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As our power system becomes increasingly decarbonized, decentralized and distributed, will microgrids be the new face of electricity generation and transmission? Last week at Greentown Labs, more than 150 people …

This week: an entire island is sustained by a solar-plus-storage microgrid, blockchain may revolutionize the energy industry, and the Solar Impulse Foundation launched a World Alliance for Clean Technologies. What …

This week: energy innovation is accelerating across the nation and the globe, but how do we do more? Meanwhile, district energy, energy storage and clever investment strategies could all facilitate …

A Letter Sent to our Community on November 9, 2016: Dear Members, Sponsors and Friends of Greentown Labs, I write today in regard to the surprising results of yesterday’s election. …

This week: the wind energy industry gusts ahead as additional capacity comes online in United States, while projections for offshore capacity continue to grow into the future as innovation cuts the …

Wow! What a day. Last week Greentown Labs hosted its fourth annual DEMO Day, a showcase of its member companies and a celebration of their many achievements. DEMO Day is …

Bloomberg: Renewables Will Replace Gas as Top U.S. Power Source in 2031 Renewables will overtake natural gas as the dominant source of electricity generation in the United States in 2031, …

Many of Greentown Labs’ member companies are in the “deep technology” space. As in, they’re developing new, complex, hard to replicate and difficult to explain high-technology that has yet to …

This week, solar news is becoming more cost-effective thanks to innovations in solar materials; wave energy research glides forward; and wind farms dominate the near-future energy landscape. What cleantech news …

This week, our Manufacturing Initiative received national recognition in the development of a manufacturing training program for energy entrepreneurs; MassChallenge announced the top 26 companies of their 2016 cohort; and …