Halotechnics: Improved Solar Energy Storage Materials for CSP

Halotechnics: Improved Solar Energy Storage Materials for CSP

Eric Wesoff: April 2, 2012

“Storage is CSP’s killer app.”

Maxim and the ICs Inside the Smart Grid

Maxim and the ICs Inside the Smart Grid

Eric Wesoff: April 2, 2012

“The way energy is generated, flows, and is bought and sold is going through a revolution.”

SolarReserve’s Most Ambitious Solar Power Plant With Storage Approved by County

SolarReserve’s Most Ambitious Solar Power Plant With Storage Approved by County

Herman K. Trabish: April 2, 2012

CEO Kevin Smith says his solar power tower and molten salt storage system is “less expensive, more efficient, and technically superior.”

EnerSys Gives Thumbs Up to PowerGenix’s Nickel-Zinc Batteries

EnerSys Gives Thumbs Up to PowerGenix’s Nickel-Zinc Batteries

Jeff St. John: April 2, 2012

PowerGenix’s deal with big battery maker EnerSys will give its nickel-zinc batteries a chance to prove their worth.

Research Triangle: The New Silicon Valley of the Smart Grid?

Research Triangle: The New Silicon Valley of the Smart Grid?

Jeff St. John: April 2, 2012

We explore the 60-plus smart grid players and cutting-edge test labs and pilot projects of North Carolina’s Research Triangle.

Twin Creeks, Secretive Solar Equipment Firm, Unstealths With Thin Silicon

Twin Creeks, Secretive Solar Equipment Firm, Unstealths With Thin Silicon

Eric Wesoff: April 1, 2012

Twin Creeks goes after ion-implant capital equipment to produce ultra-thin silicon solar cells in a disruptive VC play.

Greentech Media Announces COO of Oncor to Keynote Networked Grid Conference

Greentech Media Announces COO of Oncor to Keynote Networked Grid Conference

Staff: March 31, 2012

Smart grid event hosts speakers from top North American electric utilities.

Suntech’s John Lefebvre on Solar in the Americas

Suntech’s John Lefebvre on Solar in the Americas

Eric Wesoff: March 30, 2012

An update from the world’s largest solar PV module producer

Coal Consumption Drops to Lowest Level Since 1996

Coal Consumption Drops to Lowest Level Since 1996

Katherine Tweed: March 30, 2012

Natural gas gains ground, but what will it take for renewables to be a part of the conversation?

Enphase Rings the Nasdaq Bell: Photos

Enphase Rings the Nasdaq Bell: Photos

Eric Wesoff: March 30, 2012

Some celebratory photos of the PV microinverter’s maiden offering on the Nasdaq

Enphase IPO Today: A Newly Public Microinverter Company on the Nasdaq

Enphase IPO Today: A Newly Public Microinverter Company on the Nasdaq

Eric Wesoff: March 30, 2012

An inflection point in the greentech and solar IPO status quo?

The Nuclear Failure in California Could Be a Big Test for Solar

The Nuclear Failure in California Could Be a Big Test for Solar

Herman K. Trabish: March 30, 2012

SDG&E is working on how to deal with the San Onofre nuclear plant shutdown and solar power’s variability.

How Electricity Gets Bought and Sold in California

How Electricity Gets Bought and Sold in California

Herman K. Trabish: March 29, 2012

And how do wind and solar power fit in?

Odersun, Flexible CIGS Solar Vendor, Files for Bankruptcy

Odersun, Flexible CIGS Solar Vendor, Files for Bankruptcy

Eric Wesoff: March 29, 2012

Another CIGS vendor in deep trouble

Big 50MW CPV Project in the Works for SolFocus in Mexico

Big 50MW CPV Project in the Works for SolFocus in Mexico

Eric Wesoff: March 29, 2012

With plans to reach 450 megawatts, it’s easily the largest CPV project in the world, if completed.