U-Launch (a partnership between the Council and multiple other org’s) announced its first round of awards to startups this week, and make sure to check out Peter Rothstein’s op-ed at The Hill’s blog on budgets for energy innovation. AMSC, Spire, Metabolix, NSTAR and more made news, and, of course, Japan’s unfolding nuclear crisis has been causing lots of discussion.
New England Clean Energy Council & Sponsor/Member News:
Clean energy innovation: An investment in the future – Peter Rothstein, Clean Energy Council President, at The Hill
Cleantech startups land U-Launch grants | Boston Business Journal
American Superconductor to make $265M acquisition | Boston Business Journal
NSTAR Sponsors MIT Clean Energy Prize to Advance Clean Energy Innovation (release)
Spire to supply solar panel equipment for Ga. factory | Boston Business Journal
Metabolix lands new bioplastic customers – Mass High Tech
Cleantech venture capital in 2015 – Rob Day at Greentech Media
More from New England’s clean energy cluster:
Esty plans to make Connecticut a model of environment and energy – NewsTimes
The job ahead of us – Sen. Scott Brown’s Boston Globe op-ed
Massachusetts Governor Firms Up Ties With Israel’s Cleantech Superpowers | Green Prophet
Vermont Nuclear Plant Gets Federal Approval to Keep Running – NYTimes.com
Evergreen plant closing drives $400M Q4 loss – Mass High Tech
Mass., Conn. see dip in solar system installs – Mass High Tech
Stealthy fuel cell startup Encite raises $650K – Mass High Tech
Japan & Nuclear Links:
Japan Faces Potential Nuclear Disaster as Radiation Levels Rise – NYTimes.com
Clean-Energy Companies Jump for Second Day After Japanese Atomic Accident – Bloomberg
Congress stakes out nuclear positions – Politico
Germany to shut down pre-1980 nuclear plants | Reuters
Japan’s Impact on U.S. Nuclear Power – Michael Levi, CFR
Japan’s Nuclear Crisis – NYT Room for Debate
Outside the cluster:
U.S. Better Prepared for Surging Gas Prices – NYTimes.com
Democrats Provide a Counteroffer to GOP Cuts on Energy and Climate – NYTimes.com
Senate Democrats Propose Across-the-Board Cuts in Energy Innovation Budgets – Breakthrough Institute
Inspector Faults Energy Department Over Loan Program – NYTimes.com
California May Start Carbon Trade Without Allies, Chief Says – Bloomberg
House Panel Votes to Strip E.P.A. of Power to Regulate Greenhouse Gases – NYTimes.com
Solazyme Files for IPO : Greentech Media
China to launch energy cap-and-trade trials in green push | Reuters
Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel pledges to make Chicago a clean energy nucleus
Solar, Wind, and Biofuels Global Markets Surge 35 Percent to $188.1 Billion in 2010 – Clean Edge
Microsoft Moving Into Building Management, Demand Response : Greentech Media
Resources:
National Security Implications of Climate Change for U.S. Naval Forces – National Academies
Bonus:
How Google is thinking about energy innovation policy
Rand Paul Blames Energy Department for Faulty Toilets, Among Other Things – NYTimes.com
The Road To Carbon Tax – Matt Yglesias argues the merits of a carbon tax as deficit reduction measure
