Moves like SolarCity’s vertical integration of rooftop solar signal an industry that has actually matured. Meanwhile major players hinted at their respective smart-home strategies. Read more »
Last spring I mused on whether we would see vertical integration in the solar market when First Solar acquired TetraSun and eyed the Japanese residential rooftop market. The opportunity to be… 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 »
SolarCity CEO Lyndon Rive says the company’s IPO was so touch and go in the 11th hour that at one point the team had actually booked tickets to fly back to… Read more »
Google is emerging as the ultimate clean power sugar daddy. On Tuesday, Google announced it has made its largest investment in clean power to date, creating a $280 million fund for… Read more »
Ready to make that grueling San Francisco to Los Angeles roadtrip . . . in an electric vehicle? Yeah, that doesn’t sound so great given the current limited range of EVs,… Read more »
While we were all out watching fireworks and flipping burgers on the on our nation’s Independence Day, solar installer SolarCity quietly turned 2. The startup’s birthday also came in a week… Read more »
Perhaps the easiest way to describe EveryScape’s business plan is “Google Street View, only more so.” When you visit one of their sites, such as their Boston page, you can drive… Read more »
Warner Crocker has been having InkBlot awards for a few years now and each year they get better and better. He’s made his awards for this year and Kevin and I… Read more »
Talk about Saturday morning good news bad news. No New York Times delievered this morning, no coffee in the apartment, slight hangover, and a massive spam attack that brought down the… Read more »