A Solar Junction wafer of high-efficiency solar cells. Each individual chip can produce about 20 watts. (Credit: Solar Junction) Solar Junction, ... 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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The U.S. Department of Energy is offering $2.1 billion in conditional loan guarantees to support what will be the world's biggest solar power plant... read more »
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J.D. Power and Associates today forecast that 7 percent of new auto sales in 2020 will be hybrids or battery electric vehicles but a "mass migration... read more »
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GE's FlexEfficiency 50 Combined Cycle Power Plant (Credit: GE) At a Paris event on Wednesday, GE announced a new gas-fuelled power plant it says... read more »
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A rendering of Innowattech piezoelectric sensors installed under a highway. (Credit: Innowattech) It might seem a little ironic, but automotive tr... read more »
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A study released Tuesday by urban planning initiative America 2050 recommends the U.S. Department of Transportation refocus its high-speed rail hopes... read more »
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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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Converting traditional school buses to hydraulic hybrids, capable of running on recycled biofuel, could add up to a considerable savings for the na... read more »
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BOSTON--Green building professionals can point to dozens of houses that are so efficient they consume less than half the energy of an average Americ... read more »
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The threat of a meltdown at nuclear reactors in Japan has prompted scrutiny of renewable power options by many nations as growing public unease push... read more »
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It's not every solar project that gets its own ground-blessing ceremony. But the Kalaeloa Solar One project will pay back native Hawaiians with both ... 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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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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A Solar Junction wafer of high-efficiency solar cells. Each individual chip can produce about 20 watts. (Credit: Solar Junction) Solar Junction's... read more »
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Good news for green entrepreneurs: There&'s a handful of new investment funds forming that have their eye on cleantech investing.Today, investment fir... 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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A Gen7 School at Bolsa Knolls Middle School in Salinas, Calif. (Credit: American Modular Systems) Could prefab structures be a quick and cost-savi... read more »
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GE is building a power plant that uses a flexible natural gas power generator coupled with concentrating solar power and wind turbines. (Credit: GE... 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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