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…

Investing in Energy Efficiency Stocks

The very first Clean Energy Ministerial, a gathering of top energy and power policymakers from 24 countries, convened in Washington early this week. The decisions made there will drive public and private investment in the clean energy sector for decades to come.

Foreign Wind Stocks Build U.S. Industry

In the U.S, the grasslands of the Central Plains are becoming fertile soil for industrial development of wind power. German-based engineering conglomerate Siemens AG (NYSE: SI), though not a pure play on clean energy, is helping to expand the manufacturing base for wind turbine components in the United States heartland in Kansas. Hutchinson, a town [...]

Verizon, Qualcomm, GE Back Quiet Smart Grid Firm Consert

You would think that any startup that pulls in funding from the likes of Verizon, Qualcomm, and GE, would have a long track record. But smart grid startup Consert just jumped onto my radar with its announcement that it’s raised $17.7 million from these backers.

Enter California’s Smart Grid Task Force

You know a problem has gotten out of hand when there’s a task force created to address it. Today PG&E and partners announced the creation of the “Smart Grid Task Force” that will tackle an area that has been sorely needed for the smart grid: public education.

The Green Gold Rush Over Iceland’s Data Centers

There’s a gold rush mentality going on right now when it comes to building data centers in Iceland, according to execs of the companies that have been moving into that market. The latest person to reference this phrase to me is the CTO of Verne Global.

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