Other Energy

Verizon’s $100M Fuel Cell and Solar Power Play

Verizon’s $100M Fuel Cell and Solar Power Play

Jeff St. John: April 30, 2013

PV from SunPower and fuel cells from ClearEdge’s UTC, with reliability, ROI as key metrics

Solar to Account for Almost All New Generation in California System in 2H 2013

Solar to Account for Almost All New Generation in California System in 2H 2013

Herman K. Trabish: April 30, 2013

“Are we getting a lumpy renewable energy portfolio?”

Nuclear Plants Next to Go in the Northeast

Nuclear Plants Next to Go in the Northeast

AOL Energy, Conway Irwin: April 30, 2013

Will plant closures leave the Northeast too reliant on a single fuel?

Green Jobs: KP’s Ray Lane Now Emeritus; Solexant Nabs Markus Beck for CIGS

Green Jobs: KP’s Ray Lane Now Emeritus; Solexant Nabs Markus Beck for CIGS

Eric Wesoff: April 30, 2013

Executive and investor moves in greentech. Plus EnerNoc, Tollgrade, AWEA, and Lowfoot.

Geothermal Saves $117 Million per Year for California and Nevada

Geothermal Saves $117 Million per Year for California and Nevada

Herman K. Trabish: April 26, 2013

A new life-cycle analysis quantifies the avoided costs of gas and coal emissions.

Energy Entrepreneurship Alive and Well at Stanford University

Energy Entrepreneurship Alive and Well at Stanford University

Eric Wesoff: April 25, 2013

Entrepreneurs expose their souls to Silicon Valley investors and energy experts—in three minutes.

Green Jobs: Vivint Solar CEO Joins SolarCity, Plus CPF, Plug Power

Green Jobs: Vivint Solar CEO Joins SolarCity, Plus CPF, Plug Power

Eric Wesoff: April 23, 2013

Tanguy Serra is brought in to Solar City to lower operations and customer acquisition costs.

Podcast: Energy Efficiency and the Third Industrial Revolution

Podcast: Energy Efficiency and the Third Industrial Revolution

Stephen Lacey: April 22, 2013

The hidden economic impact of efficiency is a lot bigger than you think.

Talking to Machines: 3 Ways to Unlock the Potential of M2M

Talking to Machines: 3 Ways to Unlock the Potential of M2M

Stephen Lacey: April 19, 2013

What’s standing in the way of $1 trillion in value and gigatons of greenhouse gas emissions reductions?

Reality Check: Renewables Aren’t Yet Cleaning Up the Global Energy System

Reality Check: Renewables Aren’t Yet Cleaning Up the Global Energy System

Stephen Lacey: April 18, 2013

Looking for a reason to be cynical? You’ve found it.

Wind Power Ascendant in 2013

Wind Power Ascendant in 2013

Herman K. Trabish: April 17, 2013

Manufacturers have orders and developers have bank financing. Wind is back.

Green Jobs: Dr. Hansen Retires; Zoi to C3; Plus Vivint, Ventyx and Sopogy

Green Jobs: Dr. Hansen Retires; Zoi to C3; Plus Vivint, Ventyx and Sopogy

Eric Wesoff: April 17, 2013

CEO exits and personnel moves in renewable energy, efficiency, and climate sciences

Good News From the IRS on the PTC for Wind and Geothermal

Good News From the IRS on the PTC for Wind and Geothermal

Herman K. Trabish: April 15, 2013

The IRS has clarified the “under construction” provision in the production tax credit.

How Do We Reverse the Drop in Combined Heat and Power Use?

How Do We Reverse the Drop in Combined Heat and Power Use?

Adam James: April 15, 2013

Making sure the lowest-hanging efficiency fruit doesn’t die on the vine

Geothermal Looks to Confront Risk

Geothermal Looks to Confront Risk

Herman K. Trabish: April 15, 2013

“You can find yourself out $15 million or $20 million and have nothing to show for it.”