Today's Date:
Friday, May 16, 2008
News
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 Chinese solar company announces first quarter earnings and a continued squeeze on its margins, leaving investors to speculate when the company will get a break from its margin constriction.
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
Ernst & Young says greentech saw growth in VC investment during 1Q while overall VC investments declined. Meanwhile, cellulosic-ethanol developer Mascoma pulls in $61 million, barley-to-ethanol maker Osage Bio Energy harvests $300 million, Real Goods Solar doesn't have a real good IPO and more.
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 09, 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 09, 2008
Five months after announcing it would restructure the company, Conergy posts a widening first-quarter loss.
May 09, 2008
The U.K.'s Technology Strategy Board and companies invest in 16 alternative-car projects this week, while RTEV has a second launch and Phoenix Motorcars partners with Electrovaya. All this experimentation is good news, an analyst says, unless it goes bad.
May 08, 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 08, 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 07, 2008
After nixing its support of the $1.8 billion FutureGen project earlier this year, the U.S. government announces $126.6 million for two other carbon-storage projects.
May 07, 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 06, 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 06, 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.