Avatar Posted by Collinsmith 5649 days ago (http://reviews.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Alert sounds EVs one step closer becoming a req
2011 Chevrolet Volt includes a pedestrian horn to let folks know an electric vehicle is there. (Credit: GM) The U.S. House of Representatives passe... read more »
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Avatar Posted by chrissygr22 5602 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Community solar a tryout major Calif. utility
(Credit: Southern California Edison) Southern California Edison announced yesterday it has added seven new community solar plants to its energy re... read more »
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Avatar Posted by huntrore 740169 days ago (http://venturebeat.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: On GreenBeat: Wind turbines could help crops Tri
Here&'s some of the latest action we&'re following on the GreenBeat today:Australia&'s new clean energy projects drop sharply &8212' The country is ge... read more »
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Avatar Posted by esodsgemidymn 5519 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Chevy Volt Nissan Leaf ace their crash tests
How the Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf fared in their crash tests. (Credit: IIHS) The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety said today that the C... read more »
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Avatar Posted by zirema 5527 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: U.S. nuclear regulator a policeman or salesman?
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission exists to police, not promote, the domestic nuclear industry--but diplomatic cables show that it is sometimes used... read more »
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Avatar Posted by bperfaterr51 5513 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: LED bulbs move mix home lightg
In the space of a few years, I've gone from one lighting technology to another and now to three lighting types in my home. I suspect others will be ... read more »
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Avatar Posted by RobertsAccs 740169 days ago (http://venturebeat.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Wi-Fi Alliance fires GE endorsement of ZigBee
Earlier this month, GE officially endorsed ZigBee as the wireless standard of choice for smart appliances in a white paper, but the Wi-Fi guys aren&'t... read more »
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Avatar Posted by tozoreleg 5645 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Panasonic finy buys of Sanyo
It took awhile, but Panasonic has announced that it will finally make Sanyo a wholly owned subsidiary. The company said it plans to acquire the re... read more »
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Avatar Posted by nycity2010 5646 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Solar plant molten-salt storage green light
Solar Reserve said today it has the federal permitting approvals it needs to begin construction of a concentrated solar power plant with enough stor... read more »
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Avatar Posted by sallytd 5531 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Solar Junction claims cell efficiency record
A Solar Junction wafer of high-efficiency solar cells. Each individual chip can produce about 20 watts. (Credit: Solar Junction) Solar Junction, ... read more »
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Avatar Posted by wendeler 5496 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Toshiba snag smart-meter leader $2.3 billion
Toshiba announced a deal today to acquire smart-meter company Landis+Gyr for $2.3 billion in a move to fill out its power business. Landis+Gyr,... read more »
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Avatar Posted by megatwitter 5532 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Netherlands tests automated-energy homes
Diagram of how the pilot home energy systems works, with written explanations in Dutch (Credit: Enexis) Two new housing developments in Breda, t... read more »
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Avatar Posted by Freefesed 5623 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Evergreen Solar shutters costly U.S. plant
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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Avatar Posted by kodhitymail 5646 days ago (http://reviews.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Automakers group files appeal EPAs approval of
(Credit: EPA) Did the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency overstep its bounds in its decision to grant a partial waiver approving the sale of gaso... read more »
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Avatar Posted by marbuglatae 5579 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: home a not-so-smart home
The future, we are told, is smart homes able to remotely control appliances, secure us from intruders, and use energy superefficiently. As I sit her... read more »
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Avatar Posted by parsirlim254 5679 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Start-up squeezes flowing wind boost turbine powe
There's a small cadre of companies trying to crack into the wind power business with a seemingly improbable approach: making machines that work in l... read more »
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Avatar Posted by microfebruary 5573 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Empire State Buildings eco windows available
Magnified cross-view of the thin iWindow casement before it is attached to an existing window frame. (Credit: Serious Materials) Serious Materia... read more »
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Avatar Posted by cornelldcernoch 5474 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Job ads show Google wadg deeper clean energy
One of the job openings at Google is to work on heliostats, or sun-tracking mirrors used to concentrate light and produce heat in concentrating sol... read more »
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Avatar Posted by christianbaba 5509 days ago (http://reviews.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Volkswagen produce a range of plug-s 2013
The 260 mpg Volkswagen XL1 concept car. (Credit: Volkswagen) Volkswagen jumped on the plug-in bandwagon and will produce a range of plug-in hybri... read more »
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Avatar Posted by Bakeruc 5586 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: SoloPower lands loan guarantee solar plant
SoloPower&39's solar collectors are flexible and can be adhered onto a flat roof. (Credit: SoloPower) SoloPower said yesterday that it has condit... read more »
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