CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--Rather than follow a well understood game plan, energy technology entrepreneurs need to think more like chess players on the fast-... read more »
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Solar road panels are layers of photovoltaic cells, heating elements, and wireless LED lights encased in durable glass that provides asphalt-like t... read more »
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In May, President Obama visited Solyndra&39's Fab 2 plant in Fremont, Calif. The plant was originally intended to run concurrently with its Fab 1 p... read more »
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General Motors isn't in the business of city buses, but an investment announced today in electric bus maker Proterra opens up the possibility Prote... 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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Halogens in the shape of a traditional bulb can be about 20 percent more efficient than incandescent lighting. (Credit: General Electric ) You ... read more »
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Ultracapacitor maker Ioxus today said it has raised $21 million from a handful of large industrial companies, a vote of confidence in this relativel... read more »
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(Credit: SEIA/GTM Research) The U.S. solar market grew 67 percent from a $3.6 billion market in 2009 to $6 billion in 2010, according to "U.S. S... read more »
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Buildings are the next frontier for computerized instrumentation, leading to a collision between building management incumbents and IT companies loo... read more »
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Lighting Sciences Group today introduced an LED bulb designed as a replacement for a 60-watt incandescent that will be available next month for unde... read more »
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SAN FRANCISCO--California unveiled its final draft of a market system to curb greenhouse gases, relaxing expected rules in the face of a weak econo... read more »
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Stealthy solar startup Alta Devices has raised a whopping $72 million from one of the longest list of high-profile investors you might ever see, which... read more »
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Rapid recent solar and wind price falls are likely to bring new markets and mass adoption a step closer over the next decade and raise the prospects... read more »
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Energy efficiency company EnerNoc said today it has acquired privately held Global Energy Partners, a move that gives EnerNoc a bigger national pres... read more »
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Investment in clean-technology companies rose in the U.S. last year, garnering $3.98 billion in venture capital, according to a report released yeste... read more »
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Diagram of how the pilot home energy systems works, with written explanations in Dutch (Credit: Enexis) Two new housing developments in Breda, t... read more »
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BMW will begin leasing 700 all-electric ActiveE vehicles this Fall. (Credit: BMW) BMW ActiveE (photos) BMW unveiled its production versio... read more »
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BMW will produce a line of lightweight, fuel-efficient cars under the new BMW i brand (Credit: BMW) Get ready for a new kind of BMW. The German c... read more »
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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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The U.S. wind power industry had its slowest quarter since 2007 in the just-ended third quarter, as investors turned away from the sector after C... read more »
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