California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger just signed AB 2514, an energy storage bill into law this evening.  The passage of this bill is a major step forward for reliable, clean and lower cost electric power for all Californians.  The bill recognizes that the amount of electricity that can be generated at any given time is a [...]

Baxter, MN – June 15, 2010 – Silent Power named as a semifinalist in Clean & Green category of the Minnesota Cup. The Minnesota Cup is “an annual, statewide competition that seeks out aspiring entrepreneurs and their breakthrough ideas.”  The Cup is broken down into 6 divisions: BioSciences, High Tech, Clean Tech & Renewable Energy, Social Entrepreneurship, General, and Student. [...]

Silent Power attended the 20th Annual Energy Storage Association meeting last week in Charlotte, North Carolina.  There was a massive turnout this year with a strong presence from the investment, utility, and vendor community.  In the picture above is Jim Rogers, the CEO of Duke Energy giving one of the key note addresses.  Jim is [...]

There are a number of new pieces of storage legislation making their way through the political process that will would treat storage technology in a similar fashion as renewable energy technologies because of the positive impact that it would have with regard to grid stabilization. As we are out talking to utilities and regulators across [...]

President Barack Obama Thursday unveiled a 2.4 billion dollar boost for electric vehicle development, vowing to compete with foreign nations in the race to be world leader on renewable energy. “We can let the jobs of tomorrow be created abroad or we can create them here in America and lay the foundation for lasting prosperity,” [...]

Ontario, our green neighbors to the north, just introduced the Green Energy and Green Economy Act that will infuse the Canadian province with renewable energy and energy efficiency improvements. The Green Energy and Green Economy Act, 2009 (GEA), promises to bring more renewable energy to the province and create more energy efficiency measures.    Utilities [...]

Minnesota Governor Tim Pawenty stopped by our offices this Thursday for a factory tour and product demonstration.  Also at the event where all of our our key suppliers and other Minnesota based Smart Grid companies most notabley, Landis+Gyr. While speaking the the group Governor Pawlenty said the U.S. needed to get off its addiction to [...]

The $787 billion package offers up money for solar, wind, smart grid, batteries, hybrid cars and more. Here is aa list of key incentives for these sectors.  The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will set up a program to provide roughly $60 billion worth of loan guarantees to offset the costs of manufacturing renewable energy [...]

Silent Power was honored to be chosen to host a special press conference for our very own U.S. Senator, Amy Klobuchar.  As part of her Main Streets Jobs Tour, the Senator stopped by to speak to the local media, elected officials, and business leaders about her ideas for economic recovery during these tough economic times.  Its important to create [...]