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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...
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…
Mass Clean Energy Center Visits Fraunhofer CSE
Our friends at the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center came to visit on Friday, January 20, to tour our labs and hear about our clean energy R&D and initiatives. MassCEC is the Commonwealth’s agency…
Moral Licensing: Side Effects of an Efficiency Campaign
A recent field study I conducted with colleagues at Fraunhofer CSE showed interesting potential side effects of an efficiency / environmental program. Last summer, we carried out a water conservation campaign at a…
Fraunhofer CSE Receives Visit from Mass. State Legislators
Yesterday, we were honored to receive a visit from Senator Anthony Petruccelli, Senator Sal DiDomenico, Representative Tim Toomey, and Liam Holland of the office of Representative John Keegan. Our guests heard from Fraunhofer…
Kauffman Foundation Grant Underscores Value of Competition for Cleantech Entrepreneurs
We’re really excited about a new partnership with the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation that was just announced today. As you may have heard, the Clean Technology and Sustainable Industries Organization (CTSI) has partnered…
CSE’s Kosny Explains Phase Change Materials in ‘New Scientist’
In the January 7 issue of New Scientist, writer Phil McKenna describes advances being made in phase change materials for regulating temperatures of buildings, clothing, refrigeration, and solar power. Fraunhofer CSE’s Jan Kosny,…
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…
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...
US DOE Innovation Ecosystem Initiative Catalyzes Growth, VC Funding for FirstFuel Software
[This post also appears on the US Department of Energy's blog.] Through the acceleration of high-growth entrepreneurship and adoption of innovative energy efficient technologies, the Energy Department is enabling significant improvements in the…
Growing the Clean Energy Sector in 2012
In his recent column on the Massachusetts clean energy sector’s prospects for 2012, Jon Chesto gets it right: “The truth is, the green energy industry is still thriving in Massachusetts” – Mass. Market…
