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Advanced Structural Materials Vie for Dominance in Automotive Components

Ross Kozarsky — Fri, 18 May 2012 17:45:25 +0000

The transportation sector commands nearly one-third of global energy demand, which translates into a vast swath of energy saving opportunities. The most promising avenue to tap these opportunities is to enhance operating efficiency with lighter structural materials – including advanced … Continue reading →

Amyris’s Shake up: A True Housecleaning or Sign It’s Desperate to Partner to Grow Demand?

Kalib Kersh — Fri, 18 May 2012 17:30:02 +0000

Just days before its quarterly earnings call this month, Amyris sparked a sell-off of its stock when it announced that President and CEO John Melo would keep his job as three other executives leave: Mario Portela, former President of Global … Continue reading →

Azbil’s JV with CECEP-ID Introduces a Potential Powerhouse for Building Energy Management Systems in the Chinese Market

Jerrold Wang — Sat, 12 May 2012 10:42:47 +0000

In March, Azbil Corporation signed a cooperation agreement with CECEP Industry Development Company (CECEP-ID), a subsidiary of China Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Group (CECEP), to establish a joint venture in May. Azbil Corporation is a leading Japanese provider of building automation … Continue reading →

Solar’s Emerging Markets More Than Quadruple from 2011 to 2017

Matthew Feinstein — Fri, 04 May 2012 18:00:11 +0000

After recent explosive growth capped by a 66% surge to 26.5 GW in 2011, new solar installations will stall at 26.9 GW this year, while industry revenues will drop from $110 billion in 2011 to $92 billion in 2012 due … Continue reading →

LED Outlook Challenges Earnings and Exits for Manufacturers

Daniel Cline — Fri, 04 May 2012 17:00:41 +0000

Investment continues to flow to new LED entrants (Client registration required). But more established firms are still struggling to find their footing amid a heavy market oversupply. We expect the oversupply to abate after 2011 (Client registration required), due partly … Continue reading →

Can Windows and Drywall Plug the Hole in the Boat at Serious Energy?

Ryan Castilloux — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:00:52 +0000

Over the past two quarters, Sunnyvale, California-based Serious Energy has bled talent and taken on a lot of water. Now, recent news suggests circumstances have become dire as the company has shed all non-core business activities to focus solely on its efficient window … Continue reading →

Big Growth in the Small Building Market: Advanced Sensors and Controls for Building Energy Management Systems

Ryan Castilloux — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:15:14 +0000

Sensor and control technologies provide the intelligent backbone for building energy management systems (BEMSs) by enabling near-real-time connections between equipment, building subsystems, and analytical tools. To date, BEMS developers and integrators have almost exclusively targeted buildings above 50,000 ft² to … Continue reading →

Novaled Going Public with Clear Near-Term Value, but Long-Term Challenges Remain

Jonathan Melnick — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:00:33 +0000

Novaled (Client registration required) has filed with the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) for its proposed initial public offering (IPO). The company is a developer of dopant and transport materials for organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays and lighting. (For more … Continue reading →

Solar Module Prices Drop 36% in 2011

Edward Cahill — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:41:03 +0000

After analyzing quarterly numbers from Yingli, Trina, Canadian Solar, and Suntech, we have determined that module prices declined 36% over the course of 2011. The average selling price (ASP) in Q1 of 2011 was $1.76/W. By Q4 2011, the ASP … Continue reading →

Which New Sustainable Architectural Coatings Technologies Are Likely to Stick?

Aditya Ranade — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 22:36:24 +0000

Sustainable architectural coatings technologies offer a lower impact on energy, natural resources, and/or the environment. Yet they often get confused with “greenwashed” unsustainable alternatives. This week’s graphic comes from Lux Research’s latest Sustainable Building Materials report (Client registration required) that, … Continue reading →