Avatar Posted by Fernada 5500 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: GE pitches halogens as incandescent bulb stand-in
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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Avatar Posted by Sharmeen 740080 days ago (http://venturebeat.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: GM exec: Chill Volts won’t down grid
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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Avatar Posted by Dakota01 5616 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Big North Sea wind farm power Munich
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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Avatar Posted by mannuuckasdf 5388 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: GE vests eSolar combed solar gas plants
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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Avatar Posted by smithadam 5492 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Stand tweaks recipe quantum dot solar cells
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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Avatar Posted by hemorrhoidshomeremedy991 5393 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: London double-decker buses getting makeover
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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Avatar Posted by overscribbling 5414 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Start-up GridGlo taps smart-meter deluge
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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Avatar Posted by mamonria 740080 days ago (http://venturebeat.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Sungevity raises $15 million grow Internet-based
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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Avatar Posted by RobertsAccs 740080 days ago (http://venturebeat.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Wi-Fi Alliance fires GE endorsement of ZigBee
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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Avatar Posted by abwanras-lyrique 5470 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Wind solar biofuels double 2020 report
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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Avatar Posted by zimansuf2 5586 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Green-tech companies look overseas foothold
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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Avatar Posted by TonyMontac 5476 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Florida Carolas gettg smart grids $500M push
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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Avatar Posted by muwuban 5482 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: In clean energy R&D a spark--but what?
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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Avatar Posted by tambralmta 5374 days ago (http://reviews.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Lexus CT 200h: Economy wins sport
(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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Avatar Posted by amytalbot 5531 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Solar tactically used on Afghan front
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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Avatar Posted by mhetherrrt 5415 days ago (http://reviews.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Toyota opens hydrogen station California
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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Avatar Posted by sbvoor 5559 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Super-efficient Passive House standard draws fans
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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Avatar Posted by arisggal 5497 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: SolarCity taps GroSolar solar leasing east
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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Avatar Posted by cash21 5568 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Cisco wins Greenpeace kudos
(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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Avatar Posted by nusuflia26t 5422 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: ARPA-E research questions next
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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