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The Solyndra Political Circus and What It Means For Cleantech
This post originally appeared at Greentech Media. Plenty has already been written by many people smarter than me about why Solyndra failed, and what lessons are to be drawn from it. So I haven’t wanted...
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The Debate Over Solyndra Versus The “Debate” Over Solyndra
Brad Plumer of The Washington Post has a great post on Solyndra, loan guarantees, and energy policy more generally that hit on something I’ve been thinking about since the Solyndra announcement. Writes...
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The Big Picture on Solyndra
I wrote previously about how the debate in Washington over Solyndra is 100% detached from the serious debate in industry, academica, etc. about various mechanisms for facilitating clean energy scale-up...
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The “Race” for Clean Energy in a Dynamic Global Industry
Originally published at Climate Inc. The American Energy Innovation Council (AEIC) released a new report last week,Catalyzing American Ingenuity: The Role of Government in Energy Innovation, which...
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Boston Globe Column on Solyndra
I continue to try to highlight smart takes on Solyndra, and was pleased to see one in The Boston Globe today by Joshua Green. Please take the time to read the whole thing. Here’s a taste: In the...
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Weekly Links
Take a look at the U-Launch and Cleantech Open awardees from last week! New England Clean Energy Council & Sponsor/Member News: U-Launch Awards Over $80,000 in Funded Services to Cleantech Open...
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Beacon Power, Entrepreneurship and the Real Story of Cleantech Growth
News that Beacon Power – a New England Clean Energy Council (NECEC) Member – has filed for bankruptcy is an unfortunate development. We at NECEC are sorry to see this, given the Beacon Power team’s...
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Weekly Links 11-21-11
Secretary Chu’s testimony dominated the national energy news this past week, but in case you missed it: a new study confirmed the benefits of RGGI, the clean energy industry responded to a Boston...
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Bloomberg Analysis: Solyndra Overblown
Bloomberg has a new analysis on the DOE Loan Guarantee Program that highlights a number of important points: Loan Guarantees As Policy Tools Are Widely Misunderstood — When the government agrees to a...
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The Push for Clean Energy
Inspired in part by the continuing Solyndra debate and recent comments by the New York Times on the automotive industry’s stance on electric vehicles, a recent Boston Globe Editorial highlights the...
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