How compressed air energy storage could help the Pacific Northwest bank wind energy
Posted by Ucilia Wang, Monday, May 20, 2013
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 »
How data analytics could transform farming
- Posted by Ucilia Wang, Friday, May 17, 2013
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 and Goldman Sachs create a $500M fund to finance solar leases
- Posted by Ucilia Wang, Thursday, May 16, 2013
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 »
RelayRides: making money from long-term car sharing
- Posted by Ucilia Wang, Wednesday, May 15, 2013
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 miscalculation: a big delay in power projects in India
- Posted by Ucilia Wang, Monday, May 13, 2013
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 »
Genomatica lines up BASF to bring its green chemical technology to market
- Posted by Ucilia Wang, Friday, May 10, 2013
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 »
Survey: what utilities worry about with renewable energy and smart grid
- Posted by Ucilia Wang, Thursday, May 9, 2013
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 sues the federal government for $8M
- Posted by Ucilia Wang, Wednesday, May 8, 2013
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 »
LG Chem (finally) plans to start mass producing batteries in the U.S.
- Posted by Ucilia Wang, Monday, May 6, 2013
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 »
- Posted by Adam Lesser, Friday, May 3, 2013
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 »
