Smart Grid Roundup: Pennsylvania Peak Drop and Smarter Capacitor Banks

Smart Grid Roundup: Pennsylvania Peak Drop and Smarter Capacitor Banks

Jeff St. John: February 1, 2012

Pennsylvania utilities call on Comverge, EnerNOC and Johnson Controls to control customers’ peak power. Plus, cap banks are cool.

First Solar on the Future of Photovoltaics: Part 2

First Solar on the Future of Photovoltaics: Part 2

Eric Wesoff: January 31, 2012

In order to thrive, First Solar must deploy 65 GW of photovoltaic panels over the next decade.

One Solar-Wind Hybrid Goes Down, Another Goes Up

One Solar-Wind Hybrid Goes Down, Another Goes Up

Herman K. Trabish: January 31, 2012

Element Power and NextEra get delayed; enXco gets started.

Guest Post: US Shows China Writing on the PV Tariff Wall

Guest Post: US Shows China Writing on the PV Tariff Wall

Hari Chandra Polavarapu: January 31, 2012

The US Dept. of Commerce makes a critical circumstances finding on Chinese solar cells/panels.

Report: Solar Trade Barriers Threaten Over 60,000 American Jobs

Report: Solar Trade Barriers Threaten Over 60,000 American Jobs

Eric Wesoff: January 31, 2012

Study warns of dire impact on US solar industry jobs if tariffs are imposed.

Is Wind Power the Most Under-Exploited Energy Opportunity in the Southern US?

Is Wind Power the Most Under-Exploited Energy Opportunity in the Southern US?

Herman K. Trabish: January 31, 2012

New technologies make the southern states’ wind resources a new frontier for developers.

Green Job Moves at Flextronics, Amonix, SolarCity and the US Government

Green Job Moves at Flextronics, Amonix, SolarCity and the US Government

Eric Wesoff: January 31, 2012

The ebb and flow of greentech personnel

US CTO Aneesh Chopra, Champion of Consumer Energy Awareness, Resigns

US CTO Aneesh Chopra, Champion of Consumer Energy Awareness, Resigns

Eric Wesoff: January 31, 2012

A smart grid-savvy government lead technologist departs his post. 

Financing Greentech in the Post-ARRA Era

Financing Greentech in the Post-ARRA Era

Staff: January 31, 2012

No money, no problems? 

Sources: eMeter’s Price to Siemens Was $180M to $220M

Sources: eMeter’s Price to Siemens Was $180M to $220M

Jeff St. John: January 30, 2012

What’s the balance between return to investors and return to acquirers in the smart grid startup M&A world?

Cleantech Investing

Large Corporates and Family Offices: A Need to Connect

Rob Day: January 30, 2012
Clarification: China-US Solar Trade Claim

Clarification: China-US Solar Trade Claim

Eric Wesoff: January 30, 2012

Chinese module manufacturer’s rush to ship product tied more to the expiration of 1603 than it is to evade potential tariffs, according to Trina et al.

PG&E, Picarro Hit the Road With Gas-Sniffing Chevy Volts

PG&E, Picarro Hit the Road With Gas-Sniffing Chevy Volts

Jeff St. John: January 30, 2012

Can mobile gas-sniffing units prevent another pipeline disaster?

Will DOE’s Water Energy Push Pay Off?

Will DOE’s Water Energy Push Pay Off?

Herman K. Trabish: January 30, 2012

The Department says it’s getting better at growing renewables without picking winners and losers