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What Are the Santorum, Romney and Gingrich Plans for Energy in the US?

What Are the Santorum, Romney and Gingrich Plans for Energy in the US?

Eric Wesoff: February 8, 2012

We add Santorum’s energy policy ideas to the mix.

Fisker Halts Work, Lays off Workers as It Renegotiates DOE Loan

Fisker Halts Work, Lays off Workers as It Renegotiates DOE Loan

Jeff St. John: February 7, 2012

Company reveals it hasn’t been able to tap its $529 million DOE loan since May. 

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.

Ira Ehrenpreis on the State of the Cleantech Industry

Ira Ehrenpreis on the State of the Cleantech Industry

Eric Wesoff: February 1, 2012

The annual gathering of the cleantech cognoscenti

High-Speed Test Drive of Tesla Model S

High-Speed Test Drive of Tesla Model S

Eric Wesoff: January 27, 2012

Wherein your humble narrator test-drives the new Tesla Sedan against the EV company’s wishes.

Will Oorja Drive to Fuel Cell Profitability?

Will Oorja Drive to Fuel Cell Profitability?

Eric Wesoff: January 25, 2012

Oorja focuses on a narrow market niche—and that might be the key to succeeding in the fuel cell market.

The Recovery of the US Auto Industry Thanks to Bush, Obama

The Recovery of the US Auto Industry Thanks to Bush, Obama

Eric Wesoff: January 25, 2012

US motor vehicle production jumped 35.4 percent in 2010.

What Are Romney and Gingrich’s Plans for Energy in the US?

What Are Romney and Gingrich’s Plans for Energy in the US?

Eric Wesoff: January 24, 2012

“Everyone has a plan until they’ve been hit.”—Joe Louis

Finding Work for Used Electric Vehicle Batteries

Finding Work for Used Electric Vehicle Batteries

Herman K. Trabish: January 20, 2012

ABB and Nissan to test old batteries for renewable energy storage

EV Maker Coda Launches Energy Storage Business

EV Maker Coda Launches Energy Storage Business

Jeff St. John: January 20, 2012

Can the electric car maker find a smart grid market for its energy storage solutions?

Green Job Moves at Nanosolar, Solectria, Amonix, BrightSource, and Tesla

Green Job Moves at Nanosolar, Solectria, Amonix, BrightSource, and Tesla

Eric Wesoff: January 16, 2012

High-stakes personnel moves and some positive hiring news in inverters

Negative-Carbon Gasoline? Cool Planet BioFuels Ready to Road Test

Negative-Carbon Gasoline? Cool Planet BioFuels Ready to Road Test

Derek Mead: January 13, 2012

The startup’s synthetic gasoline is made from low-grade, non-food cellulosic feedstock—but is it really “negative-carbon?” 

GM Volt Battery Fix Part of an Industry Evolution

GM Volt Battery Fix Part of an Industry Evolution

Doug Widney: January 12, 2012

Plug-in hybrids mean GM, Fisker and others must adapt to liquid-cooled batteries.

Motorcycles Born to be Mild—to the Environment, at Least

Motorcycles Born to be Mild—to the Environment, at Least

Doug Widney: January 5, 2012

How to sell the quiet virtue of electric motorcycles into a market marked by noise and sweat? Try scary acceleration, disruptive manufacturing, cops and snowmobilers.