Today's Date:
Friday, August 29, 2008
Company Spotlight
May 20, 2008
Optimal Technologies launches a smart-grid system to help utilities boost energy capacity and find the best places for new power sources. The company, which raised $25 million in October, might seek up to $100 million next year.
May 15, 2008
The electric sports-car company says it has only produced five Roadsters so far in two months – not the one per week initially expected – but plans to get back on track and produce 100 per month starting in November.
May 15, 2008
The German solar company claims the move will make it easier to snag financing.
May 15, 2008
E-Fuel takes orders for a system that allows drivers to fill up on ethanol at home. But will enough customers think it's worth the cost and effort?
May 14, 2008
The Atlanta company agrees to build a demonstration plant that will turn waste into fuel for the green oasis being constructed in the desert.
May 14, 2008
The company plans to begin taking orders for its electric ZeroTruck at the end of August or the beginning or September, and to deliver its first trucks this fall.
May 14, 2008
The Santa Monica, Calif.-based electric-vehicle startup plans to bring its highway-speed car to the market in the fourth quarter of next year, COO says.
May 13, 2008
The company says the vehicle will be available in four or five months, while fleet-vehicle distributor CleanCities.com says sales could begin as early as July – and says the battery company could soon open up shop in the United States.
May 12, 2008
The Texas-based company says test results indicate it will be able to produce thin films that are competitive with conventional solar panels. But analysts warn that it still faces some difficult steps ahead before the tests become a market reality.
May 12, 2008
The company is showcasing a demonstration Prius using its nickel-zinc battery pack this week. It hopes to enter the automotive market in three to four years.
May 9, 2008
In an attempt to lay rumors of technical difficulties to rest, the thin-film developer opens its doors to Greentech Media. CEO Joseph Laia says he expects to start shipping thin-film solar panels before the year's end.
May 8, 2008
Shares of the Colorado-based residential solar installer fall during its Nasdaq debut as Akeena, one of the world's largest public installers, misses earnings and lowers its full-year forecast.
May 8, 2008
The company plans to begin construction on its first commercial plant, next to a Southern California landfill, by the third quarter and to deliver cellulosic ethanol from it next year.
May 7, 2008
MTI MicroFuel Cells partners with a mystery digital-camera manufacturer and says the agreement could lead to products in as little as two years. The company plans to launch its first products in other applications next year.
May 6, 2008
The cellulosic-ethanol company received $10 million in equity from Marathon Oil. But will companies like Mascoma suffer from the public backlash against other biofuels?
May 6, 2008
The electric sports-car startup picks Santa Monica Boulevard for its first store. But if it wants to do more than have some fun, it will need to make more cars -- and eventually expand its service centers, an analyst says.
May 6, 2008
The thin-film company inks a deal with the Architectural Glass & Aluminum Co. to develop building-integrated solar products a week after the announcement of a similar partnership between Dow Chemical and Global Solar.
May 5, 2008
The ethanol company blames a long permitting process that delayed a project in Minnesota for more than a year. The story could become more common, as one analyst says public concern about biofuels is making permits harder to get.