California’s Solar Gold Rush: Feed-in Tariffs, and Complicated Politics

California’s Solar Gold Rush: Feed-in Tariffs, and Complicated Politics

Herman K. Trabish: February 8, 2012

Energy experts discuss markets, efficiencies and politics of California’s solar power boom, and how to prevent a bust.

Albeo Sees 300 Percent Increase in LED Retrofits

Albeo Sees 300 Percent Increase in LED Retrofits

Katherine Tweed: February 8, 2012

Maybe it’s not in your kitchen, but growth is big and steady for the LED C+I market.

Greentech Startups Require Gravity-Bending CEOs

Greentech Startups Require Gravity-Bending CEOs

Yoni Cohen: February 8, 2012

At a TiE Energy event, venture capitalists preach patience and discipline.

Hydrovolts Finds Current Energy Where It Wasn’t Possible Before

Hydrovolts Finds Current Energy Where It Wasn’t Possible Before

Herman K. Trabish: February 8, 2012

Veolia will back plan to capture micro-hydropower bubbling up out of wastewater treatment plants

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.

Secretive Solid-State Lighting Firm Soraa Unstealths

Secretive Solid-State Lighting Firm Soraa Unstealths

Eric Wesoff: February 7, 2012

GaN-on-GaN rather than the traditional GaN-on-sapphire for high-efficiency lighting

Solar Firms Setting New Records in Efficiency and Performance

Solar Firms Setting New Records in Efficiency and Performance

Eric Wesoff: February 7, 2012

Despite dark times, record photovoltaic module performance across all materials systems, from CdTe to c-Si to CPV to CIGS to GaAs

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. 

JA Solar, Global Solar Cell Leader, on the US Market

JA Solar, Global Solar Cell Leader, on the US Market

Staff: February 7, 2012
Bankrupt Beacon Finds Buyer for Flywheel Energy Storage

Bankrupt Beacon Finds Buyer for Flywheel Energy Storage

Jeff St. John: February 7, 2012

Can the private equity firm that’s buying Beacon’s assets revive its flywheel energy storage dreams?

Can Areva’s Solar CSP Be Integrated With a Fossil Fuel Plant?

Can Areva’s Solar CSP Be Integrated With a Fossil Fuel Plant?

Eric Wesoff: February 7, 2012

Solar thermal hybrids create the chimera of a solar-augmented coal or natural gas plant. Does it make sense?

Stat of the Day: Wind’s Levelized Cost Now at an All-Time Low

Stat of the Day: Wind’s Levelized Cost Now at an All-Time Low

Herman K. Trabish: February 7, 2012

Wind’s LCOE now meets and beats fossil fuels.

Clean Power Finance Moves Big Numbers Into PV With Vivint Solar Deal

Clean Power Finance Moves Big Numbers Into PV With Vivint Solar Deal

Herman K. Trabish: February 7, 2012

CPF’s money and Vivint’s customers could mean 150K rooftop solar installs a year.

Happy Birthday, Greentech Media!

Happy Birthday, Greentech Media!

Eric Wesoff: February 7, 2012

If you’ll allow us a little self-indulgence…