LumaSense and the Smart Grid Sensor Platform-by-Acquisition Solution

LumaSense and the Smart Grid Sensor Platform-by-Acquisition Solution

Jeff St. John: April 16, 2012

Want to acquire your way to smart grid success? Start by buying profitable companies for a niche market.

BrightSource Adds Red-Tailed Hawks to Solar CSP Menagerie

BrightSource Adds Red-Tailed Hawks to Solar CSP Menagerie

Eric Wesoff: April 16, 2012

Hawks will have no impact on Ivanpah delivery schedule, according to BrightSource.

Solar Industry Consolidation Watch: SunPower, Canadian Solar

Solar Industry Consolidation Watch: SunPower, Canadian Solar

Eric Wesoff: April 16, 2012

SunPower consolidates Philippines manufacturing line; Canadian Solar denies acquisition rumors.

Lithium-Ion Battery Maker A123 Continues Streak of Bad News

Lithium-Ion Battery Maker A123 Continues Streak of Bad News

Eric Wesoff: April 16, 2012

Add an injury-causing explosion at GM to recent recall and financial pressures. Stock still below $1.00.

Things Energy Investor Vinod Khosla Doesn’t Like

Things Energy Investor Vinod Khosla Doesn’t Like

Eric Wesoff: April 16, 2012

List includes environmentalists, NGOs, Chief-of-Staff’s former employer.

Taking Solar and Wind to the Next Level on the Grid

Taking Solar and Wind to the Next Level on the Grid

Herman K. Trabish: April 13, 2012

“By connecting it smartly, you are now able to leverage services from it that you didn’t know you had.”

VantagePoint Capital Challenged in VC Fund Raising, Staff Moves

VantagePoint Capital Challenged in VC Fund Raising, Staff Moves

Eric Wesoff: April 13, 2012

Fund-raising and personnel woes hit even the largest cleantech VC players.

IBM, Honda Try Connecting EVs Directly to Utilities

IBM, Honda Try Connecting EVs Directly to Utilities

Katherine Tweed: April 13, 2012

Does it matter if you bypass the charger?

Smart Grid Roundup: Schneider’s Smart Cities, LonWorks Goes OpenADR, JCI Retrofits Milwaukee

Smart Grid Roundup: Schneider’s Smart Cities, LonWorks Goes OpenADR, JCI Retrofits Milwaukee

Jeff St. John: April 13, 2012

‘Smart cities’ are the new smart grid-smart building showcases.

Congressional Districts With Best Wind Capacity Are Republican

Congressional Districts With Best Wind Capacity Are Republican

Herman K. Trabish: April 13, 2012

Report offers a snapshot of an industry in peril

Do We Need Energy Independence?

Do We Need Energy Independence?

Katherine Tweed: April 12, 2012

Maybe energy independence is the wrong goal.

9 States Have More Than 10 Percent Renewables

9 States Have More Than 10 Percent Renewables

Katherine Tweed: April 12, 2012

Hydro not included!

Which City Wins In Energy Star Rankings?

Which City Wins In Energy Star Rankings?

Katherine Tweed: April 12, 2012

Find out if your city falls in the top 25.

Harvest Power Profits From Biomass and Closes $110M VC Round

Harvest Power Profits From Biomass and Closes $110M VC Round

Eric Wesoff: April 12, 2012

“Biomass is the silent hero in renewable energy.”

Q1 2012 Green Investment Falls Off a Cliff

Q1 2012 Green Investment Falls Off a Cliff

Jeff St. John: April 12, 2012

Bloomberg New Energy Finance clocks a first-quarter drop in clean energy investment to $27 billion, the worst since Q1 2009.