NTR's Tessera Solar won approval for a 663.5-megawatt solar plant near Barstow in Southern California, the latest in a string of giant solar plants... 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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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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The Antares two-car solar charging station. (Credit: Pininfarina) Last year, automotive designer Pininfarinia debuted a prototype two-seater elec... read more »
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Ceremonial presentation by Penske Automotive Group Chairman Roger Penske, center, and Smart USA president Jill Lajdziak, right, to the first Smart ... read more »
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Toyota brought a fleet of its new Prius V model out to California for testing. (Credit: Wayne Cunningham/CNET) When Toyota first introduced the ... 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--It's a business with extremely risk-averse customers that have little money spend. On the plus side, it's vital to life and a strained natur... read more »
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The U.S. Energy Department said on Thursday it awarded a $967 million loan guarantee to an NRG Energy subsidiary to help pay for the world's biggest... read more »
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WASHINGTON--Scientific research, environmental protection and other priorities of the Obama administration would face steep cuts under a congression... 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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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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Governments are looking at ways to keep the U.N.'s Kyoto Protocol going beyond 2012 in some form to defuse a standoff between rich and poor nations... read more »
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Chill factor: the N200 solar bulb basks in the winter sun. (Credit: Tim Hornyak ) The mercury reads 12 degrees outside, but it feels like minus ... read more »
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The different sources of natural gas, including conventional wells, shale rock, and coal beds. Not included are methane hydrates, or gas trapped in... read more »
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Methanol With gas summer prices again threatening up to $4 a gallon across the U.S., everyone is looking at alternative fuels. Research into methan... read more »
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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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Despite a heavy marketing campaign and major public outreach, for some reason people still seem to think that the Chevrolet Volt is just an expensiv... read more »
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Toyota Motor unveiled big plans for staying in front in clean-car technology as rivals race to play catch-up, saying it would launch 11 new hybrid... read more »
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Google's PowerMeter Web application can now track home electricity from a PC or smartphone using Wi-Fi and a home's broadband connection. Blue Line... read more »
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