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  • News |  Green Building

    Michael Kanellos: October 27, 2010

    Lunera Gets Lighting Luminary to Become CEO

    Lunera is growing like crazy. New CEO once worked with Haitz, which is akin to being LED royalty.

    Lunera Gets Lighting Luminary to Become CEO

    Karen Owyeung, an executive with years of experience in optics and manufacturing, is the new CEO of Lunera.

    Lunera hasn't to date generated the same sort of headlines as LED companies like Bridgelux or Luminus Devices, but that will likely change in the future. The company has managed to land a number of its luminaires (industry talk for light fixtures and/or lamps) in government offices and commercial buildings. I saw one yesterday at… Read More ›

  • News |  BOS/Inverters

    Eric Wesoff: October 26, 2010

    Microinverter, Panel Optimizer and BoS Startup News

    A roundup of new players and news in the crowded solar power conditioning sector: Array Converter, Enphase, tenKSolar, etc.

    Microinverter, Panel Optimizer and BoS Startup News

    Here's a quick roundup of some of the newer names in the already-overcrowded solar power conditioning market:

    Startup Array Converter has generated some Silicon Valley buzz over the last few quarters with its name on the lips of many investors in the solar sector.  The company has received funding from Trident Capital, Firelake Capital, Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Partech International.  The chairman of the firm is Kevin Surace, the CEO of… Read More ›

  • Cleantech Investing

    Rob Day: October 26, 2010

    Much easier said than done

    Much easier said than done

    It's well understood that one of the most critical skills a venture capitalist must have is knowing when to walk away from a portfolio company.

    I've heard this aspect of the job described in terms ranging from coldly mercenary to grudging acceptance and regret.  But regardless, no one bats 1.000, so at a certain point you need to cut your losses.  Sometimes the decision is easy, it's effectively made for you.  But in many cases VCs are faced… Read More ›

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  • News |  Carbon Management

    Michael Kanellos: October 26, 2010

    Calera Replaces Founder With New CEO

    Please welcome Dr. William Roach, an oil shale alumnus from Canada.

    Calera Replaces Founder With New CEO

    Brent Contstantz is moving upstairs.

    The founder of Calera, a company that wants to sequester carbon dioxide derived from industrial plants in cement filler, has been replaced as CEO with William Roach. Until recently, Roach was the CEO of UTS Energy, an oil sands company in Canada that Total bought earlier this month.

    Contstantz is still a board member, according to the company's web site.

    A company spokesperson said that the change… Read More ›

  • News |  Solar

    Eric Wesoff: October 26, 2010

    Four Really Big Things Happened in Solar This Week

    And it’s still only Tuesday morning.  SunPower, BYD, Solar Millennium at Blythe and more.

    Four Really Big Things Happened in Solar This Week

    The dust has settled from Solar Power International, and as that show's hype bubble is deflating, solar companies and their staffs are returning to their jobs and keeping the big promises they made in Los Angeles. We're starting to see the maturation of an industry -- with an emphasis on immense bankable projects, a new flow of debt financing and the entry of acquisitive global players.  The big news from a single day this week should provide… Read More ›

  • Perspectives |  Biofuels

    Michael Kanellos, Jim Imbler: October 26, 2010

    Guest Post: How to Get Biofuels Moving Again

    To help this industry thrive, governments need to develop and implement a strategy that will last decades, argues ZeaChem CEO Jim Imbler.

    Guest Post: How to Get Biofuels Moving Again

    After what initially looked to be a promising year for alternative energy in general and the advanced biofuels industry specifically,Congress has encountered significant barriers to realize a comprehensive, long-term energy bill or consensus on a pragmatic climate bill. In addition, the EPA for the second year significantly reduced targets for advanced biofuels production. Despite all this, the advanced biofuels industry is determined to… Read More ›

  • Perspectives |  Policy

    Virginia Chang Kiraly: October 25, 2010

    Guest Post: In Whitman’s California, Cleantech Will Thrive

    Energy efficiency, alternative energy, and environmental technology will power California’s economic revival.

    Guest Post: In Whitman’s California, Cleantech Will Thrive

    The following piece is from Virginia Chang Kiraly, President of Republicans for Environmental Protection, a political advocacy group. The piece was not written by California Gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman, but it generally reflects the candidate’s views, according to officials from Meg Whitman for Governor 2010.

    The article does not necessarily reflect the views of Greentech Media and we welcome other parties and organizations to come… Read More ›

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