Today's Date:
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Smart Grid
April 14, 2008
Recent reports show that cleantech investments in ethanol, wind and solar are slowing down, though heavy investment this week shows the sector is still going strong.
April 10, 2008
The Clean Tech Open begins as UC Berkeley's greentech contest closes and the California Clean Energy Fund announces an angel fund. Will these efforts to seed innovation be enough?
April 07, 2008
Greentech Media reveals how much was invested in green techology during the first quarter, Chinese solar manufacturer ET Solar grabs $19 million, energy-management developer gets $12 million and venture-capital firm Foundation Capital allocates $250 million of its latest fund to cleantech.
March 31, 2008
As Ireland's largest utility promises to invest $16.5 billion in renewable-energy projects and technology, smart-grid company GridPoint grabs $15 million, solar installer AES Solar raises up to $1 billion and CMEA Ventures closes its largest venture fund at $400 million.
March 27, 2008
GridPoint and Duke Energy say they have tested a technology that would prevent charging during times of peak demand, while EPRI and Ford pair to integrate plug-in hybrids into the grid.
February 15, 2008
In spite of uncertainty about the fate of renewable-energy tax incentives in the United States, venture capitalists continue to bet big on greentech. Solar, lighting, cars and biogas benefit.
February 01, 2008
Super Tuesday is over, but the nominations are still uncertain. As the primaries continue, greentech investors and entrepreneurs are backing their favorites. Check out Greentech Media's voter guide to see how the candidates stack up.
January 24, 2008
Smart-grid company BPL, which bought Serveron earlier this month, has announced plans to acquire Connected Energy.
January 23, 2008
Company president discusses the energy-management startup's plan to expand into Europe, to tap into the renewable-energy-credits and carbon-credits markets and to become 'sustainable.'
January 22, 2008
Abu Dhabi commits $15B for greentech, while Nanogram, eSolar, Transonic Combustion, Carbon Motors, Nanoptek, Knight & Carver and Ambient -- among others -- raise cash.
January 09, 2008
Environmental issues are impacting more than $100 billion in annual capital flows, according to the institute, which lays out a series of resulting new business opportunities.
November 06, 2007
As industry margins get squeezed, companies get policy support from the likes of Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick. In other news, energy-management firm Comverge misses earnings expectations and U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton aims for greentech hearts.
November 02, 2007
A news storm this week, including earnings, a stock roller coaster and plenty of funding announcements, reveal many takeaways for industry insiders.
November 01, 2007
Smart-metering company, anticipated to be the 'bellwether' of the energy-management sector, falls 12 cents short of Wall Street.
November 01, 2007
Analysts are betting energy-management companies will pull in healthy quarterly earnings. Thursday, they will start of proving whether they are right.
October 30, 2007
Financing will help bring the company's energy-saving software to market and green business focused research and new-media company Cleantech Group raises $10M.
October 30, 2007
Six contestants were selected to receive cash and services as part of the second annual event. Speakers emphasized the need for innovation beyond just technology as the demand for greentech grows.
October 24, 2007
Burbank Water and Power rolls out its own WiFi network to get a read on customers' smart meters.
October 17, 2007
SiC Processing and GridPoint raise money, while Europe reduces incentives for farmers growing ethanol crop after reaching the year's limit.