Jennifer Kho

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EARTH2TECH
Clairvoyant, Xtreme to Convert Idle Ford Plant into Renewable Energy Park
Syndicated on CNN.com; cited on Moving Like Water, Treehugger, National Post, Financial Post and NPR.com
September 10, 2009

GIGAOM PRO
Renewable Energy Charging Up Electrical Transmission Tech
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September 7, 2009

EARTH2TECH
Stealthy Khosla-Backed Solar Startup SkyWatch Energy Raising $3.2M
Syndicated on CNN.com and Silobreaker; cited on USAToday.com
September 4, 2009

EARTH2TECH
SunModular Raising $2.5M to Help Solar Keep Cool
Syndicated on CNN.com; cited by Regator, Liquida and a Russian blog
September 2, 2009

EARTH2TECH
Stealthy eIQ Raises $10M, Launches Solar Power Optimizer
Cited by Treehugger, WSJ.com, Current.com and Regator
August 31, 2009

EARTH2TECH
The Biggest Barrier to a Better Grid: Paperwork
Cited by NYTimes.com, USAToday.com, Boston Business Journal, Treehugger, AltEnergyStocks, Chevrolet Voltage and Green Energy Reporter
August 30, 2009

GREEN INC.
Should Renewables Be 'Made in the U.S.A.'?
Cited by Blog on Smog, which called the story "interesting" and "thought-provoking."
August 20, 2009

EARTH2TECH
Organic-Electronics Startup Plextronics Raises $14M
Syndicated on CNN.com
August 20, 2009

EARTH2TECH
Ready, Set, Apply: Clean Power Equipment Manufacturers Tax Credit Now Available
Cited by BusinessWeek.com
August 13, 2009

EARTH2TECH
Boosting Cell Phone Batteries with Solar Plastic
Syndicated on NYTimes.com, Reuters.com, Salon.com and CNN.com
August 7, 2009

EARTH2TECH
Solar Funds on the Rise: Borrego Launches Financing Deal
Syndicated on NYTimes.com and CNN.com; cited on The Wall Street Journal's Environmental Capital
August 2, 2009

RENEWABLE ENERGY WORLD
How PV Manufacturers Are Driving Down Costs
Syndicated on Reuters.com, cited on Silobreaker
July 31, 2009

RENEWABLE ENERGY WORLD
Big Oil Bets on Biofuels

GREEN INC.
Solar Showdown Looms in California
June 9, 2009

RENEWABLE ENERGY WORLD
Will Emerging Markets Make Renewable Energy More Democratic?
June 4, 2009

EARTH2TECH
Startup Green Energy Tech Installs First Small-Wind Concentrators
Syndicated on Reuters.com, Salon.com and CNN.com; cited by Public Interest Energy
June 3, 2009

EARTH2TECH
Boston-Power Swings Into Electric-Vehicle Batteries
May 31, 2009

EARTH2TECH
Intersolar Roundup: Shading Solutions, Thin-Film News and Awards
Syndicated on CNN.com
May 28, 2009

EARTH2TECH

Ascent Solar to Help Power Unmanned Aircraft
Syndicated on CNN.com
May 26, 2009

EARTH2TECH
Solyndra Signs $115M Deal With German Solar Integrator
Syndicated on NYTimes.com and CNN.com
May 21, 2009

EARTH2TECH
Efficient Lighting Firm Fulham Gets $10M From Braemar
Syndicated on NYTimes.com and CNN.com
May 19, 2009

GREEN INC.
A Sign of Maturity in Renewables? A Disconnect From Oil Prices
May 13, 2009

EARTH2TECH
Massive Offshore Wind Farm Gets Green Light From Investors
Syndicated on CNN.com
May 12, 2009

EARTH2TECH
Solyndra Inks $189M Panel Deal
Syndicated on CNN.com
May 7, 2009

EARTH2TECH
Can EnerNOC Expand Beyond Demand Response with IM?
Syndicated on Reuters.com and Salon.com

April 30, 2009

EARTH2TECH
Demand Response Still in Demand, CPower Closes $10.7M Round
Syndicated on CNN.com

April 28, 2009

GREEN INC.
Batteries Buck Downward Investing Trend
Also published on The New York Times' Wheels blog
April 15, 2009

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EARTH2TECH, CLEANTECHNICA
Intersolar North America Coverage

July 15, 2009 - July 21, 2009

I attended the four-day Intersolar North America conference in San Francisco in July and wrote a series of stories about the solar industry while I was there. My stories included:

* Solar Still a Draw: Intersolar Attracts Double the Visitors
* Intersolar: Thin-Film Solar Startups Race to Build Plants, Despite Recession
* Intersolar: The 1GW Solar Factory, a Dream Deferred
* Intersolar: 1366 Scores Its First Order
* Battle of the States Begins: Arizona Wants Solar Business
* Chasing First Solar: Why Oerlikon, AMAT Think They Can Catch Up
* Skyline Solar to Commercialize Concentrating Solar Tech in 4Q
* A Sunny New Market for Clean Energy: The Caribbean
* How PV Manufacturers Are Driving Down Costs

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GREEN INC.
Is Washington the New Wall Street for Cleantech?
June 22, 2009

Consultants such as Chrysalis Energy Partners president Doug Faulkner are calling Washington "the new Wall Street" for green energy. In this story, which ran on The New York Times' Green Inc. blog, I explore how that shift might be changing the business of cleantech.

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GREEN INC.
Solar Showdown Looms in California
June 9, 2009

The Pacific Gas and Electric Co. is approaching its limit for adding net-metering customers, which feed solar electricity into the grid. If the cap isn't raised,"you're going to see installations totally grind to a halt," said Adam Browning, executive director of Vote Solar. The Senate is expected to consider a bill that would raise the limit this month. This story ran on The New York Times' Green Inc. blog.

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EARTH2TECH
Startup Green Energy Tech Installs First Small-Wind Concentrators
Syndicated on Reuters.com, Salon.com and CNN.com, cited by Public Interest Energy
June 3, 2009

I was first to report that small-wind startup Green Energy Technologies had completed its first commercial installation, a 6-kilowatt project for Crown Battery, and already had received hundreds of orders for its WindCube. Reuters.com, Salon.com and CNN.com also posted this story.

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GREEN INC.
A Sign of Maturity in Renewables? A Disconnect From Oil Prices
May 13, 2009

Posted on The New York Times' Green Inc. blog, this story examines the tie between solar stocks and oil prices -- even though solar produces electricity, not fuel.

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GREEN INC.
Batteries Buck Downward Investing Trend
April 15, 2009

While overall cleantech venture-capital investment fell in the first quarter, venture investment in advanced batteries grew. I wrote a story about this trend for The New York Times' Green Inc. blog.

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EARTH2TECH
The Chip-to-Solar March Continues: Intermolecular Enters the Fray
March 2, 2009

Intermolecular, whose technology had accelerated research for semiconductor companies like AMD, in March told me first that it was entering the solar market. My story ran on Earth2Tech, and also appeared on NYTimes.com and Salon.com.

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EARTH2TECH
Ventures West to Launch $158M Clean-Energy Fund with BC Hydro Chairman
February 27, 2009

I broke the story that Canadian venture-capital firm Ventures West was launching its first clean-energy fund. Earth2Tech and CNN.com published this story, which was also cited by the Web sites of USA Today, Washington Times and San Francisco Business Times.

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EARTH2TECH
If Green Jobs Are So Hot, Where Are They?
February 9, 2009

Green jobs may be the catchphrase of the day, but so far, the industry is seeing far more job seekers than help wanted. I examined greentech job trends in this story, which ran on Earth2Tech, CNN.com and Salon.com. I also wrote a follow-up post, called "Seeking A Green Job? Broaden Your Search," for Cleantechnica.

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EARTH2TECH
Is the World Approaching Peak Water?
January 22, 2009

At a conference I attended, Peter Gleick, president of the Pacific Institute, said the world has exceeded ecological peak water limits in many places. This story ran on Earth2Tech, NYTimes.com, CNN.com and Salon.com.

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EARTH2TECH, BUSINESSWEEK.COM
Will the Fortune 500 Fund Solar for Small Biz?
January 13, 2009

When the economic downturn opened up a gap in project-equity financing for solar projects, I wrote this story about large corporations considering buying stakes in project in exchange for tax credits. This Earth2Tech story published simultaneously on BusinessWeek.com.

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