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36 Lines About 7 Solar Firms
Some interesting solar views from BrightSource, Stion, Solexant, AQT, Tioga Energy, CleanPower Finance and Enphase
Nanogram, Solar Dabbler, Sold to Japan’s Teijin for $23M
$60 million venture capital in, $23 million out. You do the math.
Move Over, Smart Meter: GainSpan Says WiFi is Here
GainSpan is championing WiFi for home area networks with its new all-in-one modules.
Strong Growth, But Are Rocky Times Coming for Wind?
Wind is strong, but natural gas, transmission line issues loom
Samsung Invests in Nanosys, Licenses Technology
Nanosys completes back-from-the-dead trick with $15 million from Samsung. Will batteries and LEDs follow?
Greentech Startups Looking for VC Funding
How hard can it be for a solar, smart grid, or engine entrepreneur to get VC funding?
Are Concentrators Finally Gaining Ground?
A 30-megawatt deal in Colorado, among other events, signals that the often-dismissed technology might make it after all.
Demand Response, Meet Customer Engagement
From EnergyConnect’s new DR platform to TXU Energy expanding its iThermostat program, consumer preferences are getting more play in DR.
Solazyme Gets $52 Million More in Push Toward Production
The iconoclasts of algae are looking at jet fuel, diesel and food products.
New Nuclear: Stealthy Tri Alpha’s $50M+ for Fusion
Venture capital investors in nuclear fusion are displaying a serious appetite for risk.
Satcon’s Record Q2 PV Inverter Revenues, Margins
“It’s a good time to be an inverter company.”
Steel Union, Chinese Companies Link Up for Texas Wind Project
It’s Chinese know-how and U.S. labor and steel. Sort of an unusual situation, eh?
Suntech Abandons Thin Film, Wafer Experiments
The crystalline silicon giant pays out cash. Why fight crystalline?
Desalitech Reduces Costs of Desalination
The most common question I field when I mention desalination is, “Doesn’t that take a lot of energy?”
Xcel Shows it Can Catch the Wind in a Big Battery
Utility’s test results prove wind power and solar power can work better with a battery.
The Good, and Tough, Parts of the LED Business
Energy-efficient lights and high tech meet city bureaucracy.
Can a Disruptive PV Technology Topple First Solar?
We list a few candidates for a “new black swan improbable pyro-nano-quantum-thingamajig technology” to displace thin-film PV.
Veteran CEO Installed at LED Lighting Firm Intematix
Meet the new boss—at a time when the residential LED lighting industry might finally be at the tipping point.
Engineers Turn Water Contaminant Into Fuel
Can heat and natural gas be harvested from wastewater? It’s a virtuous cycle.
Innova Dynamics to Exploit Water Tech to Improve Solar Panels
The startup wants to take a technique for embedding molecules into pipes into the solar market.
