Month: May 2010

A four-story containment dome, seen as the best short-term way to stem the flow from a ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well, gets filled with crystallized gas and has to be set aside. Read more BP suffers snag in oil containment...

The controversial Cape Wind offshore wind project off Massachusetts’ Cape Cod secures a power purchase agreement with utility National Grid for half of its electricity. Read more Cape Wind finds buyer for offshore wind...

Building automation giant buys Akuacom, a small company that makes software for demand-response and smart-grid programs. Read more Honeywell buys into building-efficiency software

Company, which focuses on large-format lithium cells, raises $35 million to push into stationary storage. Read more International Battery expands for utility storage

AP – George Orwell’s “1984” had its Big Brother, and Thailand has Ranongrak Suwanchawee. The country’s information minister stares down from billboards along Bangkok’s expressways, warning...