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With Crowdfunding Legal, Incubators Are the New VCs
Let the speculation begin! With HR 3606, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) act, officially signed into law, innovative start-ups can now leverage crowdfunding to bring their ideas to market. So what does…
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Fraunhofer Examines Facts and Future Trends in German PV Solar Deployment
Deployment of renewable energies technologies —especially solar PV —is advancing rapidly. As the world leader in installed solar PV capacity, Germany continues to offer an interesting role model to clean energy advocates and…
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Industry Collaboration in Troubling Times Strengthens the Solar Supply Chain
I’ve experienced an interesting combination of conversations, events, and “aha” moments related to the solar PV sector in the past few weeks, starting with the PV Rollout Conference in Boston in early February…
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Partnerships for Sustainable Energy R&D, Commercialization, and Adoption: Fraunhofer CSE’s “Living Laboratory”
This week marks an important milestone in the development of Fraunhofer CSE’s future “living laboratory” and headquarters in Boston’s Innovation District. As the Boston Globe reported, we have announced the names of nearly…
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How Presentation Medium and Design Influences Energy-Saving Technology Adoption
Over the last few years many display technologies have come onto the home energy management (HEM) market that aim to provide feedback on residential energy consumption. You may have heard of some of…
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Dynamo Micropower’s Portable Generator: Road to Commercialization
[Editor's Note: Here, Dynamo Micropower co-founder Jason Ethier shares his vision for his company's micro-turbine and its role in the market, the factors that have contributed to his success to date, and advice...
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Crowdsourcing for Cleantech?
These days, everything is being crowdsourced…or is it just that the definition of crowdsourcing is expanding? Is there a way for you to contract out small jobs inexpensively? Is there a way for…
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Making the Connection: Bringing Together Entrepreneurs and Utilities to Advance Clean Technologies
At National Grid, we’re committed to continuously improving the efficiency and reliability of the grid, while safeguarding the environment and keeping costs as low as possible for our customers. To support this, we’re…
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Solder On: Improving PV Module Manufacturing Practices with a Little Friendly Competition
[Editor's Note: Here, former Fraunhofer CSE intern Ed Cahill shares his experience creating an internal contest to determine best practices in hand soldering for PV modules, and how his work prepared him for...
With Crowdfunding Legal, Incubators Are the New VCs
Let the speculation begin! With HR 3606, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) act, officially signed into law, innovative start-ups can now leverage crowdfunding to bring their ideas to market. So what does…
Fraunhofer Examines Facts and Future Trends in German PV Solar Deployment
Deployment of renewable energies technologies —especially solar PV —is advancing rapidly. As the world leader in installed solar PV capacity, Germany continues to offer an interesting role model to clean energy advocates and…
Through the Eyes of an Intern: Data Acquisition, Building Technology and Field Deployments
[Editor’s Note: Today we've got a guest post from former CSE intern Angela Qin, who reflects on her time at Fraunhofer and explains how her research into thermostat usability helped pave the way...
The 2012 Siemens Sustainable Community Awards
Yesterday, the Chamber of Commerce Business Civic Leadership Center (BCLC) and Siemens announced the winners of the fifth Siemens Sustainable Community Awards, a program aimed at recognizing cities for their outstanding sustainability efforts….
Industry Collaboration in Troubling Times Strengthens the Solar Supply Chain
I’ve experienced an interesting combination of conversations, events, and “aha” moments related to the solar PV sector in the past few weeks, starting with the PV Rollout Conference in Boston in early February…
Partnerships for Sustainable Energy R&D, Commercialization, and Adoption: Fraunhofer CSE’s “Living Laboratory”
This week marks an important milestone in the development of Fraunhofer CSE’s future “living laboratory” and headquarters in Boston’s Innovation District. As the Boston Globe reported, we have announced the names of nearly…
How Presentation Medium and Design Influences Energy-Saving Technology Adoption
Over the last few years many display technologies have come onto the home energy management (HEM) market that aim to provide feedback on residential energy consumption. You may have heard of some of…
The Future of Business Plan Competitions: Online Video
In the startup world we talk a lot about “the Pitch”—either to investors, team members, or potential customers about why your business/product is awesome. I’d like to propose a startup pitch competition that…
Dynamo Micropower’s Portable Generator: Road to Commercialization
[Editor's Note: Here, Dynamo Micropower co-founder Jason Ethier shares his vision for his company's micro-turbine and its role in the market, the factors that have contributed to his success to date, and advice...
Home Energy Management at IEEE’s International Conference on Consumer Electronics
At the recent IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics in Las Vegas, energy management was a major topic of discussion. As the session organizer and chair for home energy management, I wanted to…
