Green utopia A vision for the central square of Panasonic&39's planned subdivision in Fujisawa. (Credit: Panasonic) Japanese urban planning can b... read more »
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NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.--Although its short-term funding remains uncertain, the 2-year-old Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program ha... read more »
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The developer of a proposed wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island doubled the size of the project, saying that greater scale would allow it to sel... read more »
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GE will change the gas used when pouring in foam insulation for refrigerator products, a move which will reduce greenhouse gases from production si... read more »
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Thanet Offshore Wind Farm off the coast of Kent, England, is a precursor to the North Sea project. (Credit: Vattenhall) Swedish energy company Vat... read more »
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WALTHAM, Mass.--There's loads of technology available to make commercial buildings smarter and more efficient, but getting beyond a small niche of t... read more »
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Owners of electric cars who are struggling to find a place to charge their vehicles can now use an iPhone app to get pointed in the right direction. ... read more »
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If fuel cell vehicles can have celebrity owners, why not fuel cell-powered homes ClearEdge Power said Jackie Autry, former Los Angeles Angels of An... read more »
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Solar panel manufacturer SpectraWatt, which was spun out of chip giant Intel, will close its newly opened New York plant and expects to lay off work... read more »
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Just when you thought solar was headed everywhere--rooftops, utility poles, and deserts, to name a few places--it's coming to your keyboard too. ... read more »
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Here&'s some of the latest action we&'re following on the GreenBeat today:First Solar posts strong forecast, sells Arizona plant to NRG &8211' The top... read more »
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Energy-efficiency company Comverge is getting less picky about whether the hardware it works with is an electric vehicle or an air conditioner. (... read more »
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Nissan Motor has received complaints from owners that its Leaf electric car on occasion fails to start, posing a potential setback for the automaker... read more »
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Americans' concerns over nuclear power have spiked in the wake of Japan's ongoing nuclear crisis, but how the events will affect the long-term discu... read more »
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Contemporary high-speed rail seems to have gotten the nod as a plan worthy of pursuit from the makers of the long-awaited film version of "Atlas Shru... read more »
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The new and improved Volkswagen Beetle. (Credit: Volkswagen) The Volkswagen Beetle enjoys a long and storied history. And now, it's moving into it... read more »
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Of all the approaches to cutting carbon emissions, making charcoal and putting it in the ground as fertilizer would seem one of the least controversi... read more »
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Harvard University spinoff SiOnyx has raised money to commercialize a semiconductor technology with the potential to improve solar-cell efficiency a... read more »
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Here are the top stories we&'re following today on the GreenBeat:Most of GE&'s recent renewable energy investing has gone towards wind energy projects... read more »
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--To modernize a 1940s power plant for better efficiency, its owner turned to an underground steam pipe system designed in the 19th ... read more »
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