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Q2 2009 Greentech Deal Summary: VC, M&A, IPOs
June 29, 2009

Growth Opportunities in the New PV Market: Projects, Finance and Policy

July 13, 2009 San Francisco, CA

Leveraging extensive market research into solar supply, demand, and electricity generation business models, Greentech Media and the Prometheus Institute for Sustainable Development continue their tradition of high-caliber seminars that provide actionable market intelligence in this fast changing market.

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AccuStrata: Fixing a Gaping Hole in PV Manufacturing

Whether we're talking CIGS, CdTe, or a-Si – thin-film solar is a relatively new technology.

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Greening the Supply Chain

September 17, 2009 Boston, MA

Sunworks Solar Steps Out With Thin-Film Factory Plan

The San Francisco startup, founded by former SunEdison executives, is looking at building an amorphous silicon solar panel factory in New York.

Solar
Ucilia Wang July 2, 2009
Beacon Power, Nordic Windpower Get $59M DOE Loan Guarantees

Beacon and Nordic are the second and third companies to receive energy loan guarantees this year. Energy Secretary Chu has promised to streamline the review of loan guarantee applications.

Wind
Ucilia Wang July 2, 2009
Video: Test Driving the Electric Motorcycle

It’s silent. It’s electric. It turns heads. It also costs $10,000. Check out Zero Motorcycle’s street legal bike.

Transportation
Fredrik Wass July 2, 2009
Cadmium-Telluride-on-Silicon, a Novel Approach in Solar

An Illinois company that develops infrared imaging material aims to create solar cells that are unlike many serving the concentrating photovoltaic market today.

Solar
Ucilia Wang July 1, 2009
Massachusetts Proposes Master Plan for Ocean Energy Development

The draft plan covers how the state would plan and oversee all sorts of projects located within the state waters, including wind, tidal and wave farms.

Air & Water
Ucilia Wang July 1, 2009
More Smart Grid Partnerships: Itron and Ambient Join Up

Smart meter maker Itron and smart grid communications provider Ambient have agreed to link up their technologies and pitch the combination to utilities.

Smart Grid
Jeff St. John July 1, 2009
Cisco Rolls Out Building Management ‘Mediator’

Cisco Systems is rolling out technology to integrate the world of proprietary building automation systems into its overall platform for managing energy use by building HVAC, lighting and other systems.

Energy Efficiency
Jeff St. John July 1, 2009
EPA Grants California Emissions Waiver

The federal agency reversed the decision made under the previous administration. But the decision's impact might not be as significant given the federal government's plan to regulate greenhouse gas emissions for cars starting in 2012.

Transportation
Ucilia Wang June 30, 2009
Oncor Makes $317M Smart Grid Stimulus Pitch

Texas-based utility Oncor is asking for $317 million from the DOE's smart grid stimulus program, one of the first utilities to publicly set a dollar figure on its wish list of projects. With about $3.9 billion available, more requests are sure to come.

Smart Grid
Jeff St. John June 30, 2009
The Telco Home Energy Invasion

More telecom companies are offering energy management systems for their customers' homes. Some home energy startups believe telcos could rival utilities as a market channel, particularly in the early stages of the still-nascent industry.

Home Area Networks
Jeff St. John June 30, 2009
Wells Fargo Plans for $100M Solar Financing

The bank has agreed to bankroll commercial projects to be built and operated by SunPower. Two projects already are underway in California.

Solar
Ucilia Wang June 29, 2009
Feds Propose 24 Solar Energy Zones, Promise Speedier Evaluations

UPDATE: The story now has links to maps showing the proposed solar energy zones. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar treks to Las Vegas to announce a plan to dedicate 670,000 acres on BLM land for solar power projects.

Solar
Ucilia Wang June 29, 2009
GridPoint Buys Home Energy Management Startup Lixar

The well-funded smart grid software startup has bought Lixar, a quiet developer of in-home energy management, to add to its promised portfolio of smart grid software.

Home Area Networks
Jeff St. John June 29, 2009
Slideshow: The Economic Case for Green Building

Does it pay to go green? Speaking at a Greentech Media Green Building Summit earlier this month Dan Geiger, executive director of the U.S. Green Building Council, Northern California Chapter, says yes.

Green Building
Michael Kanellos June 29, 2009
Will the Rust Belt Become the Green Belt?

Forget Silicon Valley. Maybe the green technology boom will really be based in the industrial heartland.

Perspectives
Michael Kanellos June 29, 2009
Making Building Automation Brainier

Scientific Conservation says its software can boost the energy savings of a typical building automation system by 25 percent. Making buildings more energy efficient is a focus for many, including Energy Secretary Steven Chu.

Energy Efficiency
Jeff St. John June 29, 2009
Solar, Smart Grid Advocates: Thanks for Passing the Climate Change Bill

The House passed the legislation that contains provisions that could spur growth in solar and smart grid deployment. But homebuilders and some environmental groups aren't pleased. The controversial bill faces a tough fight in the Senate.

Policy
Ucilia Wang June 26, 2009
Adventures in Plastic Recycling

David de Rothschild, the banking heir and eco-adventurer, wants to see plastic recycled en masse. He's starting with an recycled plastic boat to take on a televised trip, but he's also interested in investment pitches for new recycling ideas.

Air & Water
Jeff St. John June 26, 2009
Algae Fantasists Predict 1B Gallons Per Year by 2014

Wildly optimistic predictions based on scant evidence and stretched data could do a disservice to the entire biofuel industry.

Biofuels
Eric Wesoff June 26, 2009
China’s Big Sway Over U.S.’s Climate Change Fight

As the biggest creditor of the U.S. government, China could jeopardize the United States’ goal to be a leader in international negotiations on climate change, says a Harvard professor. The House is set to vote on a climate change bill today.

Policy
Ucilia Wang June 26, 2009