Solar VC: SolarEdge Closes a $37M Round for Panel Electronics Venture capital investing in solar firms is alive and well. Can Utilities Explain Smart Grid to Their Own Employees? Utilities need to educate their workforce as well as their customers to get the most out of the smart grid, according …
London’s First Certified Passivehaus Shaves 90% Off its Energy Bill
London’s First Certified Passivehaus Shaves 90% Off its Energy Bill Posted: 13 Oct 2011 11:00 PM PDT Filed under: Energy News Colorado to be Home to GE Thin-Film Solar Plant, Largest in the US Posted: 13 Oct 2011 11:00 PM PDT Filed under: Energy News Researchers invent tiny artificial muscles …
Huhne: Green policy promises GDP boost
Huhne: Green policy promises GDP boost Energy and Climate Secretary sets out economic case for accelerated action to curb emissions and get off the ‘oil hook’ READ» Conservative prime minister David Cameron David Cameron must speak out on climate change, says top scientist Sir David King, a former chief scientific …
GE’s Gas-Fired Plants Could Enable More Wind and Solar Power
GE’s Gas-Fired Plants Could Enable More Wind and Solar Power “We have a lot to understand about when we transform to a varying supply.” New Fuel Economy Labels May Give a Boost to Electric Vehicles The feds update the sticker and issue a plan to go alternative with the government’s …
Confronting the Smart Meter and Health Issue Link
Confronting the Smart Meter and Health Issue Link The connection of smart meters and AMI to health issues, crop circles, and alien abductions. Why Cars May Never Look the Same Again: LEDs Call it crazy, but solid state lighting opens a whole new door for car designers. TNG 2011: Software …
Bglobal Metering prepares for UK smart meter roll out
DEAL NEWS Bglobal Metering prepares for UK smart meter roll out Seventure Partners invests €1m in sustainable start-up AgraQuest raises $17.7m US government injects $4.4m in cheap solar film development Smart Energy Capital to finance $70m Massachusetts solar project Turboden rankine machines to make solar thermal debut Developers to identify …
Energy Efficiency Start-up Anesco Wins Solar Contract
DEAL NEWS Energy efficiency start-up Anesco wins solar contract Clean Diesel Technologies secures $7.5m financing MetLife invests in BP Solar project Voltaris, Deutsche Telekom to collaborate on smart meter roll-out in Germany Click here to read more
Solar Developer Profile: Scatec North America
Solar Developer Profile: Scatec North America An emerging solar project developer in North America with 156 megawatts permitted. China’s Self-Sustaining Solar Economy If global solar demand were to evaporate, China could weather the storm. Mixed Greens: SmartSynch and Qualcomm Open an Apps Storefront, eMeter Takes MDM to the Cloud Partnerships …
Cisco Speculation, On-Ramp Enters Voltage Management and More from DistribuTECH
Cisco Speculation, On-Ramp Enters Voltage Management and More from DistribuTECH Are more acquisitions in the works? Guest Post: Kicking Oil Addiction With Windfuels A startup proposes using off-peak excess wind energy to recycle CO2 into standard transportation fuels. Mixed Greens: SmartSynch and Qualcomm Open an Apps Storefront, eMeter Takes MDM …
Buffett looks to fetch seven times return on BYD share sale, rumours denied
DEALS NEWS Buffett looks to fetch seven times return on BYD share sale, rumours denied Wind turbine maker Suzlon eyes total buy-out of REpower Scottish wind developer e-Gen gets £50m Rockfield investment Foresight Group finances solar plant in Italy Nevada Geothermal Power raises $10m in share offering Harbin Power tipped …