Here’s some of the latest action we’re following on the GreenBeat today:
GE likes ZigBee best for smart appliances — GE released a white paper yesterday that declared ZigBee-based communications are best for home area networks. GE has already adopted …
Major renewable energy associations are cranking up the heat on Congress to renew a federal cash grant program that expires at the end of this year.
The latest salvo fired came today from the American Council on Renewable Energy, which …
Here’s some of the latest action we’re following on the GreenBeat today:
BYD reportedly cancels electric car – The Warren Buffet-backed Chinese automaker saw lukewarm sales of its plug-in hybrid, Autoblog Green reports, selling just over 100 F3DMs (pictured) in …
George Bernard Shaw once claimed that England and America were “two countries divided by a common language”. This adage may hold true even when the language is smart grid.
The culture gap became clear at a recent smart -grid event …
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Ford and Azure Dynamics ship electric vans — The Ford Transit Connect Electric (pictured, right) gets about 80 miles per charge, and some of the first vans will be shipped to …
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Troubled Evergreen Solar to try recapitalization — The company said yesterday that its board of directors has approved a plan to recapitalize the company, Bloomberg reports. The plan aims to …
The news about natural gas just keeps coming. Today, boutique investment bank Cascadia Capital predicted that oil will hit $100 per barrel next year, which will spur oil companies to expand their operations by buying up natural gas assets and …
The end of 2010 is fast approaching, and with that have come a flurry of State of the Cleantech Union-type reports and forecasts.
What’s clear so far is this: American wind installations last quarter hit a three-year low, although there’s …
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GE debuts a dual-battery electric bus — Some trucks come with dual tanks, and, well, some electric buses come with dual batteries. At least that’s the idea behind …
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Rinspeed builds an electric car with a spare bike — The concept carmaker’s is calling its BamBoo car (pictured) a “grown-up golf cart.” The car’s interior is made …
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NRG invests big in solar — The power plant company announced yesterday a $450 million solar ranch in California with SunPower, and in October it said it would …
The U.S. needs to maintain its lead on innovation in the energy sector given the rise of China’s growing energy needs and its commitment to cleantech, according to Secretary of Energy Steven Chu.
Chu likened the energy race to the …
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NRG Solar and SunPower will team to build a $450 million solar ranch in California — NRG Solar will finance the 250-megawatt project, and SunPower will maintain it, according …
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The government will streamline the permitting process for offshore wind energy projects on the Atlantic Coast, Bloomberg reports.
Gamesa is leading an 11-country group to develop the …
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Boeing announced it will deliver its first high-efficiency solar cells for commercial sale in January. The cells, originally developed for outer space use, have an efficiency rate …
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Solar panel maker Suntech is buying more wafer-slicing capacity in China for $127 million, the Associated Press reports.
Federal regulators have proposed easing grid restrictions on renewable …
GE this week announced 12 winners in the first $55 million phase of its venture-funded $200 million Ecoimagination contest. The worldwide competition aims to hunt down the most promising cleantech startups, an area GE is actively investing in and chief …
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Most of GE’s recent renewable energy investing has gone towards wind energy projects — 80 percent of the $6 billion invested went to providing equity and debt for wind …
The latest winner in GE’s $200 million Ecoimagination smart grid contest is Clarian Power, a startup that makes what’s essentially a home solar kit in a box.
Clarian makes a plug-and-play solar solution that it plans to sell for under …
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GE will buy 25,000 electric vehicles by 2015 in the largest order of its kind. It’s purchasing 12,000 cars — including the Chevrolet Volt — from GM, and some of …
