, and some who don’t have legal access to the grid resort to extreme—and often criminal—measures to procure it.

by Boonsri Dickinson
Grid Edge 1
Smart Grid Market to Grow to $9.6 Billion by 2015

Smart Grid Market to Grow to $9.6 Billion by 2015

GTM Research releases findings in latest report: U.S. Smart Grid Market Forecast, 2010–2015

by Staff
Grid Edge 11
GE’s Immelt: “We Have to Have an Energy Policy. It’s Stupid What We Have Today.”

GE’s Immelt: “We Have to Have an Energy Policy. It’s Stupid What We Have Today.”

A journalist and an industry leader say the U.S. is not moving fast enough in the race to secure our energy future.

by Boonsri Dickinson