The Brokdorf Nuclear Power Plant in northern Germany. (Credit: E.ON) Germany plans to shut all nuclear reactors by 2022, Chancellor Angela Merke... read more »
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The solar power carport introduced by GE today. (Credit: GE) An innovative concept for the carport of the future was unveiled in Plainville, Conn.... read more »
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Engineering researchers at Oregon State University developed a prototype thermally activated cooling system that converts waste heat to cooling. (C... read more »
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LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.--In the absence of leadership from the federal government, businesses are the best vehicle for slowly transitioning society aw... read more »
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The Toyota Prius V has a higher roofline than the current Prius, meaning more cargo space. (Credit: Josh Miller/CNET) Toyota Prius family (phot... read more »
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Here&'s the latest action we&'re following today on the GreenBeat:1366 raises $28.4 million for cheaper wafers &8211' Silicon wafer startup 1366 has r... read more »
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NISKAYUNA, N.Y.--The incandescent bulb is under fire for being an energy hog, but don't expect one single lighting technology to take its place. At... read more »
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The different sources of natural gas, including conventional wells, shale rock, and coal beds. Not included are methane hydrates, or gas trapped in... read more »
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Kior&39's process uses a catalyst to treat biomass to turn it into a petroleum replacement. The proprietary catalyst is recuperated during the pr... read more »
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Philips is introducing an LED bulb that gives off as much light as a 75-watt incandescent bulb and consume 17 watts of power. The lighting giant sa... read more »
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The Obama administration scaled back on demands for heavy industrial boilers to cut toxic air emissions, a sign it may be willing to compromise wit... 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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Hertz is adding 100 Coda EVs to its California rental fleet for 2011 as part of its Hertz Global EV initiative to introduce electric car options to... 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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As the Department of Energy moves forward to disperse loan guarantees to grow cutting-edge cleantech, its focus will shift from the maturing sectors o... read more »
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--The MIT Nuclear Reactor Laboratory is a trip into the past and, if nuclear power grows in this country, perhaps a glimpse into the... read more »
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A Microsoft-sponsored analysis released today reaffirms what many tech companies have long been saying: computing is more efficient when it's concen... read more »
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2011 Chevrolet Volt includes a pedestrian horn to let folks know an electric vehicle is there. (Credit: GM) The U.S. House of Representatives passe... read more »
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If Carbon Sciences succeeds, some of us will be driving on gasoline sourced from a landfill. The Santa Barbara, Calif.-based company today said tha... read more »
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(Credit: Sapphire Energy) March is known as the green month, so it's fitting that only one week into it there's already some interesting news fo... read more »
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