Honeywell Seeking to Halt Sales of Nest Labs’ Thermostat

Honeywell Seeking to Halt Sales of Nest Labs’ Thermostat

Eric Wesoff: February 6, 2012

Apple design magic might not remake the home thermostat experience—or prevent patent battles.

Solar Trade War: It Just Doesn’t Matter

Solar Trade War: It Just Doesn’t Matter

Eric Wesoff: February 6, 2012

Tariffs are likely, China will remain dominant in regionalized manufacturing, and pricing will largely be unaffected.

Redwood Systems Releases One System for All Lighting

Redwood Systems Releases One System for All Lighting

Katherine Tweed: February 6, 2012

Go ahead and keep those fluorescents, after all.

Verdeeco: The iTunes of Smart Grid Apps?

Verdeeco: The iTunes of Smart Grid Apps?

Jeff St. John: February 6, 2012

Verdeeco says it can turn tons of grid data into actionable intelligence for utilities that can’t afford multimillion-dollar enterprise systems.

Canadian Trash-to-Biofuel Firm Enerkem Files for $125 Million IPO

Canadian Trash-to-Biofuel Firm Enerkem Files for $125 Million IPO

Derek Mead: February 6, 2012

Yet another biofuel firm on-deck to go public

Bringing Ultracapacitors to the China Wind Industry

Bringing Ultracapacitors to the China Wind Industry

Herman K. Trabish: February 6, 2012

A Chinese entrepreneur believes ultracaps are better for wind than batteries.

California’s Grid System Operator Confronts the Prospect of 33 Percent Renewables by 2020

California’s Grid System Operator Confronts the Prospect of 33 Percent Renewables by 2020

Herman K. Trabish: February 3, 2012

The ISO CEO’s five-year plan has four simple components—and they may require fossil fuels.

Multinationals Invade Scotland for Offshore Wind Wealth

Multinationals Invade Scotland for Offshore Wind Wealth

Herman K. Trabish: February 3, 2012

Samsung follows Mitsubishi and Gamesa to a place where ocean winds will be big money.

You Can’t Outsource Retrofitting a Window

You Can’t Outsource Retrofitting a Window

Katherine Tweed, Jonathan Morgenstein: February 3, 2012

Just how important is the green jobs debate?

GM Releases Smart Grid APIs for Chevy Volt, via OnStar

GM Releases Smart Grid APIs for Chevy Volt, via OnStar

Jeff St. John: February 2, 2012

General Motors wants developers to program plug-in Volts for the smart grid.

Who Are the Smart Grid Players to Watch in 2012?

Who Are the Smart Grid Players to Watch in 2012?

David J. Leeds: February 2, 2012

GTM Research shares more intel from The Networked Grid 150 report.

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