Today's Date:
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Personalities
February 20, 2008
Sales are falling as investors fear that U.S. incentives might not be renewed. The Solar Energy Industries Association president lays out his plan of attack and says he's confident an extension will come through.
February 18, 2008
Ford Tamer, former head of Broadcom's enterprise networking group, plans to close deals in solar, energy efficiency and green IT for the Silicon Valley VC firm.
February 07, 2008
Dan Reicher, director of climate and energy initiatives for Google.org and former U.S. assistant energy secretary, says national U.S. legislation to combat climate change could still be years away.
February 05, 2008
Continuing a trend of solar departures in recent months, Gerald Wilson leaves Evergreen Solar, according to an SEC filing that indicates he told another director he was frustrated with CEO Rick Feldt.
February 04, 2008
As the well-watched electric-car startup delivers its first production car, Ze'ev Drori discusses money, management changes and the company's next model.
January 24, 2008
The president of Earth Policy Institute says ethanol -- and next-generation cellulosic ethanol -- should take a back seat to plug-in-hybrids.
January 24, 2008
A LinkedIn profile for Dave Pearce, former head of the Santa Clara, Calif., thin-film firm, lists him as CEO of NuvoSun.
January 21, 2008
After launch and GM partnership announcement, Coskata cofounder Todd Kimmel heads back to Advanced Technology Partners to look for the Next Big Thing.
January 04, 2008
Former mobile-display technology executive Harold Hoskens to take over Solarfun founder's position.
December 06, 2007
Greentech venture-capital star says meaningful climate-change solutions won't come from plugging vehicles into electric outlets.
December 03, 2007
Martin Eberhard, founder and former CEO of the snazzy electric-sports-car company, said he is "disappointed" and would have preferred to stay on.
October 05, 2007
Despite the LED-maker's stock plunge this week, CEO Chuck Swoboda says he's bullish about long-term prospects to bring energy-efficient lighting to market.
October 04, 2007
Miao Qing, director of investor relations, discusses company growth, competition and investor's flaws in evaluating Chinese solar companies.
October 01, 2007
Alex Marker, a research fellow, discusses the technology's outlook and its potential effecton traditional solar panels.
September 26, 2007
Sun Run unveils its strategy for bringing affordable solar to the masses, one house at a time.
September 24, 2007
Robert Fishman, executive from troubled energy giant Calpine, talks about lessons learned and how he will apply them to the solar-thermal startup.
September 21, 2007
Peter Hemken, head of DuPont Bio-Based Materials, discusses the difficulty of collecting crops for the fuel.
September 20, 2007
Solar-thermal startup looks to executive from troubled energy giant to take it to 'the next level.'
September 04, 2007
The startup's market is power tools today, but CEO David Vieau wants to help drive your car.
September 04, 2007
Co-director Leila Conners Petersen talks tech's role in saving the world.