Avatar Posted by stephen001 5632 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 uolarww 5567 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Algae fuel crosses paths Monsanto cancer researc
(Credit: Sapphire Energy) March is known as the green month, so it's fitting that only one week into it there's already some interesting news fo... read more »
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Avatar Posted by paulsmith385 5684 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Hybrid storage melds battery ultracapacitor
In the geeky world of energy storage, there are well-understood limitations to plain old batteries and to ultracapacitors, devices able to store rel... read more »
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Avatar Posted by resraswinnice 5541 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: TrailerTail reduces drag saves fuel looks funny
Catch a trailer by the tail. (Credit: ATDynamics) You're driving down the highway. A big rig passes. Everything seems normal till you see a stra... read more »
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Avatar Posted by 09ZSirish 5492 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Low-income apartments high efficiency
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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Avatar Posted by albertabbb 5509 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Building GEs Ecomagination ecosystem (Q & A)
BOSTON--In one respect, green-tech companies are realizing what IT manufacturers did many years ago: just selling a box will only go so far. To ge... read more »
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Avatar Posted by Fruiquetrerma 5575 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Chu calls comeback U.S. energy tech
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.--Energy Secretary Steven Chu is drawing on U.S. history in research and development to advocate for policies to encourage clean... read more »
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Avatar Posted by ingliresikh 5538 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: ALTe Powertrain Tech retrofits trucks as plug-ins
Even as the big automakers start making plug-in electric vehicles, ALTe PowertrainTechnologies is one of many companies seeking to carve out a busin... read more »
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Avatar Posted by zujexota 5498 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Philips Lightg CEO: LED prices drop half
The cost of efficient yet pricey LED light bulbs could fall by 50 percent in the next five years, according to the top Philips Lighting executive in... read more »
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Avatar Posted by svetalalm 5530 days ago (http://reviews.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Tips maximize Chevy Volt fuel economy
The efficiency gauge on the Volt&39's instrument panel can help drivers maximize fuel economy. (Credit: GM) Most Chevrolet Volt owners probably a... read more »
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Avatar Posted by vonniesala 5511 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: SunRun lines $200 million solar financing
SunRun said that it has secured $200 million from a bank to finance the installation of residential solar panels, a sign of confidence in a business... read more »
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Avatar Posted by vxjkzhygoohxya 5677 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Are efficient LED bulbs worth price?
At this point, LED bulbs are the hybrid cars of lighting. They're cheaper to operate but cost more upfront than their less-efficient cousins. There... read more »
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Avatar Posted by yamirsarin 5601 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: LEDs EnergyStar drive flat-screen TV efficiency
(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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Avatar Posted by zuezqoel 5630 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: DARPA awards $1.7M ultracap energy storage
Maxwell Technologies already makes an array of ultracapacitors used to aid in powering everything from cars to camera flashes. (Credit: Maxwell Tec... read more »
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Avatar Posted by husan33 5551 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Nuclear safer coal China official
Even in the wake of Japan's Fukushima nuclear crisis, nuclear power remains a safer and cleaner choice for China than coal, Pan Ziqiang, the chairma... read more »
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Avatar Posted by Irinaeis 5595 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Recyclable school building grade
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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Avatar Posted by Jessiccan 5502 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Where electronics go die responsibly
WORCESTER, Mass.--The electronic waste piling up in our closets and basements holds valuable material that could be used to make something new, as i... read more »
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Avatar Posted by dsoopddpss 740169 days ago (http://venturebeat.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Knowledge base SmartGridView baffles GreenBeat 201
SmartGridView is marketing itself as a service that brings together experts to discuss intelligent power grids, and packages that knowledge for the re... read more »
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Avatar Posted by Khushi 5629 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: solar power its Green vs. Green
When Mike Peterson jumped into a colleague's single turboprop Pilatus and flew over the remote Central California valley that he now hopes to turn i... read more »
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Avatar Posted by Geumdius 5678 days ago (http://reviews.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Takg an electric drive Volvo C30
The Volvo C30 Drive Electric, plugged in between drives. (Credit: Daniel Terdiman/CNET) Volvo C30 Drive Electric (photos) The Los Angel... read more »
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