A suboptimal situation: snow-covered solar panels. The edge of the roof rake (on right) is covered with soft material to avoid damaging the panels.... read more »
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(Credit: PowerTrekk) With the increasing number of tech gadgets we carry around, even on hiking trips, having a reliable power source is a serious... read more »
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Facebook on Thursday unveiled "Green on Facebook," a page dedicated to spreading environmental awareness and other "green" news, and in tandem anno... read more »
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Algae-oil maker Solazyme picked a time of rising oil prices of more than $100 a barrel to signal it plans to go public on the stock market. The San... read more »
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The 260 mpg Volkswagen XL1 concept car. (Credit: Volkswagen) Volkswagen jumped on the plug-in bandwagon and will produce a range of plug-in hybri... read more »
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Solazyme raised $227 million in its public stock offering today, netting more than anticipated from the biofuels and renewable chemicals company's p... read more »
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(Credit: Josh Miller/CNET) BMW established its 7-series as a tech powerhouse, so adding a hybrid system is like sprinkling a little extra craz... read more »
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After being the hot venture capital investment category for the last few years, green tech appears to be cooling off. The National Venture Capital ... read more »
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BrightSource Energy said today it has secured financing for a utility-scale solar plant in the California desert, the first project of this type to ... read more »
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Think plans to target urbanites and open retail stores in cities as part of its U.S. market strategy for the Think City EV. (Credit: Think) Automa... read more »
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Solar company SunRun said today it has secured enough money to finance 1,900 residential solar electric installations, helping fuel its growth. The... read more »
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(Credit: Ford) From New York City to Seattle, Wash., Ford this week named 25 U.S. cities that are paving the way for an influx of electric vehicle... read more »
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The Uno electric scooter is a unique beast: an electric scooter that looks like a mini-motorcycle and folds up into a Segway-like scooter balanced o... 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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If connected to a smart grid, the OPower software can provide detailed information on energy usage and then generate recommendations on how to re... read more »
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The Audi A3 TCNG will enter production in 2013. (Credit: Audi) - Audi plans to use wind power as a source of clean energy for its upcoming electri... read more »
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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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(Credit: U.S. Department of Energy) Google and more than 80 other companies are collaborating with the Department of Energy to make it simple fo... read more »
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Areva's solar mirrors reflect heat onto boiler pipes above to create steam and power a turbine generator to create electricity. An Australian co... read more »
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The IKEA Group will soon have its own wind farm in Dalarna County, Sweden. The Swedish furniture retail giant announced today it's partnered with ... read more »
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