Avatar Posted by svetalapf 4982 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Studying a second life electric-vehicle batteries
When a lithium ion battery reaches the point at which it can no longer be used in an electric car, it still has the potential to be used in o... read more »
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Avatar Posted by sanradmall 4927 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Solar CIGS reach 18.7 percent efficiency
Empa and Flisom&39's flexible CIGS solar cell made on a polymer substrate. (Credit: Empa) Swiss scientists have broken an energy conversion effic... read more »
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Avatar Posted by hiuvahaber 739613 days ago (http://venturebeat.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: On GreenBeat: Thin-film solar’s prospects l
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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Avatar Posted by davidclarl 739613 days ago (http://venturebeat.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Walmart Amazon.com lead push toward greener packa
This post is sponsored by Dell. As always, VentureBeat is adamant about maintaining editorial objectivity. Dell had no involvement in the content of t... read more »
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Avatar Posted by jusirbim1 5018 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: WeatherBill insures farmers extreme weather
WeatherBill, a company that uses high-end computing to reduce risk in agriculture, yesterday said it raised $42 million from Khosla Ventures, Google... read more »
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Avatar Posted by packpackxzz 4908 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Alta Devices lifts curtain on high-efficiency sola
Low-profile solar start-up Alta Devices today will detail a technique it claims can deliver record solar cell efficiency, a step toward making solar... read more »
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Avatar Posted by svetalans 4920 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: High-speed Euro train system solar power
The project known as the Solar Tunnel in Belgium. (Credit: Enfinity) High-speed trains running from Paris to Amsterdam will now make part of the t... read more »
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Avatar Posted by BestyMerryBMW 5066 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Kauai grid solar storage
Xtreme Power&39's utility-scale energy storage units store energy and can be used to regulate the ebb and flow of intermittent energy sources lik... read more »
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Avatar Posted by Chi11eD 4955 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: New York hails Nissan new cabs
Nissan&39's NV200 minivan will be the next NYC Taxi, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Tuesday. (Credit: Nissan) Front interior of the official... read more »
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Avatar Posted by sirwinreblue 4934 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: U.S. wind growing again business still choppy
The U.S. wind industry is growing again after taking a big step backward last year. Yet turbine makers and wind farm developers are finding few r... read more »
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Avatar Posted by djfunky 5110 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: NRG SunPower plan 250-megawatt solar plant
The projected footprint of the California Valley Solar Ranch project, which can supply energy for 100,000 homes. (Credit: California Valley Solar R... read more »
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Avatar Posted by mariedelexz 5047 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Home security packaged energy solar
Vivint is a home security company looking for growth in home energy and solar installations. The company, formerly called APX Alarms, today is sche... read more »
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Avatar Posted by duoutras 5072 days ago (http://ces.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: CES: Ford unveils all-electric Focus
Alan Mulally shows enthusiasm for the Focus Electric by kissing the hood. (Credit: James Martin/CNET) Ford Focus Electric (photos) LAS ... read more »
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Avatar Posted by laminterEw6Red12 4948 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Novel Scuderi engine boosts Nissan fuel efficiency
Scuderi Group is one of a handful of companies seeking to break with the traditional design of the internal combustion engine in the name of fuel ef... read more »
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Avatar Posted by molokolillana 4932 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Solazyme cruises biofuels green chemicals IPO
Solazyme raised $227 million in its public stock offering today, netting more than anticipated from the biofuels and renewable chemicals company's p... read more »
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Avatar Posted by rockyraj1919 5003 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Zero Motorcycles ws $17 million fancg
The all-electric Zero DS gets 58 miles on a single charge and is notably quiet by motorcycle standards. (Credit: Zero Motorcycles) Zero Motorocycl... read more »
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Avatar Posted by microappartement 5039 days ago (http://reviews.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: BMW no flying cars
The future of transportation won&39't look anything like how we used to envision it, according to BMW&39's newest documentary segment. (Credit: BMW... read more »
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Avatar Posted by bimraspnogtryn 4961 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Nanosolar lands big orders printed solar cells
Nanosolar thin-film solar cells are made using a roll-to-roll process and then the cells are assembled into panels in another factory in Germany. (... read more »
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Avatar Posted by zhouwei156 5053 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Chu plugs R&D hit Obamas clean-energy target
Can a country that gets nearly half of its electricity from burning coal really get 80 percent of its electricity from "clean-energy sources" in les... read more »
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Avatar Posted by rejubug2 5104 days ago (http://reviews.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Nissan Leaf opens door electric cars
(Credit: Josh Miller/CNET) Taking a big risk, Nissan pushed ahead of the pack to release the first mass production electric car. Although some... read more »
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