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Is Energy Storage a Product or Service?
Why sell utilities the cow when they can get the electricity for a fee?
MIT Harnesses Molecule Power
In the future, we could be helped by flaming nanotubes and hot plastics.
Coming to America: The Japanese Home?
Smart grid tests in New Mexico could lead to some really cool household appliances.
Solar + Water + C02 = Diesel?
Joule Biotechnologies claims that it can produce hydrocarbons without using biomass.
Utilities AEP, FPL Agree on Nukes, CCS and CO2
And on the cluelessness of U.S. energy policy.
Getting off the Water Grid
We have distributed power. Why not distributed water purification?
The $62 Million T. Boone Pickens Project
Pickens vows that we’re going to have the Natural Gas Act legislation by Memorial Day.
Your Next Economy Car…
...If You’re Spending More Than $100,000
PG&E May Give Consumers Data on Daily Power Consumption; Neighbor Data, Too
Now you’ll have to keep up with the Joneses when it comes to power consumption.
A FERC Commissioner’s Top Trends to Watch
Natural gas and smart grid ready to go big time. Cap and trade could get stalled.
ARPA-E(mpty): Fantastic Program, Not Enough Money
In the new energy race, China is not likely to blink an eye over the DOE’s new $400 million advanced research program for greentech.
Will New Bill Cause Storage To Boom in California?
Could batteries become mandatory in the Golden State?
Peter Voser, CEO of Royal Dutch Shell
“It’s fun to be an oil and gas CEO.”
Disney CEO, Robert Iger, on Corporate Sustainability
“This is good for the company from a brand perspective and from a shareholder perspective.”
An Inconvenient Truth: Biofuels Have a Carbon Footprint
The question about whether certain types of biofuels have a better carbon profile than petroleum resurfaces.
Google Opens PowerMeter As Console Wars Heat Up
And one thermostat will rule them all!
Can Tax Incentives Bring Back Manufacturing to California?
The Energy Commission has $95 million more in incentives. And Governor Arnold is developing his own spiffs, too.
Solar Inverter News Roundup: SolarEdge, Satcon, et al.
There has been a furious flurry of activity in the PV inverter market of late, including design wins, funding, personnel moves and earnings reports.
Konarka Gets $20M More for Organic Solar Cells
$150 million raised—so far—in a decade-long quest for low-efficiency, niche-market solar cells.
Save the Climate Bill—Rebrand Cap and Trade
Think growth, not tax, says Matt Lecar.