Celadon: Putting Range Anxiety At Ease With Mobile
August 20, 2010 by Katie Fehrenbacher
Filed under Clean Energy
How you drive, where you drive and the weather conditions through which you drive an electric vehicle can change the vehicle’s range dramatically (how far the vehicle can go on a single battery charge). Mobile app maker Celadon wants to help.

SunRun Raises $55M in Round Led By Sequoia
June 29, 2010 by Katie Fehrenbacher
Filed under Clean Energy
SunRun, after announcing a $100 million solar fund with utility PG&E last week, has closed a $55 million Series C round led by VC heavyweights Sequoia Capital. The solar financier plans to use the funds to ramp up sales and expand its U.S. operations.

Tesla IPO: What It Means for the Green Car Biz
June 27, 2010 by Josie Garthwaite
Filed under Transportation
Tesla Motors, the electric car startup scheduled to debut in public trading on Tuesday, could deliver the biggest IPO for a U.S. car company since Ford Motor’s initial public offering more than half a century ago. But while the day of the IPO itself will be a fleeting event, Tesla’s performance on the stock market [...]
Amyris IPO: Making Money Off Third-party Ethanol
June 25, 2010 by Katie Fehrenbacher
Filed under Biofuels, Clean Energy
While biofuel maker Amyris unveiled that it had scored some major partnerships and investment earlier this week, the good news doesn’t distract from the fact that Amyris is generating the majority of its revenues from selling third-party ethanol.

Depreciation: Looming Roadblock for Electric Cars
June 25, 2010 by Josie Garthwaite
Filed under Transportation
As we come within months of cars like the Nissan LEAF, Coda Sedan and others becoming available for sale and lease, will uncertainty about these models’ long-term value give cold feet to prospective buyers?

Tesla IPO: Will Tesla See a Powerhouse Public Offering?
June 22, 2010 by Josie Garthwaite
Filed under Clean Energy
Tesla Motors, gunning for an IPO next week, has won over members of the Silicon Valley, Capitol Hill and Hollywood elite. But will the company, which has never turned a profit, charge up Wall Street with a blockbuster IPO?

The Green Gold Rush Over Iceland’s Data Centers
June 21, 2010 by Katie Fehrenbacher
Filed under Infrastructure
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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