Apr
02
2010
In the category of every little bit helps in today’s education environment, wind energy company First Wind is expanding a student scholarship program that it was testing in Utah.
The company is offering $3,000 one-time awards to high-school students who show an inclination to pursuing studies in the environment, energy or other science majors. One renewable [...]
Mar
31
2010
The latest cleantech venture capital tracking report from the Cleantech Group and Deloitte show a continuing shift in funding away from renewable energy companies and toward technologies focused on transportation alternatives and energy efficiency.
Overall, there were 180 clean technology companies that received investments during the first quarter, for a total of $1.9 billion in capital. [...]
Mar
30
2010
The mission in life of the Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition (well, at least ONE of its missions) is to hold technology companies accountable for the entire lifecycle of the products they create.
Given the high profile of solar in the Valley, the organization has created its first Solar Company Scorecard, which ranks solar photovoltaic module manufacturers [...]
Mar
29
2010
Can the U.S. be competitive if it doesn't pick up the pace?
Mar
17
2010
Somehow I missed out on the invite to the Jefferies Clean Technology Conference in New York this week, but some of my ZDNet colleagues were there, including Larry Dignan, who contributed this piece on solar technology to SmartPlanet. One of the panels dealt with the rather slim adoption of residential solar tech in the United [...]
