Four Loko, we hardly knew thee. But our cars still have a chance. (Credit: Flickr user Mulling it Over) The rising popularity of Four Loko, a par... read more »
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(Credit: Solyndra) Solyndra has found a second use for its solar collector as a shade for greenhouses. The company on Monday said that that its ... read more »
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By far, the biggest danger from the disaster at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi power plant is to the workers who are trying to control a still-volatile s... read more »
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Where most people see a pile of leftovers or yard waste, Paul Sewell sees a revenue stream, delivering energy and valuable nutrients. Sewell is the... read more »
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At this point, LED bulbs are the hybrid cars of lighting. They're cheaper to operate but cost more upfront than their less-efficient cousins. There... read more »
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Solar financing startup Sungevity has raised $15 million in a third round of financing to put more solar panels on rooftops by leasing or selling the ... read more »
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Renewable sources such as solar, wind, and hydropower could fulfill almost 80 percent of the world's energy demand by 2050 with the right policies,... read more »
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Google said today it had invested in a startup called Transphorm, whose power-conversion efficiency technology could some day help create more efficie... read more »
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Algae-oil maker Solazyme picked a time of rising oil prices of more than $100 a barrel to signal it plans to go public on the stock market. The San... read more »
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Cogentrix plans to use solar panels from Amonix, whose dual-axis panels follow the sun's movement. (Credit: Amonix) Cogentrix Energy has been gr... read more »
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A topic most people once considered as boring as dirt--rare earth minerals--has fast become a matter of international significance with a direct impa... read more »
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Primus Power has raised enough money from venture investors to build a commercial-size flow battery to store energy on the power grid, the start-up ... read more »
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The solar power carport introduced by GE today. (Credit: GE) An innovative concept for the carport of the future was unveiled in Plainville, Conn.... read more »
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The Brokdorf Nuclear Power Plant in northern Germany. (Credit: E.ON) Germany plans to shut all nuclear reactors by 2022, Chancellor Angela Merke... read more »
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Pacific Gas & Electric will offer customers an option to turn off the radio on its smart meters, an effort to address health concerns about the two-... read more »
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The European Union is sponsoring a multimillion-dollar research project to boost the efficiency of everyday electronics and choke the constant flow ... read more »
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There have been hundreds of green technology start-ups funded by venture capitalists but a new fund with an impressive pedigree is looking to scale ... read more »
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Active Power is offering an updated version of its flywheel generator specifically designed for backing up microprocessor-based equipment, the compan... read more »
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Valuable metals contained in electronics and green-technology products are being recycled at "discouragingly" low rates, raising the prospect of mat... read more »
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A Gen7 School at Bolsa Knolls Middle School in Salinas, Calif. (Credit: American Modular Systems) Could prefab structures be a quick and cost-savi... read more »
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