Innovating a clean energy future

By: Bryant Cannon, Legal Researcher “In America, innovation doesn’t just change our lives. It is how we make our [...]

Patents become increasing important in development of electric vehicles

Battles over the ownership of innovations and product designs have raged in the auto industry since the first horseless [...]

Green jobs growing in California

Green jobs at clean-tech or alternative-energy companies are flourishing in California, with nearly a quarter of them based in [...]

Legal incentives can encourage the adoption of EVs

In December, Nissan will finally release the new Leaf, a zero-emission, all-electric vehicle (EV). This historic event is right [...]

California PUC won’t regulate EV charging stations

Typically, an entity that sells power must be regulated by the state public utility commission (PUC), or the Federal [...]

Electric vehicles a new brightspot for cleantech

The Berkeley-Stanford CleanTech Conference Series commenced its 5th conference today. Joining together were government, private sector, and nonprofit speakers [...]