BOULDER – Worldwide revenue from smart meters is expected to grow from $5.1 billion this year to $6.6 billion annually in 2023, according to a new report from Navigant Research.
Civergy Inc. — an Arapahoe County-based company involved in clean energy, smart grid technologies and cybersecurity — says it has been acquired by New York-based Mount Knowledge Holdings Inc. in a stock transaction.
With the acquisition, Civergy has changed its name to Cybergy Partners Inc.
In a statement, Cybergy Partners said it will remained focused "on providing products and services to build and protect the nation's critical information and energy infrastructure."
The company says it…
FORT COLLINS – Innosphere is recruiting a new cohort of startup and high-growth businesses that are commercializing technology innovations to improve efficiency of oil-and-gas operations and reduce environmental impacts, the Northern Colorado-based incubator announced.
THORNTON – Ascent Solar Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTI), a maker of thin-film PV modules for its EnerPlex line of consumer products, announced an agreement with an unidentified institutional investor to raise $35 million in new financing.
BOULDER – Worldwide revenue from smart grid technologies is expected to grow from $44.1 billion this year to $70.2 billion by 2023, according to a new report by Navigant Research.
The Colorado Department of Transportation first "Transportation Summit" in years is expected to draw about 400 people to the Westin Hotel downtown on Nov. 20 to discuss the business of transportation and the future of moving people around not only Denver, but the nation as well.
DENVER – The nation’s first all-electric car share service has been launched by Golden-based eThos Electric Car Share and will provide the Golden and Denver metro area with American-made, all-electric sedans for short-term rental.
DENVER – Ecotech Institute, the first and only college in the U.S. solely focused on renewable energy and sustainability, announced Chris Gorrie as its new president.
THORNTON – Ascent Solar Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTI), maker of state-of-the-art, flexible thin-film PV modules, announced it has officially been granted a business license for a joint venture operation in China.
Simple Energy, a Boulder-based software-as-a-service firm that created a gaming-like experience to have utilities customers save energy, is setting its sights on overseas expansion.
In August, Riggs Eckelberry flew into Aspen for a renewable energy conference, but perhaps surprisingly, his message concerned traditional energy development. He aimed to talk about his company’s algae-based system to help drillers clean up their water.
“They will save money, which to me is a pretty attractive case of win-win,” said Eckelberry, chief executive of OriginOil.
LOVELAND – Lightning Hybrids, a developer of hydraulic hybrid systems for medium and heavy-duty trucks and buses, announced it has received an infusion of new investment led by FactorE, a venture development firm affiliated with Shell Foundation and Colorado State University.
FORT COLLINS – Dr. Bryan Willson, Colorado State University mechanical engineering professor and founder and co-director of CSU’s Engines and Energy Conversion Lab, will speak Nov. 11 on “Adventures in Global Energy Innovation.”
The Industry Growth Forum hosted by the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) this week attracted nearly 400 investors, entrepreneurs, scientists and thought leaders to Denver. Last night, three companies were honored with Best Venture and Outstanding Venture Awards. The two-day forum highlighted clean energy technology and business developments.
BOULDER – Clean Energy Collective, the nation’s leading provider of community solar energy, has been selected to receive a $700,000 SunShot Initiative cooperative award from the U.S. DOE to develop and implement the National Community Solar Platform.
DENVER – Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) today launched the Innovation Incubator (IN2) program, a $10 million environmental grant for clean tech startups funded by the Wells Fargo Foundation and co-administered by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
DENVER – Nine companies and individuals walked away with awards on Monday during the annual Colorado Cleantech Awards Celebration hosted by the Colorado Cleantech Industries Association.
CoorsTek has purchased Boulder Ionics, maker of electrolytes for batteries, and has paired it with another business to form a CoorsTek Specialty Chemicals unit. The Golden-based company announced the deal Friday. Terms were not disclosed. Arvada-based Boulder Ionics, formed in 2011, makes electrolytes sold to makers of batteries and capacitors used in consumer electronics, automobiles and, possibly, for use by utility companies in grid-scale energy storage.
GOLDEN – Distributed solar photovoltaic (PV) system prices dropped by 12-19 percent nationwide in 2013, according to the third edition of a jointly written report on PV pricing trends from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
GOLDEN –A supercomputer created by HP and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) that uses warm water to cool its servers and reuses that water to heat its building has been honored as one of the top tech innovations of the year by R&D Magazine.
GOLDEN – The Colorado Cleantech Industries Association (CCIA) has named 13 finalists for the fifth annual “Colorado Cleantech Awards Celebration” set for Oct. 27.
BOULDER – Wunder, a Boulder Techstars company, today launched a first-of-its-kind solar fund that it said makes investing in solar projects easy, offers a “strong seven percent return,” and supports a clean, renewable power source.
GOLDEN – The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has created a new software tool to help developers improve the performance of not just one wind turbine but an entire wind farm.
Two Colorado teams have made the first cut in an international technology competition backed by the Environmental Defense Fund and seven major oil and gas companies.
The goal of the competition, called the Methane Detectors Challenge, is to find new, low-cost technology that can work continuously to detect if there is methane — a potent greenhouse gas — in the air.
And finding and reducing methane leaks is a key part of a groundbreaking set of air pollution rules that Colorado’s Air Quality…