ARPA-E Head Sharpens Focus on Life After Grants
The ARPA-E agency has increased its focus on commercializing energy research but it’s a concern the DOE has yet to fully address.
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I'm a Boston-based journalist with more than 20 years of experience covering technology and business. I come to MIT Technology Review from CNET, where I wrote about energy and science as the lead reporter and manager of the Green Tech blog. Along the way here, I've written about the Web, Internet startups, open source, enterprise software, and nearly everything else in the IT industry. Contact me at lamonicamartin@gmail.com.
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Buyers Circle Around Ailing Fisker Automotive
Electric vehicle company Fisker Automotive is in talks to be acquired by Chinese auto companies, a sharp contrast to competitor Tesla Motors.
Care for Home Solar Panels with Your Honda?
Honda signs on installer SolarCity to offer new car buyers an option to have home solar panels financed by Honda.
Thin-Film Solar Upstart Nanosolar Slims down
One-time ambitious CIGS solar startup has layoffs and goes into “quiet period,” hinting at potential financial troubles.
Ambri’s Better Grid Battery
A tiny startup called Ambri wants to transform our energy system with massive liquid-metal batteries.
Soraa Pushes LED Brightness to Next Level
Startup says its GaN-on-GaN LED offers more performance headroom than conventional LEDs.
Data Browser Shows Changes in the Electricity Fuel Mix
Visualization tool shows how dramatically natural gas is displacing coal in electricity generation and the dynamics of renewable energy.
Better Place Pulls the Plug on U.S. and Australia
The ambitious electric car company is retrenching to focus on Israel in Denmark after investing heavily in technology and charging infrastructure.
A Manmade Island to Store Wind Energy
Belgium has plans for an artificial “energy atoll” to store excess wind power in the North Sea.
How Energy Pros See the Super Bowl
Was the power failure during the Super Bowl a reflection of the aging grid infrastructure? Probably not, but it didn't stop people close to energy to search for deeper meaning.
