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Familiar with that trend the consumerization of IT, where work IT tools are increasingly distributed and controlled by employees? Well, a similar thing is happening with the decentralization of energy, and in 2012 it was driven by cheap gas, fuel cells and extreme weather. Read more »

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Show me — that’s the common thread in the top 10 most-trafficked GigaOM cleantech stories of 2012. Exclusive photos and videos of emerging clean power and electric car technologies lead the year. (OK, we’re not so surprised by that.) Read more »

Tesla Model S

The risk for Tesla isn’t its balance sheet. It’s that it’s a one product company and were it to have a supplier problem or recall, its could get caught in a cash crunch very quickly, says GigaOM Pro analyst Adam Lesser. Read more »

AVEtec

Canadian entrepreneur Louis Michaud, who has spent years trying to commercialize his “out there” technology to harness tornadoes for power, has received a small grant from PayPal co-founder and early Facebook investor Peter Thiel’s early stage lab Breakout Labs. Read more »

SolarCity NASDAQ

SolarCity’s stock soared by up to 40 percent in morning trading, after being reduced significantly in recent days. It debuted at a $9.25 per share price, up from a pricing of $8 per share. Does the bellwether IPO indicate Wall Street is OK will clean energy stocks again? Read more »

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Venture firms have a long history of partnering with high profile former politicians, to help grease the wheels of the regulatory frameworks. Khosla Ventures says it will work with former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to help its startups in emerging markets. Read more »

The first shipping Coda sedan

Yet another electric car startup is having trouble. Coda Automotive is laying off 50 employees — or 15 percent of staff — after a delayed launch, slow sales, and a car recall. The bad news follows Better Place layoffs, and A123 System’s bankruptcy. Read more »

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Alternative gas station company Propel Fuels has raised $21 million to build out its green gas stations throughout California and the west coast. The company is aiming for around 75 by the end of 2013, though it’s slower growth than the company had planned. Read more »

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