Greentech Media

Solar

Miasolé Clears the Air

May 09, 2008: In an attempt to lay rumors of technical difficulties to rest, the thin-film developer opens its doors to Greentech Media. CEO Joseph Laia says he expects to start shipping thin-film solar panels before the year's end.

Solar

In Brief: Conergy's Struggle Continues

May 09, 2008: Five months after announcing it would restructure the company, Conergy posts a widening first-quarter loss.

Transportation

Green Vehicles Rev Up with $80M

May 09, 2008: The U.K.'s Technology Strategy Board and companies invest in 16 alternative-car projects this week, while RTEV has a second launch and Phoenix Motorcars partners with Electrovaya. All this experimentation is good news, an analyst says, unless it goes bad.

Solar

Real Goods IPO Suffers From Akeena Solar Fallout

May 08, 2008: Shares of the Colorado-based residential solar installer fall during its Nasdaq debut as Akeena, one of the world's largest public installers, misses earnings and lowers its full-year forecast.

Biofuels

BlueFire to Break Ground

May 08, 2008: The company plans to begin construction on its first commercial plant, next to a Southern California landfill, by the third quarter and to deliver cellulosic ethanol from it next year.

Finance & Venture Capital

DOE to Spend $126M to Put CO2 Underground

May 07, 2008: After nixing its support of the $1.8 billion FutureGen project earlier this year, the U.S. government announces $126.6 million for two other carbon-storage projects.

Batteries & Storage

Fueling More Flash

May 07, 2008: MTI MicroFuel Cells partners with a mystery digital-camera manufacturer and says the agreement could lead to products in as little as two years. The company plans to launch its first products in other applications next year.

Biofuels

More Money for Mascoma

May 06, 2008: The cellulosic-ethanol company received $10 million in equity from Marathon Oil. But will companies like Mascoma suffer from the public backlash against other biofuels?

Greentech Media: Research

• The Top Ten Startups in Greentech

  April 17, 2008: The greentech market is moving ahead. These are the companies leading the way.

  

Greentech Media: Comments

• 1:29 PM Sat: So Miasole finally admits that its manufacturing process is *more* expensive (!) than what's already available in volume today from First Solar. Given the expensive process and substrate they have, marmiller
• 9:27 AM Sat: Rachel - I've spoken with knowledgeable insiders (from the DOE) and other technical experts (with solar experience - unlike the entire staff at Sunrgi) and they've portrayed Sunrgi as a bubble compa Norrin Radd
• 5:19 PM Thu: "clean coal" is a cynical smokescreen that distracts us from actually solving the problem. Coal is already mere expensive than geothermal for baseload power if you include the hidden subsidys and cos tblakeslee

Greentech Media: In Depth

• Other Energy

  Small Wind Hits an Updraft

  

  April 16, 2008: More startups and investors are coming aboard the small-wind power market. But will obstacles such as permitting and zoning laws, high upfront costs and a lack of a federal incentive blow these technologies off course?

Greentech Media: Perspectives

• Can Any Good Come from Greenwashing?

  

  April 22, 2008: As businesses realize the value of going green, opportunists will strike, says Gregory FCA President Greg Matusky, who lays out his thoughts on greenwashing and the cultural impact of hype.

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