A123 Systems, now B456, wins court approval to exit bankruptcy
The bankrupt lithium ion battery maker, now going by the name B456 Systems Inc., has won court approval for its plan to exit bankruptcy that pays off creditors from...
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Thursday, May 23rd, 2013
Saturday, May 11th, 2013
Bloom Energy raises $130M more
Fuel cell "startup" Bloom Energy just raised $130 million more in venture capital, according to a scoop from Fortune.
Wednesday, May 8th, 2013
Even without accounting gimmicks, Tesla is now profitable
As expected, Tesla Motors, the maker of the luxury Model S electric sedan, announced today that it was profitable for the first time in its ten-year history.
Nest Labs acquires home energy management startup MyEnergy
Nest Labs purchased fellow startup MyEnergy on Wednesday to enhance its partnerships in the utility sector and enhance residential demand response offerings.
Sunday, May 5th, 2013
Eos puts Its zinc-air grid batteries to the test with ConEd
Eos Energy Storage, the startup that says its zinc-air battery chemistry can provide grid-scale energy storage at unprecedentedly low costs, has just landed its first...
Wednesday, April 10th, 2013
First Solar acquires TetraSun for high-efficiency silicon
On the heels of announcing a new world record in cadmium telluride module efficiency as well as guiding 2013 revenue beyond analyst predictions -- First Solar just...
First Solar sees big drop in manufacturing costs
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - First Solar shares were up nearly 7 percent after the solar panel maker said it would reduce its costs per watt by nearly 40 percent over the next...
Friday, April 5th, 2013
BrightSource shelves second major solar project this year
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - BrightSource Energy Inc has shelved a major solar power project in California, its second such move this year.
Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013
Bill Gates, investors, back sodium battery startup Aquion Energy
Battery startup Aquion Energy has raised another round of $35 million from Bill Gates and other new and existing investors. The company has been planning to build a...
Thursday, March 28th, 2013
Cellulosic ethanol startup Mascoma pulls IPO plans
A startup hoping to make cellulosic ethanol finally pulls its IPO plans after a year and a half.
Silver Spring targets Asia’s smart grids with Singapore deal
Silver Spring Networks has scored a deal with a Singapore utility as its first win in Asia. The company hopes other utilities in Asia will follow, given the region is...
Monday, March 25th, 2013
Panasonic’s solar unit to post profit on homeowner focus
Panasonic Corp, the Japanese electronics maker forecasting an annual loss, said its solar- panel operation will probably remain profitable amid growing demand from...
Monday, March 18th, 2013
Thin film solar startup Solexant re-emerges from stealth
The firm went silent about two years ago, but it's back and unstealthing.
Saturday, March 16th, 2013
U.S. solar installations jump 76 percent in 2012
March 14 (Reuters) - Photovoltaic solar installations in the United States soared 76 percent to more than 3.3 gigawatts in 2012, helped in part by the completion of a...
Wednesday, March 13th, 2013
Smart grid company Silver Spring Networks soars in public debut
Investors jumped at the opportunity to invest in "smart" electrical grids, pushing shares of Silver Spring Networks up 29% in the energy-technology...
Saturday, March 2nd, 2013
Buffett’s MidAmerican has 6% of U.S. wind, will own 14% of solar
Warren Buffett’s MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co. accounts for 6 percent of U.S. wind-energy capacity and will generate about 14 percent of the nation’s solar power when it...
Wednesday, February 27th, 2013
Smart grid startup Silver Spring sets terms for $63M IPO
Silver Spring Networks, the smart grid startup that's been planning to go public for nearly two years, finally set the price of its IPO on Tuesday -- but with much...
Monday, February 25th, 2013
Honda, SolarCity will partner on solar-energy installments
Add Honda to the list of companies that Elon Musk is partnering with.
Wednesday, February 20th, 2013
Thin-film solar upstart Nanosolar slims down
One-time ambitious CIGS solar startup has layoffs and goes into “quiet period,” hinting at potential financial troubles.
Wednesday, February 6th, 2013
Better Place bails out of U.S. and Australia
The company has decided to shut down its operations in the U.S. and Australia, to concentrate on its original markets of Denmark and Israel.
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