In a carefully orchestrated series of announcements this morning, hot fuel cell company Bloom Energy announced a new electricity service that allows c... read more »
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You could run a car and even an airplane using fuel made from algae, but it will take on the order of 10 years before the technology is mature enoug... read more »
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Americans' concerns over nuclear power have spiked in the wake of Japan's ongoing nuclear crisis, but how the events will affect the long-term discu... read more »
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The Shepherds Flat wind farm is expected to be fully operational in 2012 and supply 235,000 average U.S. homes. (Credit: General Electric) Google... read more »
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Amid a full-blown humanitarian crisis from a massive earthquake and tsunami, Japan is racing against time to avert a nuclear catastrophe. Plant wor... read more »
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Google plans to invest 3.5 million euros, or about $5 million, in a solar photovoltaic power plant in Germany, according to an announcement today.... read more »
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Maxwell Technologies already makes an array of ultracapacitors used to aid in powering everything from cars to camera flashes. (Credit: Maxwell Tec... read more »
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Using data from meters and demographic sources, GridGlo can create an energy efficiency profile of consumers and regions. Here, green indicates rel... read more »
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Spent fuel is stored in large pools where enough residual heat is released after about five years for the fuel rods to be removed. (Credit: Martin... read more »
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Robotics manufacturing tends to evoke visions of a John Henry-esque scenario in which competent women and men lose jobs to hunks of automated metal. ... read more »
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President Barack Obama set an ambitious goal today to cut U.S. oil imports by a third over 10 years, focusing on a source of anxiety for Americans ... read more »
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This Defender EV concept runs silent, so is less likely to spook animals. (Credit: Axeon) The Land Rover Defender has been a mainstay for Africa... read more »
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Treemetrics is taking forestry‚ high-tech with its 3D laser scanning system to accurately measure the‚ height, straightness, taper and volume of the t... read more »
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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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Clean-tech start-ups that think they can be nimble and quick to market may be interested in a new incubator from San Francisco. Greenstart, whose tea... read more »
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Konarka&39's flexible solar cells are well suited for charging portable electronics or building-integrated photovoltaics (Credit: Martin LaMonica... read more »
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The 2011 Honda Civic GX (Credit: Honda) The Honda Civic GX is the greenest car of 2011, according to the American Council for an Energy-Efficient ... read more »
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Here&'s some of the latest action we&'re following on the GreenBeat today:First Solar posts strong forecast, sells Arizona plant to NRG &8211' The top... read more »
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BOSTON--One of the barriers to the long-hoped-for hydrogen economy is an energy source for hydrogen. Nanoptek is one company that's tapping the sun'... read more »
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The eVgo Network&39's initial launch in 2011 includes EV charging stations in the Houston area along highways and in high-traffic shopping and busi... read more »
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