Energy-efficient lighting investments are starting to trickle back onto the scene after cleantech deals plunged in the first quarter. On Tuesday, Braemar Energy Ventures raised its bet on lighting with a… Read more »
http://www.youtube.com/v/vsCpIeLLoT8&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1 Earlier today, I attended a web conference with Intel (s INTC). The two topics covered were the next-generation Atom platform and the Moblin operating system that’s optimized for Atom chips… Read more »
Sakti3 to Team Up with GM on Battery Tech: Khosla Ventures-backed startup Sakti3 is collaborating with engineers from General Motors to design new materials for vehicle batteries. GM is not providing… Read more »
It’s a bright day for lighting startup Luxim Corp. The Sequoia Capital-backed company has just announced $12 million in Series C funds to help it expand and ramp up production of… Read more »
Tesla Model S Factory Update: Tesla Motors said today it’s in “late-stage” negotiations for a soon-to-be named site where it will manufacture its long-promised Model S sedan. — San Francisco Business… Read more »
Durham, N.C.-based Cree, (s CREE) maker of light-emitting diodes (LEDs), will soon illuminate a wing of the Pentagon that’s now undergoing renovations. Defense Department officials signed an agreement today for the… Read more »
As predicted, Apple today introduced two new models of MacBook, featuring all-aluminum cases constructed from a solid block (or “brick”) of aluminum. The new models much more closely resemble their Pro… Read more »
Tesla’s Family Affair – The Bluestar: Speaking at the EmTech 2008 conference, JB Straubel, Tesla’s CTO, said the company may partner with an OEM to scale up production of its affordable… Read more »
Cree, the maker of LED lights and chips, is having its best day on the stock market in nearly six months, rising 16 percent to close at $22.20 after posting fourth-quarter… Read more »
The LED lighting market keeps consolidating as bigger companies buy out the smaller startups. Lighting Science Group (LSG), an LED manufacturer, said today it’s acquired all of the assets of LED… Read more »