The Daily Sprout

Thermoelectrics Heating and Cooling Hybrids: Hybrid makers are looking to use nanotech thermoelectrics to efficiently convert electricity into heat (or power heat sinks) which could appear in cars as soon as 2012 – MIT Technology Review.

Norwegian Solar Supplier Invests in U.S. Installer: Renewable Energy Corp. of Norway has invested $40 million in San Luis Obispo, Calif.-based Mainstream Energy, a residential and commercial and solar installer giving REC a 20 percent stake – Reuters via VentureBeat.

Spark EV Founder Behind Bars For Bilking Buyers: If you think ZAP is shady Michael Papp of Spark EV is something else. Following failure to deliver 14 cars to customers who had already paid Pennsylvania police nabbed the cleantech snake-oil salesman – Autoblog Green.

Battery and Capacitor Makers Get Their Report Cards: From startups like A123, EEStor and Altair to electronics giants like Hitachi and Panasonic, everyone gets their energy storage technologies run through the gauntlet in this comparative test – Energy Tech Stocks.

Silicon Nanowires Get $10M In Saudi Oil Money: Stanford’s Yi Cui has received a $10 million grant from the new King Abdullah University of Science and Technology for his research to use silicon nanowires to boost battery energy density – Palo Alto News via Autoblog Green.

“Eurotilities” Are Hot: For the visual learners Greentech Media has put together a pretty stats sheet with the vitals on Europe’s big utilities – Greentech Media.

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