Energy Innovations loses another employee, despite Google solar deal
We’re not sure what is happening, but Energy Innovations has lost another employee, just days after announcing its contract to build the largest corporate solar installation in the U.S. at Google.
VentureWire reports (sub required) that Arno Harris, the general manager of EI Solutions, the unit that does contracting for Energy Innovations, has left the company, to launch Recurrent Energy, a San Rafael start-up. It is reportedly a project developer providing distributed energy services to large… Continue Reading
Practical Instruments joins solar gold rush, raises $8M
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Practical Instruments has raised $8 million in a first round of funding to develop what it says is the most powerful solar “concentration” technology yet.
It uses solar panels that track the sun as it moves. The panels use mirrors to concentrate the sunlight for the photovoltaic process, thereby boosting performance.
It is the latest in a wave of entrants in the booming solar power industry, and will compete against a number of other “concentration” companies, including… Continue Reading