First Wind, A123, Metabolix, EnerNOC, Digital Lumens, Harvest Power and Konarka are all featured in this week’s links. Meanwhile, the battle over RGGI in NH continues, and Washington turns back to energy policy in the face of gas prices.
New England Clean Energy Council & Sponsor/Member News:
First Wind forms new co. to operate NE wind farms | Boston Business Journal
Innovation in Electric Vehicle Technology? Easy as A123 | DOE Blog
Berke is back at Konarka, solar material start-up in Lowell Scott Kirsner, Boston Globe
Digital Lumens expanding to Europe with LED tech | Boston Business Journal
A123 appoints former Ford exec as CFO | Boston Business Journal
EnerNOC up on first-quarter results – The Boston Globe
Metabolix wins $6M grant for bioproducts and fuels | Boston Business Journal
Blog Highlights:
Help Them Help You: Getting to Know the Cleantech Workforce Development Community – Kevin Doyle
The Smart Grid Will Be Inside-Out – Rob Day
More from New England’s clean energy cluster:
Biomass ousted from Mass. renewable energy portfolio – Mass High Tech
Portland, ME to save 50,000 gallons of oil a year with geothermal heating and cooling | Grist
SustainX blows open funding round to add $5.6M – Mass High Tech
West Coast firm to buy Varian Semiconductor for $4.9B – Mass High Tech
Joule gains access to 1,200 acres in New Mexico | Boston Business Journal
Nstar proposes lower electricity supply rate – BostonHerald.com
Bowles, Giudice, Mohta, Keough join to form Rhumb Line, new consulting firm – Scott Kirsner, Boston Globe
CEOs rank Mass. among 10 ‘worst’ states to do business | Boston Business Journal
MIT Combines Waste Heat Tech With Solar : Greentech Media
RGGI:
RGGI must be repealed, not watered down – Fosters
Regional energy pact is a matter of security | Concord Monitor [RGGI]
RGGI: Emissions amendment tempers plan | Concord Monitor
Outside the cluster:
The Top 10 Solar States – NYTimes.com
Clean-tech venture capital jumps 54% in first quarter 2011 L.A. Times
Solar Rises on the East Coast – GigaOM
Bill Gates Puts His Money and Mouth Behind Nuclear Power – The Atlantic
LEED To Embrace Demand Response – GigaOM
Feds scale back area for wind development – BostonHerald.com
Josh Prueher: Let the Market Pay for Renewable Energy – WSJ.com
For ARPA-E research, questions over what next – CNET
In Washington…
Fight Over Ethanol Subsidies Heats Up – WSJ
Sen. Bingaman eyes committee vote on clean-energy agency – The Hill
GOP bill would merge EPA, DOE – Politico
House Republicans form energy coalition – The Hill
On gas prices…
Senator pitches tax-free gas accounts – The Hill
Senate to take up bill on ending tax breaks for oil firms next week – The Hill
Oil drilling legislation: House passes measure to expand offshore drilling – Los Angeles Times
Bonus:
Profile of Collins & Snowe: Maine senators may not like each other much, but they share love of state, job – The Washington Post
