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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As electric cars move towards the smart grid, there&'s been a lot of worry about the cars overstraining the grid. But at least for now, GM and PG&'... 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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A pilot eSolar plant which uses sun-tracking mirrors to create heat to make steam which makes electricity through a conventional turbine. (Credit: ... read more »
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To improve solar cell efficiency, Stanford researchers added a self-assembling monolayer (SAM) of an organic molecule to a titanium oxide semicon... read more »
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The diesel-electric hybrid &34'New Bus for London,&34' made by Wrightbus and designed in conjunction with Heatherwick studio, has been chosen to be... read more »
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Using data from meters and demographic sources, GridGlo can create an energy efficiency profile of consumers and regions. Here, green indicates rel... read more »
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Solar financing startup Sungevity has raised $15 million in a third round of financing to put more solar panels on rooftops by leasing or selling the ... read more »
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Earlier this month, GE officially endorsed ZigBee as the wireless standard of choice for smart appliances in a white paper, but the Wi-Fi guys aren&'t... read more »
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The global wind, solar, and biofuels industries are poised to double within the next 10 years, according to a report released this week by energy res... read more »
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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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Progress Energy is moving forward with its plan to spend $500 million to upgrade two of its electric utilities in Florida and the Carolinas to a smar... 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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(Credit: Wayne Cunningham/CNET) The newest hybrid from Lexus comes in the form of a low-down hatchback with futuristic side styling, an aggres... read more »
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Marines and their Afghan national army counterparts in front of a ZeroBased Regenerator, a solar/energy storage unit consisting of six solar pane... read more »
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A Toyota FCHV-adv refueling at the new hydrogen station in Torrance, Calif. (Credit: Toyota) Toyota opened the first hydrogen refueling station i... read more »
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BOSTON--Among green-building cognoscenti, the Passive House standard is setting a new bar for architects and designers making eco-friendly buildings... read more »
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SolarCity said today that it has acquired the residential solar business from GroSolar, giving it presence in four states in the eastern U.S. T... read more »
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(Credit: Greenpeace) Cisco, once again, was the leader of the pack as Greenpeace released its latest Cool IT Leaderboard on Tuesday. The environme... read more »
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BOSTON--Even with the excitement ARPA-E generates for its energy research, more people are questioning how to get those innovations out of labs and ... read more »
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