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Earth2Tech Week in Review

Here’s some of the best stories from last week, including Tesla’s latest move to boost the price per share for its IPO, Honeywell’s acquisition of Akuacom and an infographic showing Google’s green power plays over the last three years. Read More »

Earth2Tech Week in Review

Here’s some of the best stories from last week, including a roundup of 25 people who ditched IT for greentech, the latest news on Fisker’s DOE loan, a look at what’s next for Zipcar after buying Streetcar, and the story behind Zensi. Read More »

 
 

Earth2Tech Week in Review

Here’s some of the best stories from last week, including a look at green IPOs on deck for 2010, a powerhouse LED startup, BYD’s big-name beta testers, software in GM’s Chevy Volt and what Bill Ford thinks will shape the green car industry. Read More »

Earth2Tech Week in Review

Here’s some of the best stories of last week, including a look at the potential for rising car ownership costs to buoy “mobility on demand,” analysis of how Apple’s iPad could disrupt the home energy market, and news about Bloom Energy’s utility prospects. Read More »

Here’s some of the best stories of last week, including coverage of Suniva’s loan guarantee, the energy storage potential of electric scooters, why cloud computing leaders need to demand clean power and why Ford wants Microsoft to manage the electric vehicle influx. Read More »

Earth2Tech Week in Review

Hacking the Car: Cyber Security Risks Hit the Road: Imagine seeing the damage caused by Internet viruses and worms unleashed on a fleet of vehicles. The results could include vehicle location data used with malicious intent, the prevention of a plug-in vehicle battery from recharging,… Read More »

Earth2Tech Week in Review

The Best & Worst Biofuel Startups: One thing’s clear from a new analysis by Lux Research: While many startups generate buzz when they raise new funds, high profile investors hardly put them first in line for market viability. For young ventures working on cellulosic ethanol… Read More »

Earth2Tech Week in Review

Why A123 Threw Down for Fisker & Who’s Next: Why did A123Systems pledge this week to invest $23 million in Fisker Automotive in addition to supplying  battery systems and collaborating with the startup on its next-gen vehicle? Here’s two reasons. Cali’s Utilities Won’t Be Able… Read More »

5 Energy Management Tools Launched at CES: While digital home energy management tools aren’t dominating the headlines from the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this year, a few consumer electronics makers, utilities and software designers have launched some interesting products at the show. Gadget makers are… Read More »

Hit or Miss?: The Clock is Ticking on These 5 Greentech Deadlines Companies often publicly announce a goal for a certain date — to get media attention, to gain funding or partners, or to try to set a company on a specific path — but… Read More »

Earth2Tech Week in Review

Why Lockheed Martin Wants to Be In The Clean Energy Biz: Can making stealth bombers and radar systems translate into a successful clean energy and energy efficiency technology business? Defense contractor Lockheed Martin, seems to think so. The company said in a briefing this week… Read More »

Earth2Tech Week in Review

5 Energy Storage Players That Won Smart Grid Stimulus Funds: These energy storage firms were thrust into the spotlight this week when Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced the latest round of grants under the $4 billion stimulus program for smart grid projects. Tesla… Read More »

More Must Reads

Cali to TV-Makers: Cut Energy Consumption in Half by 2013: The California Energy Commission this week approved a first-in-the-nation efficiency standard for televisions, requiring new TVs sold in the state need to to reduce energy consumption by an average of 33 percent by 2011 and… Read More »

Opinion: Why Venture Capital Needs to Back More “Now” Innovations: The current pace of progress won’t help us reach the emission reduction levels needed to avoid the serious climate change impacts forecast for 2050. The solution? Pump as much venture capital into “Now” innovations as… Read More »

The Winners and Losers in the Smart Grid Stimulus Funds: The $3.4 billion in smart grid stimulus fund awards were announced this week and close to 100 recipients woke up today to the equivalent of Christmas morning — here’s a chart showing 13 of… Read More »

Google’s Solar Mirrors: If You Want Something Done Right, Do It Yourself: If the cleantech industry isn’t delivering enough innovation, we’ll start building it ourselves, Google’s green guru Bill Weihl suggested this week. The search engine has a “handful of dedicated full-time green engineers” working… Read More »

The Promise of Algae Fuel Rests on Big Oil: When it comes to making algae fuel cheap enough to produce at a scale on par with petroleum, it’s becoming increasingly clear that big oil will play a fundamental role. Outta This World: Japan Firms Seek… Read More »

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