A federal lab has completed a study to look at how compressed air technology could be a good fit for storing wind energy in the Pacific Northwest, where 13 percent of the electricity supply comes from wind. Read more »
Producing enough food to feed a growing population is a perennial challenge worldwide, but it shouldn’t be about clearing forests to plant crops. How to farm efficiently should be the goal, and data collection and analytics could help in a big way. GigaOm’s Katie Fehrenbacher posted an interesting read today about a startup that is [...] Read more »
SolarCity (s SCTY) has lined up Goldman Sachs (s GS) to create a $500 million fund to support leases for home and business owners, the companies said Thursday. Read more »
Peer-to-peer car sharing service appeals to the urban and young people, and that partly explains why college campuses and large cities like San Francisco have been the labs for companies such as RelayRides and Getaround. One of the benefits of this type of the service is the ability for you to rent a car by [...] Read more »
A solar program in India is seeing a massive delay in bringing nearly 500 MW of power plants on line by this month. Read more »
Venture-backed green chemical developer Genomatica licenses its technology to BASF to produce a chemical that is widely used for making sports clothing, electronics and auto parts. Read more »
Black & Veatch's annual survey of U.S. utility executives reveals what they consider to be technology and other gaps for adding more renewable energy and modernizing the grid. Read more »
SolarCity is fighting the U.S. government over what it says are illegal actions to reduce the amount of money it could receive from a stimulus program. Read more »
Korea's LG Chem is getting ready to roll out lithium ion battery cells at a Michigan factory that is partly funded by the stimulus money. Read more »
Discerning cleantech readers I’ll be away for the next six weeks. But not to worry. In my absence you can enjoy blog posts and weekly updates from Ucilia Wang. Ucilia has deep knowledge in cleantech, including smart grid, renewable energy, and EVs. If her name is familiar, that’s because she’s authored research for GigaOM Research [...] Read more »









