Energy Storage Stocks: The Missing Link

Senators Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) recently introduced legislation that would pump $1.5 billion into the clean energy economy via tax credits for energy storage projects. The Storage Technology of Renewable and Green Energy (STORAGE) Act of 2010 aims to boost introduction of solar and wind power…

The Race to Develop Solar in the Southern Mediterranean

With companies like Munich-based Siemens (NYSE: SI), German energy giant E.On, and Deutsche Bank (NYSE: DB) collaborating to make Desertec’s Mediterranean grid a reality, Algeria’s neighbor Morocco has eagerly jumped on board…

Molycorp Rare Earth IPO: Looking for Funds

Greentech IPOs and the Department of Energy’s loan guarantee program are like peas in a pod these days. An initial public offering slated for later this week (that of Molycorp, which mines minerals used in many green technologies) offers the latest example…

A Couple Gems in the Tesla NYT Profile

As if Tesla’s CEO and driving force Elon Musk needed any more press — this weekend’s Sunday New York Times featured a long profile of the company and Musk’s personal story…

Virtual Vehicle Company: Unlocking Green Car Data With Cell Phones

Virtual Vehicle Company, a startup that was one of the 100 finalists showing their technology at the California Cleantech Open conference on Thursday, is the first company that I’ve seen that truly uses the latest cell phone innovations to unlock useful data about greener transportation…

Electric Vehicle Startup: Kleenspeed

The guy who’s flying around the track in our latest episode of Green Overdrive makes “the most interesting man in the world,” look rather dull. That would be Tim Collins, 70-year-old investment banker and founder of electric vehicle startup Kleenspeed. At the Mazda Raceway in Laguna Seca earlier this month, Collins drove his company’s West EV to win the time trial, breaking the former year’s record…

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