Climate change is compelling governments to provide subsidies and incentives to the clean energy industry. This trend impacted Tesla’s operating model by fostering an opportunity for rapid industry expansion and innovation.
Clean Energy
New Horizons for utility: Community solar in regional Western Australia
Horizon Power responded to a recent bushfire by piloting a community solar project that takes customers off the grid. This post explores the opportunity for expanding the program to counter challenges posed by climate change, and what it would take for Horizon to deliver.
Let’s Shed Some Light on LEDs
If LED lights save you so much money – then why don't they pay for themselves?
Generating change: A California utility copes with state regulation
Regulatory mandates in California create a massive shift toward renewable energy sources for PG&E, the state’s second largest utility. As renewable energy technologies mature, new innovations may challenge its capital intensive model.
Dow Chemical Company: Synthesizing a Sustainability Strategy
The Dow Chemical Company employs a multifold sustainability strategy to reduce its carbon footprint.
ConEd: Adapting to New Regulatory & Physical Environments
How one of the country's largest utilities is coping with the physical and regulatory challenges of climate change.
bio-bean: can cappuccinos challenge fossil fuels?
This post explores the potential challenges facing bio-bean, a UK-based startup looking to exploit the opportunity climate change presents for alternative energy companies to prosper.
Solar Mosaic: The Kickstarter of community solar
Solar Mosaic enables crowdfunded loans for residential solar projects. It is an innovative platform that connects borrowers who want to install photovoltaic panels on their roof with investors who are willing to provide capital as lenders.
Why Better Place is in a better place…
The billion-dollar bet on batteries that ended in bankruptcy
Stem: Energy Storage-as-a-Service, Delivering Value to Customers and Utilities
Stem offers energy storage to reduce electricity bills for commercial and industrial customers.