Biofuel company Mascoma said today it has the financing and the customer needed to build a biorefinery in Michigan to make ethanol from wood. The c... read more »
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Qteros, which has a method for creating ethanol from naturally occurring microbes, has signed a partnership to bring its technology to market in Ind... read more »
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(Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET) The newer your flat-screen TV is, the more energy-efficient it is, according to a study released today by industry group ... read more »
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First came VentureBeat&'s scoop on the Model S prototype&'s completion. Then came Tesla&'s trifecta of professionally-edited videos showing off the en... read more »
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The project known as the Solar Tunnel in Belgium. (Credit: Enfinity) High-speed trains running from Paris to Amsterdam will now make part of the t... read more »
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It&'s Christmas time for Instapaper fanatics: Developer Marco Arment has finally delivered Instapaper 3.0 for the iPhone and iPad, bringing with it ne... read more »
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Smart grid software platform company Grid Net announced today it will release the second generation of its smart grid operating system, PolicyNet, for... read more »
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NLAB Solar just landed an investment of $2.6 million from‚ Fasadglas B¤cklin, Scandinavia&'s largest glass facade company. NLAB Solar manufactures ene... read more »
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Continuing a string of clean-energy investments, Google said today that it will invest $280 million to fund residential solar installations through ... 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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Here&'s the latest action we&'re following on the GreenBeat today:The Department of Defense must buy American-made solar panels &8212' That&'s accordi... read more »
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A school in Tuicun Village in Tibet where Suntech donated solar panels. (Credit: Suntech) Suntech Power, the China-based solar manufacturing gia... read more »
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Renewable chemicals company Genomatica has raised $45 million for a demonstration-scale production and early commercialization plans for a green versi... read more »
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Shown is a map of high-speed railroads currently under construction in the U.S., as well as corridors under development, and proposed lines under... read more »
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Kior&39's process uses a catalyst to treat biomass to turn it into a petroleum replacement. The proprietary catalyst is recuperated during the pr... read more »
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Hara&39's dashboard allows managers to track different energy and environmental metrics, including greenhouse gases. (Credit: Hara) Start-up Hara... read more »
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LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.--Six years into green-tech venture investing, Kleiner Perkins continues to see the potential for green technologies to leapfro... read more »
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Top financial services company Citi has made its first investment in residential solar power via a $40 million fund to finance residential solar proje... read more »
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Driven by a surge in wind power installations, China is building on its lead in Ernst & Young's ranking of top renewable energy countries. Wind inv... read more »
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Tesla driver David Peilow poses in the electric Roadster at Edinburgh Castle. (Credit: Tesla) Feeling that electric cars were getting a bad ra... read more »
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