Solar and wind companies trying to build big projects on U.S. public lands can breathe a sigh of relief — the long line for a permit from the Bureau of Land Management can finally start moving. The bureau, part of the Department of the Interior, said […] Read more »
On the day I give up on my iPhone and trade it in for the iPod Touch, AdMob, a mobile advertising startup released its report that shows a big uptick in mobile Internet usage via Wi-Fi in the month of January 2009. According to AdMob, Apple […] Read more »
Despite the fact that solar thermal companies like Ausra are pulling back on the business model of “bigger is better” solar farms, massive solar deals are still being done. This morning utility Southern California Edison says it’s reached an agreement on “the world’s largest solar deal” […] Read more »
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Last week the CEO of northern California utility PG&E, Peter Darbee, made one of the strongest pronouncements yet that it plans to invest in and own solar projects — rather than solely buy power from solar developers. By doing so PG&E can help usher along the […] Read more »
By now, most agree that this recession is likely be longer, deeper and fiercer than those in the past, rendering smaller, newer companies especially vulnerable. Such vulnerability is already playing out in the public markets: Over the past three months, the Russell 2000 has fallen much […] Read more »
Last week we brought you the 10 Biggest Cleantech Disappointments of 2008 — such as electric car maker Tesla hitting a wall, and T. Boone Pickens putting his massive wind power project on ice. But nascent industry also saw a lot of significant milestones in 2008. […] Read more »
BrightSource Energy has contracted Siemens to build a 123-megawatt solar-powered turbine generator for its massive Mojave Desert solar-thermal projects, the Oakland, Calif.-based startup announced today. Having raised more than $160 million (including$115 million from Google.org, BP, and other big investors in Series C financing last May) […] Read more »
BrightSource, a solar startup that is looking to build some of the first massive solar projects in the California desert, is facing a possible regulatory delay and has been attending hearings on how to streamline the approval process. The Associated Press noted the delay citing state […] Read more »
There are more than 30 utility-scale solar power plants, one megawatt or larger, under various stages of development in the U.S., and we decided to start mapping them out. These are solar plants that have either signed a power purchase agreement with a utility, are included […] Read more »
It’s still a great time to be a clean technology company seeking funding, according to data released today from the quarterly MoneyTree Survey. The cleantech sector reached an all-time quarterly high in investment dollars in the three-month period ended June 30, with $883.6 million going into […] Read more »
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Looks like the Bureau of Land Management didn’t like all the public outcry over their moratorium on new solar projects built on public land. (A prominent New York Times article can have that effect). The Bureau said today that it has reversed that previous decision, and […] Read more »
The hoard of companies rushing to build solar power plants in the U.S. deserts has one big hang-up — there’s just too many of them. This has led the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to put a freeze on new solar plants on public lands until […] Read more »
Like most Web Workers I have moved quite a bit of my work data online into the cloud, but my laptop and USB memory keys still contain quite a lot that is critical to me and my business. With the proliferation of online file storage and […] Read more »
Fring, a provider of mobile VOIP and messaging software, is making a play for more web developers by creating an open API with its own dedicated site. Fring bills itself as offering “free mobile calls, live chat & presence” over your WiFi, EDGE, or 3G connection; […] Read more »
eSolar, the solar startup backed by Google.org and Bill Gross’ Idealab, said today that it’s inked a deal to build a 245 MW solar thermal power plant in the Antelope Valley region of Southern California and sell that solar power to utility Southern California Edison. eSolar […] Read more »
If you’ve been living on the edge of Firefox, this won’t be news, but Firefox 3 hit another milestone last night: Release Candidate 1 is out. This release is all about stability and speed and bug fixes; there aren’t any huge new features to trumpet if […] Read more »
BrightSource Energy, the solar thermal startup that scored one of the industry’s biggest solar power plant deals in April, has just raised a massive $115 million in Series C funding and has added some big new names to its list of investors including Google.org, BP Alternative […] Read more »
CrossLoop‘s free secure screen sharing application has always been an extremely handy way to provide remote desktop support, and the opening of their new Help Marketplace adds a whole new layer to their service. By allowing you to build a profile of your skills to share […] Read more »
Is the mobile browsing activity getting crazy busy or what? No worries because all this competition gives us more choice in the end. The application du jours is NetFront and Access plans to have their Windows Mobile Concept Version available in four short days. They say […] Read more »
Instead of an audio podcast, we had time to record a brief video Geek Session here at CES 2008. Just a short summary of the show experience, what the buzz was (and wasn’t) all about and a mobile prediction. Since we’ve been sharing information on how […] Read more »
I don’t use Google Calendar myself but I do have a BlackBerry so I’m passing this on for other BlackBerry owners who do. Google has released a utility for BlackBerry owners that keeps the calendar on the BB synced up with Google Calendar. "Using your BlackBerry […] Read more »
Wacom has just released a new 20 inch display that contains an active digitizer to be used for serious graphics work. The Cintiq 20WSX is a 20.1 widescreen digitizer display with a 16:10 aspect ration which seems to me to be perfect for those Over the […] Read more »
Today Apple announced the release of Final Cut Express 4. New features include: iMovie ’08 Importing Over 50 new FxPlug effects and filters Mixing of hi-def and standard video on the same timeline Support for AVCHD cameras What’s even more interesting with this release is that […] Read more »
Graffiti is a staple of urban Americana. It’s a sign of social consciousness in cement wastelands and a commentary on the stratification of the inner city. The iconic rattle of the can and the spray of the aerosol are all that’s needed to evoke the vandal-auteur. […] Read more »
Good news for Canada out of Palm: the Treo 750 is finally available for Rogers Wireless customers, making this the first Treo on the Rogers network with HSPA support. The Windows Mobile 6 Professional device offers up Palm’s effective QWERTY keyboard and 240 x 240 screen. […] Read more »
Top Stories: ThinkPad X60 TabletPC due end of year Who makes the best slate Tablet PC? My name is James and I’m a neophiliac Sony UX90 gets flash memory for lighter, faster, longer mobile computing Top ten most critical wireless and mobile security vulnerabilites Sammy is […] Read more »
Google general counsel Andrew Mclaughlin in a Light Reading story about the FCC forgot a four letter word called “tact.” “The FCC sucks,” Mclaughlin says. “Why would you want the FCC to get involved in anything? Its track record is pretty bad when it comes to […] Read more »
Well folks, if you are like me and losing touch with reality and cannot keep up with the VoIP provider announcements, I might have a solution which might be agreeable to most. I am going to put a “dollar” for every new VoIP provider that starts-up, […] Read more »
Singapore Telecom and Telecom Malaysia are close to closing their deal with IDEA Cellular of India. The two companies will jointly own 47% of the fourth largest Indian carrier. IDEA plans to go public sometime next year. Indian industrial giants, Tata and Birlas own 51% of […] Read more »
Desktop search tool, Blinkx is out with version 2.0. Paul K has come around and likes what the tiny company is doing with the product. He has doubts about the future and business model, and I do too. The management is one issue, the competition is […] Read more »
Tim Higgins: The upbeat mode that prevailed at the show was helped along by FCC chairman Michael Powell’s keynote on Tuesday. The speech garnered plenty of press from the snappy quotes just made for us media types to slurp up. But Powell’s basic message—that any US […] Read more »
Heroin withdrawal. Cocaine withdrawal. Caffeine withdrawal. And now there’s Internet withdrawal. Bluetooth will get you laid MSN TV lives, will be reborn on October 5, 2004 Nortel’s South Korea connection. More like a Joint Venture with LG VoIP for barbie Location based services, over-hyped or under […] Read more »
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