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Based in Berkeley, California, Chris Morrison is a freelance business reporter who focuses on renewable energy and cutting-edge tech. Until recently, he was a staff member at VentureBeat, a news site about innovation and venture capital, where he headed up coverage of clean technology. Chris continues to contribute to VentureBeat...- more about Chris Morrison »
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- The Technologies for a Nuclear Resurgence
- Helped by mounting political pressure, two new nuclear reactor designs are coming into play: small, safe units that can be easily sent to remote locations, and fast reactors that could change the whole energy landscape. by Chris Morrison
- Blog posts 2009-11-19
- PG&E Smart Meter Case is Just the Beginning
- Consumers in Bakersfield, Calif. are suing Pacific Gas & Electric for what appear to be errors in a seemingly fool-proof smart meter plan. In the long road to remaking our energy industry, the suit will just be one of the first of many. by Chris Morrison
- Blog posts 2009-11-20
- Renewable Energy Firms May Buy Old Ford Plant
- Green energy advocates have been saying it all along: If the industry gets a chance, it will recreate the manufacturing base in America. So far, that thesis has been hard to prove. They need a really clear example -- an example like two renewable energy companies buying Ford's shuttered Wixom...
- Blog posts 2009-08-26
- Renewable Energy Plans Taking Shape in China and India
- China and India have proven resistant to international pressure to adopt emissions targets. But the two giant countries, together representing a third of the world's population, also aren't totally ignoring their problems. A series of recent announcements shows that both are casting about for the most cost-effective way to develop...
- Blog posts 2009-08-11
- Energy Roundup: More Cash For Clunkers, Equal Speculation, Spanish Solar and More
- Cash for clunkers motors on -- Senate Democrats came to an agreement for a $2 billion extension to the popular "cash for clunkers" program that has spurred American car sales late Wednesday, brokering a deal that includes some but not all changes suggested by Congress to increase the environmental impact....
- Blog posts 2009-08-06
- Choices Coming Soon for Electric Car Shoppers
- The large group of people interested in trying out an electric vehicle has never had many choices. There were small cars that didn't go far or fast -- so called "neighborhood electric vehicles", or NEVs. Small companies, like Commuter Cars, put out a few expensive cars per year. More recently,...
- Blog posts 2009-08-04
- IEA Economist Warns of Oil Shortfalls
- It's not every day that an International Energy Agency economist can be heard publicly stirring the pot about peak oil and energy shortfalls in the near future. But old habits are sometimes put aside of new priorities; it appears that the agency is becoming more worried about the future. ...
- Blog posts 2009-08-03
- High Temperature Nuclear Reactors on the Way in South Africa and China
- While ideas get kicked around quite often for new types of nuclear reactors, development has rarely progressed to commercialization. It seems we just don't have enough invested in nuclear to see the process through. The "very high-temperature reactor" is one of these ideas -- a potentially more stable nuclear reactor...
- Blog posts 2009-07-31
- Energy Roundup: Speculators On Speculating, No Uranium Enrichment, Coda's Funding and More
- To curb, or not to curb -- Energy speculation has been getting plenty of attention, with legislators threatening to place hard limits on trades. Now the traders are finally mobilizing to fight back, or at least win some concessions. Goldman Sachs, for example, says that trading curbs will disrupt the...
- Blog posts 2009-07-30
- Hydrogen Funding Reversal Provides a Cautionary Tale
- Those wishing for immediate government support of all forms of green energy technology are forewarned: Once a technology is government-supported, it may be nearly impossible to get rid of, even if it proves not to be a great option. That's the case with hydrogen, for which Department of Energy secretary...
- Blog posts 2009-07-30
- SunRun Gears Up For National Expansion With Funding
- Solar panel installation and servicing is a good business to be in right now, especially if you've got a head start. SunRun has that start in California, and is looking to secure it in other states with a new $18 million investment led by Accel Partners, a prominent venture firm....
- Blog posts 2009-07-28
- Joule Biotechnologies Seeks to One-Up Algae
- This decade has seen the passing of scores, if not hundreds of startups claiming to have the fix for our petroleum dependence. So far, not a single one has proved competitive with gasoline or diesel fuel. So it's not unreasonable to be cautious of the latest, Joule Biotechnologies, a company...
- Blog posts 2009-07-28
- Roundup: First Solar in France, Cellulosic Ethanol Stimulus, Sudan's Oil and More
- First Solar to build plant in France -- Along with Electricite de France, the country's state-owned utility, thin-film solar manufacturer First Solar is planning to build a $128 million plant somewhere in France. The entire capacity of the new plant, which will be France's largest, has been contracted for the...
- Blog posts 2009-07-23
- FirstEnergy Agrees to Switch Coal Plant to Biomass
- In a first for the American power industry, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy called Ohio Edison has agreed to switch two coal-powered generators to biomass fuel, creating electricity by burning a mixture of wood, crop residues and other waste. The plan is the result of a Justice Department...
- Blog posts 2009-08-11
- Solar Panel Inventories Begin Taking Their Toll
- Warnings that an over-supply of solar panels will hurt the solar industry, repeated by industry watchers for the past several months, have finally been fully realized with a massive $217 million second quarter loss for LDK Solar, one of the most prominent silicon wafer manufacturers. The loss was double what...
- Blog posts 2009-08-13
- Spray-On Solar? Don't Bet On It Yet
- The latest "cool" solar story is out and making the rounds. This time, it's solar cells that you can spray on to any surface, like just like spray-can paint. Innovalight The University of Texas at Austin, Tex. says it could have this new technology out in three to five...
- Blog posts 2009-08-26
- Energy Companies Continue to Boost Lobbying In 2009
- Renewable energy and emissions may have faded somewhat from the national stage to make room for healthcare, but that isn't stopping energy companies from keeping up intense pressure on congress and Senate. Quarterly disclosure reports coming out now show a wave of spending in the oil industry....
- Blog posts 2009-08-25
- Greentech Abroad: Australia's 20 Percent and a Million Electric Cars For Germany
- Major moves toward clean energy are taking place in other developed countries as governments find ways to navigate between today's recession and worries of future global warming. In Australia, lawmakers have just passed plans to generate 20 percent of all electricity from renewable sources by 2020, while Germany aims to...
- Blog posts 2009-08-20
- Energy Roundup: Brazil Restricts Oil, API Astroturfing, Ford's Smart Vehicles and More
- Petrobras takes more control of Brazilian oilfields -- The Brazilian state oil company will benefit from a new policy by the country's leaders that will limit foreign involvement in the 62 percent of offshore oil fields that have yet to be bid out to investments. Petrobras will benefit financially, but...
- Blog posts 2009-08-18
- First Solar's Utility Contracts Pass Production Capacity
- Thin-film solar panel maker First Solar now has a second giant utility contract totaling 550 megawatts, a deal it announced today with the utility Southern California Edison. Together with the 550MW installation on California's Carrizo Plain that First Solar inherited when it bought Optisolar, the company now...
- Blog posts 2009-08-18
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