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How to Be a Successful Smart Grid Company: Diversify

How to Be a Successful Smart Grid Company: Diversify

David Groarke: April 9, 2013

Successful smart grid companies operate across multiple segments and quickly diversify their products and services.

Xtreme Power to Sell Battery Factory, Focus on Software

Xtreme Power to Sell Battery Factory, Focus on Software

Jeff St. John: April 5, 2013

10-year warranties for grid batteries are hard for startups—but software makes sense.

Aquion Energy’s Disruptive Battery Tech Picks Up $35M in VC

Aquion Energy’s Disruptive Battery Tech Picks Up $35M in VC

Eric Wesoff: April 2, 2013

$35M for a battery with an anode made of activated carbon, a cathode made from sodium and magnesium oxide, and a water-based electrolyte

Podcast: The Top Smart Grid Innovators to Watch

Podcast: The Top Smart Grid Innovators to Watch

David Groarke, Scott Clavenna: March 28, 2013

Parsing and ranking the smart grid vendor ecosystem.

GTM Research Hands Out 2013 Smart Grid Innovation Awards

GTM Research Hands Out 2013 Smart Grid Innovation Awards

David Groarke: March 27, 2013

Which vendors promise tomorrow’s technical smart grid solutions?

Solving the Next Grid Challenge: Volatility

Solving the Next Grid Challenge: Volatility

Joe Matamoros, Will Fadrhonc : March 22, 2013

Addressing power and frequency volatility at the edges of the network, where the problem originates

Southern California Edison’s Smart Grid Roadmap

Southern California Edison’s Smart Grid Roadmap

Jeff St. John: March 22, 2013

SoCal’s grid will change more in the next ten years than in the previous century.

GTM Research Names Top 150 Vendors in Smart Grid Across 12 Market Segments

GTM Research Names Top 150 Vendors in Smart Grid Across 12 Market Segments

STAFF: March 19, 2013

The Networked Grid 150 report is the strategic compendium on the vendor and technology landscape for today’s smart grid utility.

Gridtential Goes After Energy Storage With Improved Lead-Acid Batteries

Gridtential Goes After Energy Storage With Improved Lead-Acid Batteries

Eric Wesoff: March 12, 2013

Lead-acid technology might still have some life left in it.

Biggest Power Users Provide Gigawatts of Smart Grid Flexibility

Biggest Power Users Provide Gigawatts of Smart Grid Flexibility

Jeff St. John: March 11, 2013

Enbala sees gigawatts of untapped grid flexibility out there in the world’s big water pumps, cold storage warehouses and other big power users.

Are You Going to Networked Grid 2013? Here’s Why You Should Be

Are You Going to Networked Grid 2013? Here’s Why You Should Be

Jeff St. John: March 6, 2013

Breaking down Greentech Media’s upcoming smart grid showcase

The Emerging Opportunities in Saudi Arabia’s Solar Market

The Emerging Opportunities in Saudi Arabia’s Solar Market

Scott Burger: March 5, 2013

Details have been difficult to come by, but a new white paper reveals Saudi Arabia’s solar plan.

Are Banks Backing Away From Solar Projects?

Are Banks Backing Away From Solar Projects?

Herman K. Trabish: February 25, 2013

“There are certainly a lot more questions.”

A Climb Up the SolarReserve Solar Power Tower

A Climb Up the SolarReserve Solar Power Tower

Herman K. Trabish: February 25, 2013

Concentrating solar power with storage is coming soon—but how soon?

Xtreme Power Catches Up With the Big Players in Grid Storage

Xtreme Power Catches Up With the Big Players in Grid Storage

Jeff St. John: February 22, 2013

The startup raises $5.7 million and brings its portfolio of storage to 77 megawatts.