Thanet Offshore Wind Farm off the coast of Kent, England, is a precursor to the North Sea project. (Credit: Vattenhall) Swedish energy company Vat... read more »
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The U.S. solar power sector grew 67 percent in 2010 but still lagged European markets by a wide margin in installing solar systems, the industry's ... read more »
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A new type of solar thermal system for homes that can provide heat, hot water, and electricity is being tested in Boulder, Colo., over the next few m... read more »
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--When it comes to harvesting energy from oceans and rivers, the "sink or swim" approach doesn't really work. Getting wave and tida... read more »
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Evergreen Solar will close its Massachusetts factory, saying that the U.S. is at a disadvantage in the face of low-cost Chinese solar suppliers. Th... read more »
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In the geeky world of energy storage, there are well-understood limitations to plain old batteries and to ultracapacitors, devices able to store rel... read more »
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General Motors today said it will bring hybrid technology to Buick models that will improve fuel efficiency by about 25 percent using what GM calls ... read more »
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2011 Zero DS all-electric motorcycle (Credit: Zero Motorcycles) The 2011 lineup from electric-motorcycle maker Zero Motorcycles will be offered wi... read more »
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The BamBoo uses bamboo fibers in the construction of some interior components. (Credit: Rinspeed) At next year's Geneva auto show, tuner and con... read more »
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(Credit: Verizon) A smart-home automation system using Fios, Verizon's fiber-optic communications network, is about to be tested in some New Jerse... read more »
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The efficiency gauge on the Volt&39's instrument panel can help drivers maximize fuel economy. (Credit: GM) Most Chevrolet Volt owners probably a... read more »
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The Chevy Volt is as much a software engineering accomplishment as it was a mechanical engineering challenge, according to General Motors. General ... read more »
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Cisco Systems and Ecotality, an electric-vehicle charging station company, are collaborating to make EVs part of a home energy-management system. E... read more »
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The Sylvania LED designed for general lighting, which gives off as much light as a 60-watt incandescent and uses 12 watts. (Credit: Osram Sylvani... read more »
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A study released Tuesday by urban planning initiative America 2050 recommends the U.S. Department of Transportation refocus its high-speed rail hopes... read more »
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A Solar Junction wafer of high-efficiency solar cells. Each individual chip can produce about 20 watts. (Credit: Solar Junction) Solar Junction's... read more »
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When it comes to grading companies on their sustainability, some leading organizations fall short as far as transparency and methodology. That's acco... read more »
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(Credit: General Electric) Google said today that it will buy power from a planned 100 megawatt wind farm in Oklahoma located near a data center ... read more »
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(Credit: Martin LaMonica/CNET) Now that the electric Nissan Leaf has gotten an official fuel economy rating, all eyes are on the Chevy Volt, the ... read more »
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Energy Secretary Steven Chu today warned that "time is running out" for the U.S. to be the global leader in clean-energy technologies because China ... read more »
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