Posted by Katie Fehrenbacher, Thursday, May 2, 2013
Electric car startup Fisker Automotive, along with its plug-in sports car, is turning out to be one of the worst venture capital bets of all time. We asked GigaOM readers a variety of questions about what they think will happen to Fisker and what they think will be the broader implications of and lessons learned from Fisker’s high-profile crash and burn. Here are the results. Read more »
Building energy management systems: overview and forecast
- Posted by Eric Bloom, Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Although there has been a focus on energy efficiency in commercial buildings for some years, the BEMS market can still be considered nascent. The landscape of new entrants, new technologies, and new methodologies is expanding rapidly, and even well-established market leaders are finding new ways to present and market their businesses. Read more »
How energy data will impact the smart grid
- Posted by Adam Lesser, Tuesday, March 19, 2013
The deployment of smart meters combined with the growth of cloud computing infrastructure has created opportunities to build business models around the volume of emerging energy data. Those who use data to solve customer problems and leverage decades of software development and advances in big data will attract investment dollars. Read more »
11 steps for scaling a startup
- Posted by David MacMillan, Monday, March 11, 2013
Establishing a startup’s business infrastructure early provides a number of critical benefits, including smoother financings and effective employee management. Sections of this paper discuss each of the above benefits and provide suggestions for management teams that will facilitate establishment of an appropriate infrastructure. Read more »
The growth and promise of the LED market
- Posted by Ucilia Wang, Friday, February 22, 2013
LED production has grown tremendously, accompanied by a significant fall in prices that will further propel the sale of this energy-efficient digital-lighting technology. But challenges remain on the road to widespread adoption. Figuring out ways to use power efficiently for lighting will be crucial for a future when the world’s population will likely be much larger. Read more »
Opportunities in next-generation battery technologies
- Posted by Clint Wheelock, Wednesday, October 24, 2012
The market for grid-scale advanced batteries is forecasted to reflect nearly $30 billion in investment through 2020. Read more »
Opportunities and risks in the share economy
- Posted by Adam Lesser, Sunday, September 9, 2012
Key sectors in the share economy include car sharing, vacation sharing, office sharing, and ride sharing. Read more »
Key steps for successful renewable-energy permitting
- Posted by Martin Piszczalski, Monday, August 27, 2012
Identifying allies and interacting with them often is a crucial step for developers of renewable-energy projects. Read more »
Forecast: electric vehicle technology markets, 2012 -2017
- Posted by John Gartner, Tuesday, July 3, 2012
More than 900,000 light-duty PEVs will be sold in the United States between 2012 and 2017. Read more »
Locating data centers in an energy-constrained world
- Posted by Martin Piszczalski, Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Picking a data center includes not just geographic location, but also finding the most cost-effective, reliable and sustainable business models. Read more »
