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Panoramic Power: Building Energy Sensor Networks From the Circuit Up

Panoramic Power: Building Energy Sensor Networks From the Circuit Up

Jeff St. John: May 14, 2012

Can self-powered sensors connect buildings in real-time, smart energy networks?

NRG Energy Prepares to Deliver $100M to California for Plug-In Car Infrastructure

NRG Energy Prepares to Deliver $100M to California for Plug-In Car Infrastructure

Herman K. Trabish: May 11, 2012

Here’s how they will turn range anxiety into “range confidence”

Elster’s Smart Meter Strongbox Takes Off in Brazil

Elster’s Smart Meter Strongbox Takes Off in Brazil

Jeff St. John: May 11, 2012

Elster locks up its smart meters to prevent energy theft in Rio de Janeiro and across Latin America.

Toyota Goes All-Electric With Tesla’s Help

Toyota Goes All-Electric With Tesla’s Help

Herman K. Trabish: May 10, 2012

A sleek new all-electric-drive SUV from Toyota will tighten up the competition for early-adopter dollars.

Echelon Launches Cheap Meter, Warns of Unsure 2012 Outlook

Echelon Launches Cheap Meter, Warns of Unsure 2012 Outlook

Jeff St. John: May 10, 2012

Strong Q1 revenues, but uncertain 2012 outlook and layoffs and restructuring ahead. Will a cheaper meter help?

Guest Post: The Rise and Decline of Oil

Guest Post: The Rise and Decline of Oil

Toby D. Couture: May 10, 2012

Oil’s market share has dropped to below 40 percent and continues to decline.

Smart Lighting News: Daintree and Philips Get Networked, Adura Connects to EnOcean

Smart Lighting News: Daintree and Philips Get Networked, Adura Connects to EnOcean

Jeff St. John: May 9, 2012

Networking the world’s office and warehouse lights will require new standards—and deep pockets. 

Kurion Continues Fukushima Cleanup, Moves to Test Vitrification of Nuclear Waste

Kurion Continues Fukushima Cleanup, Moves to Test Vitrification of Nuclear Waste

Eric Wesoff: May 9, 2012

A tiny VC-funded startup is playing a huge role in the Fukushima cleanup—and moving to its next phase in handling the waste materials.

Siemens Plans to Clean Up Trucking With a Trolley Line

Siemens Plans to Clean Up Trucking With a Trolley Line

Herman K. Trabish: May 9, 2012

Those long lines of eighteen-wheelers waiting to load and unload could be running on clean, quiet electricity.

Echelon’s Modular Smart Grid Lands Big Asian Partners

Echelon’s Modular Smart Grid Lands Big Asian Partners

Jeff St. John: May 8, 2012

First, smart meters; next, control nodes for the inverters, sensors, chargers and other grid devices to come

Guest Post: The Net Energy Metering Debate—Symptom of a Much Deeper Issue

Guest Post: The Net Energy Metering Debate—Symptom of a Much Deeper Issue

Ned Harvey, Virginia Lacy: May 8, 2012

Twenty-first-century technology is colliding with institutional structures that have remained relatively unchanged since the 20th century.

Coulomb Raises $47.5M to Rev Up Plug-In Charging Network

Coulomb Raises $47.5M to Rev Up Plug-In Charging Network

Jeff St. John: May 7, 2012

The startup raises a Series D round to compete with the likes of ECOtality, AeroVironment and others in linking partnerships for the still-nascent EV charging market.

Tendril Raises $25M for Utility-Home Energy Software

Tendril Raises $25M for Utility-Home Energy Software

Jeff St. John: May 7, 2012

The Boulder, Colo.-based startup says some big utility customers are finally moving from pilot projects to larger deployments.

Utilities’ Honest Assessment of Solar in the Electricity Supply

Utilities’ Honest Assessment of Solar in the Electricity Supply

Herman K. Trabish: May 7, 2012

“If we fast-forward to this conference five years from now, half of the agenda is going to be storage.”

Schneider Electric Introduces Level-Three EV Fast Charger

Schneider Electric Introduces Level-Three EV Fast Charger

Herman K. Trabish: May 7, 2012

The idea is to take the electric car from ready and willing to able.