Look to silicon nanotubes for really long lasting batterie 
Submitted by Adam Lesser, Monday, May 14, 2012
Valley startup Amprius has technology that can increase the number of charge cycles before battery degradation. Read more on external site »
A123 Systems to post $125 million first-quarter loss after recall
- Submitted by Adam Lesser, Friday, May 11, 2012
With a slew of delays and recalls related to Fisker, A123 Systems is, not surprisingly, moving revenue guidance down for 2012. Read more on external site »
Enphase Energy doubles revenues for first earnings as public company
- Submitted by Adam Lesser, Friday, May 11, 2012
Enphase shows strong revenue growth in the solar micro inverter (DC to AC) market. Read more on external site »
Zipcar renews asset backed securitization facility
- Submitted by Adam Lesser, Thursday, May 10, 2012
Zipcar is tapping more credit for its fleet expansion. Read more on external site »
Fisker insinuates Karma owner to blame for fire
- Submitted by Adam Lesser, Thursday, May 10, 2012
In more bad news for Fisker, allegations have arisen that the Karma caused a garage fire for one Texas owner. Fisker went on the offensive, saying that it had not ruled out “malicious intent” on the part of the owner. Read more on external site »
VCs still funding next-gen biofuel companies
- Submitted by Adam Lesser, Thursday, May 10, 2012
VC continues to chase biofuels despite first mover disadvantages and immense commercial scaling challenges. Read more on external site »
Amplats launches fuel cell-powered locomotive
- Submitted by Adam Lesser, Wednesday, May 9, 2012
South Africa based Amplats is installing hydrogen fuel cell powered locomotives in its mines. The company mines platinum, the catalyst that makes fuel cells so expensive. Read more on external site »
How Gridium is making sense of energy data
- Submitted by Adam Lesser, Wednesday, May 9, 2012
A very simple idea, harvest smart meter data to alert commercial owners when they’ll be hit with high demand penalties. In this space the simplest solutions (OPower) are often the most successful. Read more on external site »
Smart window startup Sage sold off to French glass giant Saint-Gobain
- Submitted by Adam Lesser, Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Electrochromic window maker, Sage Electrochromics, has been sold to French construction giant Saint-Gobain. We’ll see if the deal will help Sage scale and produce windows at a reasonable cost. The high tech windows dim electrically, driving AC costs down. Read more on external site »
- Submitted by Adam Lesser, Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Tesla’s numbers come out after the bell tomorrow. Everyone is waiting to see how well the EV maker can execute this year in terms of getting the Model S delivered and on time to its customers. Execution. Execution. Execution. Read more on external site »
