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Smart Grid Q&A: Peter Fox-Penner and Ahmad Faruqui

Smart Grid Q&A: Peter Fox-Penner and Ahmad Faruqui

In this series from Jesse Berst's Global Smart Energy and Michael Butler's Cascadia Capital, leaders share their opinions on the future of the grid. This first installment features The Brattle Group's Peter Fox-Penner and Ahmad Faruqui.

by Jesse Berst and Michael Butler
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Utilities Brief California Energy Commission on Smart Grid Efforts

Utilities Brief California Energy Commission on Smart Grid Efforts

California's major utilities have a host of smart grid projects underway – many of which are likely to be seeking a piece of $4.5 billion in federal stimulus funding.

by Jeff St. John
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Greentech’s Top Ten Acquisition Targets

Greentech’s Top Ten Acquisition Targets

Who will get bought next in greentech? Darned if I know, but here's a semi-educated guess. Bonus: There's also a list of the four that won't likely be bought.

by Michael Kanellos
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GE Aims at Energy Storage for Trains, Grid

GE Aims at Energy Storage for Trains, Grid

Sodium batteries are one of the favored technologies for energy storage, but the only large source is a company in Japan. With its multimillion dollar factory in NY, GE will jump into the market.

by Michael Kanellos
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Can Carbon Nanotubes Cut Energy Consumption?

Can Carbon Nanotubes Cut Energy Consumption?

Nanotubes are the scientific miracle material that has been looking for a job. Nanocomp says it can weave wires from them.

by Michael Kanellos
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Comverge Reports $9.1M First Quarter Loss

Comverge Reports $9.1M First Quarter Loss

The East Hanover, N.J.-based demand response provider has seen growing revenues amidst a wider array of businesses — including residential and utility turnkey businesses — than its competitors.

by Jeff St. John
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The Top Tens of Greentech

The Top Tens of Greentech

We’ve amassed lists identifying the top ten players in three areas of greentech: solar, smart grid and enterprise. And we hope some of them are right.

by Michael Kanellos, , Ucilia Wang and Jeff St. John
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The Latest Players in Smart Grid: Radio Stations

The Latest Players in Smart Grid: Radio Stations

With the available spectrum on the radio data system and partnerships with utilities and thermostat makers, radio stations could become giants in energy management.

by Michael Kanellos,  and Jeff St. John
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Deeya Energy Raises $30M: Flow Batteries for India Cell Towers

Deeya Energy Raises $30M: Flow Batteries for India Cell Towers

The funding round – first reported by Greentech Media last week – is aimed at goosing production of the startup’s flow batteries to power cell towers in India. Research into larger-scale energy storage is under way, the CEO says.

by Jeff St. John
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PowerIt Lands $6M for Industrial Energy Efficiency

PowerIt Lands $6M for Industrial Energy Efficiency

Seattle-based PowerIt Solutions has landed $6 million from existing investors and new investors Siemens Venture Capital and ArcelorMittal to expand its business of helping industrial sites cut power.

by Jeff St. John
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Smart Grid Finance Rundown: VCs and Congress Rock the Grid

Smart Grid Finance Rundown: VCs and Congress Rock the Grid

VC, M&A and Legislation in the rapidly growing Smart Grid Sector.

by Eric Wesoff
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Stimulus Money Going, Going…

Stimulus Money Going, Going…

The $90 billion or so in energy-related stimulus funding should offer plenty of opportunities for companies that can manage the process of applying for projects.

by Jeff St. John
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Google Looks Beyond Smart Meters for Home Energy Data

Google Looks Beyond Smart Meters for Home Energy Data

The search giant, which has made a big splash with its PowerMeter software, is looking for companies with technology to get real-time data to homeowners without waiting for utilities to deploy smart meters.

by Jeff St. John
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Instant Messenger of the Smart Grid

Instant Messenger of the Smart Grid

EnerNoc has released software that keeps air conditioners, motors and other devices in constant contact with its network operations center. It's a first in "presence-enabled" technology for the smart grid, the company says. 

by Jeff St. John
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SmartSynch’s Smart Grid in a Box

SmartSynch’s Smart Grid in a Box

The smart meter networking company has developed a "Universal Communications Module" for Duke Energy. The idea is to put all of a smart grid's communications into one box, and make sure they can be upgraded as technologies evolve. 

by Jeff St. John
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Top Ten Smart Grid

Top Ten Smart Grid

What companies are leading the charge toward a smart grid of the future? And, who are the utilities that are taking the lead in giving them a market? We've broken down the smart grid sector into a number of broad components areas -- smart meter manufacturing, neighborhood-area meter networking and communication, in-home energy management, demand response, meter data management, other smart grid software and services, and the broader role of integrating these areas.

by Jeff St. John
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Echelon, T-Mobile Team on Smart Meter Contracts

Echelon, T-Mobile Team on Smart Meter Contracts

Echelon will install cellular radio modules in its smart meters and use T-Mobile's network to carry data to and from utilities.

by Jeff St. John
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Superconductors for the Grid

Superconductors for the Grid

Superconducting cables are starting to take a larger role in electricity transmission and distribution grids, as two deals announced this week highlight.

by Jeff St. John
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Smart Grid Stimulus: What to Expect

Smart Grid Stimulus: What to Expect

A panel of experts tells the California Public Utility Commission just how the Department of Energy might handle the $4.5 billion in stimulus funds aimed at smart grid projects – and how debates over standards and security might affect the outcome.

by Jeff St. John
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A Million Smart Meters for Miami

A Million Smart Meters for Miami

An all-star lineup of vendors is part of an ambitious smart meter plan for Miami and Florida Power and Light.

by Michael Kanellos
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Intel Inside Wind Turbines

Intel Inside Wind Turbines

Although green energy may never rival the chipmaker's interests in computers, Intel is working to make its chips the brains inside of wind turbines, smart grids and other devices. Three trillion in stimulus dollars helps.

by Michael Kanellos
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Silver Spring Heads Down Under

Silver Spring Heads Down Under

The smart meter networking and communications provider lands its first deal outside the United States with two Australian utilities planning to install 1 million smart meters by 2013. Different international markets offer different challenges for smart meter deployments.

by Jeff St. John
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Tropos: WiFi for the Smart Grid

Tropos: WiFi for the Smart Grid

The long-time municipal WiFi provider is making a push into networking utility smart grid projects, providing the link between neighborhood smart meter networks and utility "backhaul" networks.

by Jeff St. John
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A New Definition of Energy Storage for the New Energy Economy

A New Definition of Energy Storage for the New Energy Economy

Broader solutions combining batteries and ultracapacitors are needed, writes Rick Luebbe, CEO, EnerG2 Inc.

by Rick Luebbe, CEO, EnerG2
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Green Grid: Free Cooling for Data Centers

Green Grid: Free Cooling for Data Centers

The data center industry group has released online tools and maps to help data center operators learn if using outside air for cooling is right for them. Using outside air to replace power-hungry chillers is gaining more widespread acceptance.

by Jeff St. John