Nick Hodge Deconstructs the Smart Grid and some investment opportunities in Seeking Alpha: Smart Grid
Fred Wilson (despite being on vacation in Europe) wrote a compelling piece on the "seed fund phenomenon," which has implications for cleantech investing: AVC
One of my favorite San Diego companies, Envision Solar, announced it is teaming up with Pennsylvania-based battery storage company Axion on "solar tree" parking lots that track the sun from NYT Green.
GE announced its $200 million smart grid challenge and unveiled an electric vehicle charger: $GE
Shari Shapiro over at Green Building Law Blog offered her perspective on the Smart Metering controversy brewing in states around the US in "Smarting Over Smart Meters The Sequel--Maryland Rejects Smart Meters." And I added my two cents in "Smart Meters, Smart Grid and Dumb Folks."
New ARPA-E awards were announced for grid-scale storage, power electronics & building efficiency: ARPA-E
Smart grid networking startup Trilliant snags a massive $106M investment: Trilliant
And BP announced it is buying Verenium’s biofuels business for $98M, proving there is such thing as an exit in cleantech investing: Boston Business Journal
Probably the most thought-provoking piece I read this week was Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman's take on "The Creativity Crisis" in Newsweek.
Have a great weekend everyone.
