Energy Storage
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LightSail raises another $5.5M for energy storage
LightSail Energy Inc. has raised another $5.5 million -- a second close of its Series D round -- for its compressed air energy storage technology, according to Greentech Media. LightSail is developing…
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San Jose State University launches 'battery university' with industry
San Jose State is teaming with a consortium of California battery makers to train workers for the industry. The "battery university" will be launched in San Jose with the assistance of CalCharge, a San…
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EnerG2 marks first year at Albany plant
EnerG2, maker of engineered carbon material for energy storage, declared its federally funded plant in Albany a success Thursday, one year after opening its doors. The plant regularly employs about 25…
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Analysts size up SolarWorld's uncertain future
SolarWorld AG argues that its panels are the best on the market. That of all the workhorse, everyday-use solar panels out there, its are the most efficient. And the company has invested another $33 million…
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PNNL strikes licensing deal for fast-charging battery technology
Battelle struck a deal to commercially license battery technology developed at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to Vorbeck Materials Corp. The battery technology holds the promise of reducing…
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Google, Yahoo getting their own smart grid
Silicon Valley is known for its sprawling tech campuses comprised of elaborate R&D workshops, thousands and thousands of tech gadgets and expansive dining options. Now think about the energy required…
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Ameresco giving Austin Energy plant a $5.2M efficiency upgrade
Renewable energy company Ameresco Inc. has started work on an energy savings performance contract for Austin Energy's Domain District Cooling Plant. The $5.2 million budget-neutral project includes the…
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EnerG2 raises $9.4M for Oregon high-tech battery manufacturing plant
Seattle-based high-performance battery company EnerG2 has raised nearly $9.4 million in new funding, the company announced Wednesday in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition…
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Startup has a battery for buildings
The advent of longer-lasting, cheaper electric car batteries is powering energy efficiency in buildings as well as electric vehicles. Millbrae, Calif.-based Stem Inc. has developed technology for commercial…
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Milwaukee Brewing Co. taps solar hot water heater
Milwaukee Brewing Co. said Wednesday it will install a solar hot water system at its facility that is expected to help reduce its energy costs by 27 percent in the brewing process. The project at the…
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Argonne Lab wins $120M battery research center near Chicago
Argonne National Laboratory, southwest of Chicago, will receive $120 million from the Department of Energy to form a research center that will help develop better battery technology for electric vehicles,…
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ECOtality sees strong interest from private sector for EV chargers
ECOtality Inc. is seeing private sales of its Blink brand EV chargers pick up among retailers and corporate campuses through the EV Project. It’s a trend its leaders now say — and data suggests —…
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Sharp Labs nets $2.9 million from feds for energy storage development
Sharp Laboratories of America was named among 66 grants awarded Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy program, known as ARPA-E. The Camas, Wash.-based…
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SolarReserve gets approval for Arizona plant
SolarReserve received approval this week from the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors to build a 150-megawatt solar power plant that will feature different types of technology. The Crossroads Solar Energy…
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How well did Oregon vet its $5 million in loans to now-bankrupt ReVolt?
How well did Oregon government agencies vet the now-bankrupt company ReVolt Technology before giving it more than $5 million in taxpayer-backed loans? That's a tough question to answer. The Business…
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ReVolt Technology officially files bankruptcy
The parent company of a taxpayer-backer battery technology company has filed bankruptcy in a Norwegian court. Portland-based ReVolt Technology, whose parent company is in Norway, said last month it would…
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Energy storage startup LightSail raises $37.3M
Berkeley-based renewable energy storage startup LightSail, in its third year of existence, has raised $37.3 million from investors including PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates…
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Powin Energy hires former ReVolt technologies executive
Powin Energy snapped up an executive from the defunct ReVolt Technology LLC this week, hiring Zhen Chen as its chief operating officer. The company is also picking up an executive from troubled wind turbine…
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Tesla Model S named car of the year by Yahoo
Yahoo Auto chose Tesla’s Model S as its 2013 model year car of the year, saying the all-electric car produced at Tesla’s Fremont factory is a “futureshock of an electric sedan.” After test-driving…
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NW Whole Foods stores sign on for Bettery battery-exchange pilot
Bettery Inc., the Wieden + Kennedy-backed startup aiming to improve the market for rechargeable batteries, has signed on five Northwest Whole Foods Market stores for its pilot phase. Three stores in Oregon…
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Energy storage and demand response key to Oregon’s sustainability
Efficiency. Clean energy. Smarter transportation. Three pillars form the backbone of Gov. John Kitzhaber’s ambitious 10-year energy plan that aims to meet new electricity demand without building additional…
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Oregon's cleantech sector slows the pace
Portland cleantech startup Lucid Energy is attempting to raise a $6 million Series A funding round to grow its technology, which involves producing electricity from water pipes. Though the early stage…
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AAA tests electric vehicle charging in Oregon
Oregon’s AAA club is offering roadside help to electric vehicle drivers, putting battery-charging assistance on the road as part of a pilot to evaluate the use of different technologies. The pilot put…
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Taxpayer-backed ReVolt Technology to file bankruptcy
Taxpayer-backed ReVolt Technology, a battery technology company, plans to file bankruptcy. The Portland-based company has been unable to raise new capital or find a buyer, so made the decision to close,…
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Another cleantech fail: A123 Systems bankruptcy
Battery maker A123 Systems filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Monday night and will sell its automotive battery business to Johnson Controls for $125 million. The deal includes factories in Michigan and China…
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