Big 50MW CPV Project in the Works for SolFocus in Mexico

Big 50MW CPV Project in the Works for SolFocus in Mexico

Eric Wesoff: March 29, 2012

With plans to reach 450 megawatts, it’s easily the largest CPV project in the world, if completed.

How Big a Solar System? How Big a Battery System? Questions From the Lab

How Big a Solar System? How Big a Battery System? Questions From the Lab

Herman K. Trabish: March 29, 2012

UCLA’s Smart Grid Energy Research Center is testing ways to use solar innovatively and economically.

GSA Tries New Approach for Demand Response

GSA Tries New Approach for Demand Response

Katherine Tweed: March 29, 2012

The GSA, the largest tenant in the U.S., evens the playing field in a new demand response auction.

Update: Enphase PV Microinverter IPO Drops Price Range

Update: Enphase PV Microinverter IPO Drops Price Range

Eric Wesoff: March 28, 2012

In a sign that institutional investors are less than excited, the price range is nearly halved.

Xtreme Power Quietly Building Small-Scale Energy Storage

Jeff St. John: March 28, 2012

The startup behind big wind power storage projects in Hawaii and Texas is also building small-scale batteries to back microgrids for border colonias, and is eyeing other markets.

Guest Post: How Utilities Can Prepare Before the Next Natural Disaster

Guest Post: How Utilities Can Prepare Before the Next Natural Disaster

Joaquin Silva: March 28, 2012

Midwest and Southern utilities can tell you: we need a smarter grid.

Green Jobs: GlassPoint, MiaSolé, Innotech Solar, SoloPower, Soitec

Green Jobs: GlassPoint, MiaSolé, Innotech Solar, SoloPower, Soitec

Eric Wesoff: March 28, 2012

Plenty of personnel movement in the solar industry in this week’s edition

CPV Startup Semprius Adds $7.5M to Its War Chest

CPV Startup Semprius Adds $7.5M to Its War Chest

Eric Wesoff: March 28, 2012

Can a new approach to chip design make concentrating photovoltaics more of a contender? 

Microgrids Take Shape in India, South Africa

Microgrids Take Shape in India, South Africa

Jeff St. John: March 28, 2012

Echelon is deploying its smart grid technology to manage microgrids of on-site generators and power consumers in countries where the grid can’t be relied on.

Can Wind and Solar Compete Against Natural Gas?

Can Wind and Solar Compete Against Natural Gas?

Herman K. Trabish: March 28, 2012

“I think ‘challenging’ is the appropriate word.”

Essess Merges Google Street View With Zillow to Scale Home Energy Audits

Essess Merges Google Street View With Zillow to Scale Home Energy Audits

Eric Wesoff: March 28, 2012

A unique “light-touch” energy analytics company enters the residential fray.

The China-US-UK Smart Grid Connection

The China-US-UK Smart Grid Connection

Jeff St. John: March 27, 2012

Echelon and Holley Metering partner for China’s smart grid market, while Huawei joins Landis+Gyr to aim at U.K. smart meter rollout.

GreenTouch Touts 30X More Efficient Fiber-to-the-Home

GreenTouch Touts 30X More Efficient Fiber-to-the-Home

Katherine Tweed: March 27, 2012

Data centers aren’t the only part of IT getting a green makeover.

Q1 VC Investment Numbers Preview From Cleantech Group

Q1 VC Investment Numbers Preview From Cleantech Group

Eric Wesoff: March 27, 2012

VC investors in cleantech maintain their optimism.

BuildingIQ, Enlighted Make Strides in Energy-Smart Buildings

BuildingIQ, Enlighted Make Strides in Energy-Smart Buildings

Jeff St. John: March 27, 2012

Smart HVAC startup BuildingIQ partners with Schneider Electric, and Enlighted links its smart lighting with HVAC and demand response.