Avatar Posted by stephainer 740215 days ago (http://venturebeat.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Solar startup Alta Devices raises $72M — no
Stealthy solar startup Alta Devices has raised a whopping $72 million from one of the longest list of high-profile investors you might ever see, which... read more »
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Avatar Posted by carmskrsmm 5542 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: GM ups Volt Ampera production outlook
General Motors said yesterday that it will make 60,000 Chevrolet Volt and Opel Ampera plug-in hybrids in 2012, up from its previously announced 45,... read more »
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Avatar Posted by Massey 5739 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Republican wins hurt Obamas clean-energy plans
Big Republican wins in yesterday's election will not only kill chances that the U.S. Congress will pass a broad climate bill during President Barack... read more »
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Avatar Posted by nuingrebossmancur 5564 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: SAE IEEE partner on vehicle-to-smart-grid tech
This is a sample SAE J1772 charging system and coupler, the standard connection for plug-in vehicles. (Credit: SAE International) Two of the wor... read more »
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Avatar Posted by teraperspective 5639 days ago (http://reviews.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: plugged-in Prius
Toyota is testing the plug-in version of the Prius in fleets, in advance of sales to the public in 2012. (Credit: Josh Miller/CNET) 2012 Toyota... read more »
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Avatar Posted by calepinaln 5535 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Solar power carport charges cars Connecticut
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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Avatar Posted by elijaawaaa 5727 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Survey: Consumer wariness limit EV
An electric mini and a plug-in hybrid charge up. (Credit: Martin LaMonica/CNET ) Electric vehicles will figure prominently at the upcoming LA Au... read more »
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Avatar Posted by chrmartsmh 5613 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Retroficiency app sizes building energy
Retroficiency&39's Web application is designed so energy auditors or building managers can get a quick idea of energy use and evaluate efficiency p... read more »
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Avatar Posted by Freefesed 5669 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 gonzaloles 5604 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Report reveals U.S. nuclear plant safety issues
As Japan grapples with a nuclear reactor crisis in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake and tsunami, many in the U.S. have been wondering abou... read more »
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Avatar Posted by pnojubimJohn1 5541 days ago (http://reviews.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Volvo working on wireless charging EVs
Illustration of Volvo&39's wireless charging solution for the C30 Electric. (Credit: Volvo) Volvo's electric vehicle technology is about to becom... read more »
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Avatar Posted by suppyhere 5662 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: EU locks carbon market after security breach
LONDON/BRUSSELS--The European Union locked all accounts in its carbon market today, after a security breach, seeking to protect the battered reputa... read more »
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Avatar Posted by mamonria 740215 days ago (http://venturebeat.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Sungevity raises $15 million grow Internet-based
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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Avatar Posted by asbentzzba 5542 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Bosns wind test giant turbine blades
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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Avatar Posted by timberwindow 5711 days ago (http://reviews.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Rinspeed builds a car of bamboo
The BamBoo uses bamboo fibers in the construction of some interior components. (Credit: Rinspeed) At next year's Geneva auto show, tuner and con... read more »
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Avatar Posted by Kareena 5747 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Researchers attack transisrs slay vampire power
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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Avatar Posted by stephen001 5678 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Coal-to-natural gas outfit Ciris Energy funded
Ciris Energy today said it raised a series B round to build its first commercial plant for converting underground coal to natural gas. (Credit: C... read more »
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Avatar Posted by pnosufterjik 5676 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Solar panel maker Stion create 1 000 Miss. jobs
Stion makes CIGS solar panels at its San Jose, Calif.-based facility with plans to expand to a factory in Mississippi. (Credit: Stion) Thin-film s... read more »
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Avatar Posted by hemorrhoidshomeremedy991 5529 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: London double-decker buses getting makeover
The diesel-electric hybrid &34'New Bus for London,&34' made by Wrightbus and designed in conjunction with Heatherwick studio, has been chosen to be... read more »
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Avatar Posted by smithadam 5628 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Stand tweaks recipe quantum dot solar cells
To improve solar cell efficiency, Stanford researchers added a self-assembling monolayer (SAM) of an organic molecule to a titanium oxide semicon... read more »
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