Basic overview of how the SustainX system uses hydraulics to create, store, and release compressed air for making electricity. (Credit: SustainX) ... read more »
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(Credit: Clean Edge) Policy promoting green technology may be on the rise, but does that translate into well-developed technology--and, most imp... read more »
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NISKAYUNA, N.Y.--The incandescent bulb is under fire for being an energy hog, but don't expect one single lighting technology to take its place. At... read more »
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--To reinvent the fuel business, engineers at biofuel start-up Joule Unlimited tinker with tiny life forms all day. The four-year-o... read more »
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Electric car maker Tesla Motors yesterday reported a wider quarterly net loss as higher expenses for research, development, sales, and marketing of... read more »
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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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Smart-grid company Tendril Networks said it has acquired Grounded Power, a small company with expertise in the social aspects of energy efficiency. ... read more »
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A driver fills up a fuel cell vehicle with hydrogen at one of California&39's few public hydrogen refueling stations. (Credit: California Fuel Cell... read more »
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Sketches from Mitsubishi&39's global corporate site show a wider bodied i-MiEV that could be what the carmaker will unveil at the 2010 LA Auto Show... 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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BMW will produce a line of lightweight, fuel-efficient cars under the new BMW i brand (Credit: BMW) Get ready for a new kind of BMW. The German c... 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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The United States demanded today that the European Union exempt U.S. airlines from an EU law widening carbon permits to aviation, hardening a stand... read more »
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BOSTON--Many green-tech start-ups are formed with the hopes of bringing a scientific discovery from a university lab to market. Digital Lumens has 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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BOSTON--When it comes to distributed energy in suburban or urban areas, solar panels do a better job of fitting in than small wind turbines. Small ... read more »
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STATE COLLEGE, Pa.--President Barack Obama announced a new clean energy program in Pennsylvania on Thursday, seeking to show he remains focused on j... read more »
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Lithium ion batteries aren't just for your laptop anymore. A group of truck-size battery banks are delivering quick bursts of power to the electrici... read more »
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The newly inaugurated Wind Technology Testing Center. (Credit: Matt Bennett/Massachusetts Governor's Office) Boston is now home to the world's lar... 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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