Q1 2012 Green Investment Falls Off a Cliff

Q1 2012 Green Investment Falls Off a Cliff

Jeff St. John: April 12, 2012

Bloomberg New Energy Finance clocks a first-quarter drop in clean energy investment to $27 billion, the worst since Q1 2009.

China Solar: Who Survives China’s Polysilicon Shakeout?

China Solar: Who Survives China’s Polysilicon Shakeout?

Vivian L: April 12, 2012

China continues to import half of its polysilicon with 80 percent of its polysilicon manufacturers out of business.

Guest Post: The Energy Dashboard Delusion, Part 2

Guest Post: The Energy Dashboard Delusion, Part 2

John Pitcher, Rob Watson: April 12, 2012

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

Market Says No to BrightSource’s Solar IPO

Market Says No to BrightSource’s Solar IPO

Eric Wesoff: April 12, 2012

BrightSource pulls its IPO.

Sefaira Raises $10.8M for Fast Handling of Big Green Building Data

Sefaira Raises $10.8M for Fast Handling of Big Green Building Data

Jeff St. John: April 11, 2012

Your green design software just got a boost of adrenaline.

The Wheels of Chinese Justice Turning Slowly Toward US Wind?

The Wheels of Chinese Justice Turning Slowly Toward US Wind?

Herman K. Trabish: April 11, 2012

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

Guest Post: The Energy Dashboard Delusion, Part 1

Guest Post: The Energy Dashboard Delusion, Part 1

John Pitcher, Rob Watson: April 11, 2012

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

First Solar and What the County Inspector Saw

First Solar and What the County Inspector Saw

Herman K. Trabish: April 11, 2012

What will First Solar do about 3.7 million panels without UL approval?

Xtreme Power to Build 3MW Battery on Kodiak Island

Xtreme Power to Build 3MW Battery on Kodiak Island

Jeff St. John: April 10, 2012

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

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

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

Eric Wesoff: April 10, 2012

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

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

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

Eric Wesoff: April 10, 2012

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

Daintree Lands Sylvania as Partner for ZigBee-Networked Lighting

Daintree Lands Sylvania as Partner for ZigBee-Networked Lighting

Jeff St. John: April 10, 2012

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.

FBI Finds Smart Meter Hacking Surprisingly Easy

FBI Finds Smart Meter Hacking Surprisingly Easy

Katherine Tweed: April 10, 2012

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

D.light Design’s CEO on Innovation, Energy, and Emerging Markets

D.light Design’s CEO on Innovation, Energy, and Emerging Markets

Eric Wesoff: April 10, 2012

“Cleantech is necessary but insufficient for success.”

Startup EV Grid to Pioneer Vehicle-to-Grid Technology

Startup EV Grid to Pioneer Vehicle-to-Grid Technology

Herman K. Trabish: April 10, 2012

“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.”