Posts tagged Skepticism
Avatar’s success is a godsend for 3-D vendors at the Consumer Electronics Show
Dec 28th
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James Cameron’s Avatar film is breaking box office records, coming through on its promise of combining a riveting story with good use of cool 3-D special effects. And that is a godsend for the companies hawking 3-D viewing technology at the International Consumer Electronics Show which starts next week.
Avatar has generated more than [...]
A123Systems back on track with SAIC battery supply deal
Dec 18th
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Advanced battery maker A123Systems may not have missed the boat on major automotive contracts after all. The company, which went public in September, just announced that it is launching a joint venture with the Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC) to supply battery components for hybrid and fully-electric vehicles.
Previously, A123’s biggest supply contract was [...]
GreenBeat: Ultimate media roundup — pics, videos, slides and more
Nov 25th
At this time last week, we were just about to kick off our inaugural GreenBeat conference focused on the Smart Grid. We’re thrilled to still be receiving valuable feedback and new ideas for the event next year. To provide our readers — including those who couldn’t make it out this time — with a taste [...]
GreenBeat: Steve Westly spreads the Smart Grid gospel, says innovation should fly fast and loose
Nov 19th
Steve Westly, former California state controller and now founder of the venture firm Westly Group, says he got interested in the Smart Grid and cleantech in order to save the world and make massive amounts of money in the process.
During a talk designed to counter Vinod Khosla’s Smart Grid skepticism in the session previous at [...]
