Energy Efficiency

Liquid Air for Utility-Scale Energy Storage?

Liquid Air for Utility-Scale Energy Storage?

Jeff St. John: March 5, 2012

U.K.-based startup Highview Power Storage uses super-cooled air to store energy at potentially massive scale.

Silver Spring Raises $30M From Hitachi for Smart Grid

Silver Spring Raises $30M From Hitachi for Smart Grid

Jeff St. John: March 2, 2012

Hitachi’s investment in Silver Spring adds up to $30 million, according to filings.

Chicago Launches First City Infrastructure Trust in the US

Chicago Launches First City Infrastructure Trust in the US

Katherine Tweed: March 1, 2012

More than $200M made available for retrofits

The Networked Grid: Smart Grid, Meet Smart Buildings

The Networked Grid: Smart Grid, Meet Smart Buildings

Jeff St. John: March 1, 2012

How will intelligent building technologies interface with the smart grid? Here are some examples.

Bridgelux Goes Big In LED Streetlights

Bridgelux Goes Big In LED Streetlights

Jeff St. John: March 1, 2012

Bridgelux builds new LED streetlight modules and partners with Chevron Energy Solutions to deploy them in cities.

SolarCity Lands $81M in First Investment for Silver Lake Kraftwerk

SolarCity Lands $81M in First Investment for Silver Lake Kraftwerk

Jeff St. John: February 29, 2012

The green VC supergroup makes its first investment in SolarCity, which is rumored to be planning an IPO.

Bill Clinton Offers 3 Big Energy Ideas at ARPA-E

Bill Clinton Offers 3 Big Energy Ideas at ARPA-E

Katherine Tweed: February 29, 2012

Transmission constraints, energy efficiency financing and methane capture are no problem for the former president.

Smart Grid Roundup: GE, Telvent Pump Up Automated Grid Offerings

Smart Grid Roundup: GE, Telvent Pump Up Automated Grid Offerings

Jeff St. John: February 29, 2012

GE also launches a grid-wide communications platform, using WiMAX to link SCADA, AMI and other systems.

EnerNOC Misses Q4 Estimates, Loses “Double-Counting” Dispute With PJM

EnerNOC Misses Q4 Estimates, Loses “Double-Counting” Dispute With PJM

Jeff St. John: February 28, 2012

The demand response leader has just been handed a federal order that could reduce revenues at its biggest customer. 

Asoka Makes a Play for Telecoms With PLC Home Energy System

Asoka Makes a Play for Telecoms With PLC Home Energy System

Katherine Tweed: February 28, 2012

Can a powerline communication product lure service providers into energy management?

Serious Energy to Close Green Window Factory It Once Saved

Serious Energy to Close Green Window Factory It Once Saved

Jeff St. John: February 27, 2012

Will the energy efficiency startup’s building materials businesses survive its transition to software and financing?

FirstFuel Wins $10M More for Commercial Building Energy Analysis

FirstFuel Wins $10M More for Commercial Building Energy Analysis

Eric Wesoff: February 27, 2012

Energy analytics for commercial buildings: it’s like Opower, but with a bigger potential market and more potential savings. 

Home Energy Tech Yields Big Energy Savings—or None at All

Home Energy Tech Yields Big Energy Savings—or None at All

Jeff St. John: February 24, 2012

An ACEEE survey of home energy management pilots shows wide variation in how much efficiency the programs actually deliver.

Texans Saving Energy and Cash in Net-Zero Homes

Texans Saving Energy and Cash in Net-Zero Homes

Herman K. Trabish: February 24, 2012

“Building houses that make financial sense, whether it’s good for the environment or good for their pocketbook”

Viridity, ConEd Solutions Take On Demand Response 2.0

Viridity, ConEd Solutions Take On Demand Response 2.0

Jeff St. John: February 24, 2012

Viridity and ConEd Solutions launch a commercial-scale effort to turn buildings into energy market resources.