Inside a sunlit, cramped office near San Francisco’s financial district, entrepreneur and former political operative Susan Kennedy has been leading a team that is at the forefront of the emerging market… Read more »
The big idea right now for solar and batteries is this: put solar panels on your roof, a battery in the backyard (or basement), and become utterly independent from the power… Read more »
Although we’ve seen amazing technological progress in mobile devices for the past decade, they’re still held back by portable power. Simply put, changes in battery technology haven’t kept up with the pace… Read more »
Samsung’s acquisition of SmartThings is the latest move toward a more open smart home. Meanwhile batteries, fuel cells and solar panels are all making clean power a reality. Read more »
State-by-state mandates have helped drive the deployment of renewable energy — namely solar and wind power. All of this deployment requires energy storage, and so the grid battery storage market is… Read more »
Researchers genetically engineered viruses to build nanowires the batteries rely on when they charge and recharge. The process is safer and more green than traditional techniques. Read more »
A young startup is building a business around installing solar panels and batteries. Innovation in the energy industry isn’t just about new technologies, it’s about new business models, too. Read more »