Green Tech Media: Pot Growers Costing Canada $500 Million in Power Theft

Jay OwenGreentech

  LATEST NEWS: Pot Growers Costing Canada $500 Million in Power Theft  Katherine Tweed – July 2, 2013 Smart meters and advanced analytics could come to the rescue. The Energy Gang: Why Do We Consistently Downplay Renewables? Stephen Lacey – July 2, 2013 Jigar Shah, Katherine Hamilton and Stephen Lacey …

SunEdison and the Texas Solar Non-Miracle – GTM Daily Newsletter

Jay OwenGreentech

April 1, 2013 LATEST NEWS: A Roundup Of Recent News  Rob Day – March 31, 2013 The latest in cleantech investing. Verdeeco Launches Its Big-Data-for-Small-Utilities Platform  Jeff St. John – March 29, 2013 Smart grid analytics, from the cloud and on a monthly subscription SunEdison and the Texas Solar Non-Miracle  …

UNCSD Update – 14 February 2013 – Sustainable Development Policy & Practice

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, Beyond GDP

  A compilation of items recently posted to the Sustainable Development Policy & Practice knowledgebase Latest News – 14 February 2013 ECOSOC President Outlines Plans and Programmes for 2013 13_February 2013: The newly elected 69th President of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Néstor Osorio, has highlighted that the Council’s work in 2013 will center around integrating the three pillars of sustainable …

The Energy Storage Market Quadruples in Five Years

kristyResource Efficiency

LATEST NEWS: Spring’s ComEd Project: 4 Million Endpoints Jeff St. John – February 16, 2012 The smart grid networking startup gets a big boost from long-time partner Commonwealth Edison. Utility Nominations Open for The Networked Grid Staff – February 16, 2012 Who are the top ten utilities in North America? …

What is Really Happening at Abound Solar?

kristyGreentech

What is Really Happening at Abound Solar? Two high-profile executive defections send a negative signal at the thin-film startup and DOE loan guarantee recipient. Accelerating Wind Power and Wind Power Jobs DOE’s man in wind talks about how big turbines can get, where they will be built, and what the …

When Will Solid State Lighting Vanquish the Light Bulb? – GTM Daily Newsletter

Ethical MarketsGreentech

Solar VC: SolarEdge Closes a $37M Round for Panel Electronics Venture capital investing in solar firms is alive and well. Can Utilities Explain Smart Grid to Their Own Employees? Utilities need to educate their workforce as well as their customers to get the most out of the smart grid, according …

Green VC Up, IPOs Hurting in Q3: Cleantech Group

kristyGreentech

Green VC Up, IPOs Hurting in Q3: Cleantech Group Venture investment in greentech startups staying firm, but IPOs doing poorly. Dominion Rolls Out At-Home EV Charging Using incentives and smart meters to push EV charging—and customers—to off-peak Will the Elastic Cloud Conquer the Smart Grid Data Tsunami? Instant access to …

Better Place Argues That EVs Need Central Planner, Like Better Place

kristyGreentech

Better Place Argues That EVs Need Central Planner, Like Better Place A new study suggests that central charging is the only way to keep costs down and minimize grid impact. Petra Solar of New Jersey Goes to Petra, Jordan The 170-employee startup is installing one megawatt per month. New Jersey …

Confronting the Smart Meter and Health Issue Link

kristyResource Efficiency

Confronting the Smart Meter and Health Issue Link The connection of smart meters and AMI to health issues, crop circles, and alien abductions. Why Cars May Never Look the Same Again: LEDs Call it crazy, but solid state lighting opens a whole new door for car designers. TNG 2011: Software …

Field Trip: Groom Energy Goes to LightFair 2011

kristyGreentech

Field Trip: Groom Energy Goes to LightFair 2011 Jon Guerster tells us what was on the floor. TNG 2011: Aclara and the Multi-Network Approach to Smart Grid Andy Zetlan explains the company’s real-time software and its approach to smart grid communications at The Networked Grid 2011. Guest Post: To Accelerate …