Adobe Adds 400 Kilowatts of Bloom Fuel Cells

Adobe Adds 400 Kilowatts of Bloom Fuel Cells

Eric Wesoff: February 2, 2012

But can the fuel cell firm survive as subsidies fade?

Smart Grid Needs ‘Round Two’ Investment

Smart Grid Needs ‘Round Two’ Investment

Jeff St. John: February 2, 2012

A Microsoft-OSIsoft global smart grid survey finds that half of utilities are looking at system integration needs.

Rubenius, 1 GW of Energy Storage, Revisited

Rubenius, 1 GW of Energy Storage, Revisited

Eric Wesoff: February 2, 2012

Layoffs and deployment delays at the ambitious and mysterious Dubai firm, plus a trail of unpaid and unhappy contractors

Balancing Hawaiian Wind Power With Demand Response

Balancing Hawaiian Wind Power With Demand Response

Jeff St. John: February 2, 2012

Honeywell and Hawaiian Electric plan out fast demand response program to balance wind power ups and downs.

Who Are the Smart Grid’s ‘Big Fish’?

Who Are the Smart Grid’s ‘Big Fish’?

David J. Leeds: February 1, 2012

GTM Research pinpoints the players with the biggest market caps—and their unprecedented appetite for software solutions.

PG&E Will Offer Analog Meters for Opt-Out

PG&E Will Offer Analog Meters for Opt-Out

Katherine Tweed: February 1, 2012

CPUC rules that only one option will be available for opting out.

Aclara Turns on Green Button for Pepco

Aclara Turns on Green Button for Pepco

Jeff St. John: February 1, 2012

Can every home in America share energy-use data in a common language?

Ira Ehrenpreis on the State of the Cleantech Industry

Ira Ehrenpreis on the State of the Cleantech Industry

Eric Wesoff: February 1, 2012

The annual gathering of the cleantech cognoscenti

Silverado Power’s Different Approach to Building Solar

Silverado Power’s Different Approach to Building Solar

Herman K. Trabish: February 1, 2012

Will it make a difference in a region torn by contention over renewables?

Smart Grid Roundup: Pennsylvania Peak Drop and Smarter Capacitor Banks

Smart Grid Roundup: Pennsylvania Peak Drop and Smarter Capacitor Banks

Jeff St. John: February 1, 2012

Pennsylvania utilities call on Comverge, EnerNOC and Johnson Controls to control customers’ peak power. Plus, cap banks are cool.

First Solar on the Future of Photovoltaics: Part 2

First Solar on the Future of Photovoltaics: Part 2

Eric Wesoff: January 31, 2012

In order to thrive, First Solar must deploy 65 GW of photovoltaic panels over the next decade.

One Solar-Wind Hybrid Goes Down, Another Goes Up

One Solar-Wind Hybrid Goes Down, Another Goes Up

Herman K. Trabish: January 31, 2012

Element Power and NextEra get delayed; enXco gets started.

Guest Post: US Shows China Writing on the PV Tariff Wall

Guest Post: US Shows China Writing on the PV Tariff Wall

Hari Chandra Polavarapu: January 31, 2012

The US Dept. of Commerce makes a critical circumstances finding on Chinese solar cells/panels.

Report: Solar Trade Barriers Threaten Over 60,000 American Jobs

Report: Solar Trade Barriers Threaten Over 60,000 American Jobs

Eric Wesoff: January 31, 2012

Study warns of dire impact on US solar industry jobs if tariffs are imposed.

Is Wind Power the Most Under-Exploited Energy Opportunity in the Southern US?

Is Wind Power the Most Under-Exploited Energy Opportunity in the Southern US?

Herman K. Trabish: January 31, 2012

New technologies make the southern states’ wind resources a new frontier for developers.