A renaissance of creativity around developing innovations for energy has emerged in the wake of Silicon Valley’s cleantech bust in the U.S. It’s taken several years to materialize. Bolstered by a… Read more »
The building that once housed one of the biggest crash and burn stories in Silicon Valley — Solyndra and its tubular rooftop solar panels — will soon be home to another… Read more »
The obituaries for thin film solar startup HelioVolt were written about a year ago, when the thirteen-year-old company — after over $200 million in funding and no major sales deals –… Read more »
Sometimes, it just takes a Google search to overcome a big technical hurdle in a lab. OK, so it didn’t quite happen that way, but for Illan Kramer, a University of… Read more »
Remember when everyone was complaining about the Department of Energy’s loan guarantee program, particularly amidst the collapse of Solyndra. For those who don’t recall the immensity of the political fallout, Solyndra… Read more »
Remember the arguments over the impact of the loan guarantee program on job creation? Amid the political fallout of Solyndra’s bankruptcy the DOE issued reports on the impact of that program… Read more »
Those of us steeped in the energy business would be happy to discuss it with 60 Minutes. We’re already creating many new jobs that address the need for more energy while… Read more »
Startup View raises a whopper of a round from the private equity firm associated with the Walmart heirs. Can another $100 million deliver on-demand tinting windows across the country? Read more »
The struggle isn’t over yet for solar manufacturers, solar company executives said during interviews at the major trade show, Intersolar, in San Francisco last week. Read more »