Avatar Posted by xrumerS 5551 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: PG&E offers opt-out smart meters a cost
Pacific Gas & Electric will offer customers an option to turn off the radio on its smart meters, an effort to address health concerns about the two-... read more »
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Avatar Posted by Poereelsoprip 5614 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Agua Caliente Solar $967 million loan guarantee
The U.S. Energy Department said on Thursday it awarded a $967 million loan guarantee to an NRG Energy subsidiary to help pay for the world's biggest... read more »
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Avatar Posted by Santmier 5656 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Mixed bag green tech Washgton dealgs
Grants for renewable energy projects are part of a planned tax bill being brokered in Washington, but incentives for manufacturing are not included ... read more »
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Avatar Posted by dieterwinkel 5647 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Google PowerMeter tracks home electricity via Wi-F
Google's PowerMeter Web application can now track home electricity from a PC or smartphone using Wi-Fi and a home's broadband connection. Blue Line... read more »
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Avatar Posted by Ben001 5691 days ago (http://reviews.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Volvo developing a hybrid hydrogen-electric vehicl
Volvo&39's electric C30 concept has a 94-mile range, but the carmaker is planning to add a fuel cell and an on-board reformer to produce hydrogen f... read more »
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Avatar Posted by gonzaloles 5558 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Report reveals U.S. nuclear plant safety issues
As Japan grapples with a nuclear reactor crisis in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake and tsunami, many in the U.S. have been wondering abou... read more »
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Avatar Posted by ingmanbug2 5504 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Colorado a solar farm made U.S.A.
Cogentrix plans to use solar panels from Amonix, whose dual-axis panels follow the sun's movement. (Credit: Amonix) Cogentrix Energy has been gr... read more »
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Avatar Posted by gop5yeq 740169 days ago (http://venturebeat.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: On GreenBeat: Military must buy American solar D
Here&'s the latest action we&'re following on the GreenBeat today:The Department of Defense must buy American-made solar panels &8212' That&'s accordi... read more »
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Avatar Posted by RobertsAccs 5645 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Hitachi Molycorp plan rare earth joint venture
U.S. rare earth metal supplier Molycorp today said that it is planning a joint venture with Hitachi Metals to produce rare earth metals in the U.S. ... read more »
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Avatar Posted by linkcxzbuildingf 5691 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Testing sandbox proposed launch ocean power
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--When it comes to harvesting energy from oceans and rivers, the "sink or swim" approach doesn't really work. Getting wave and tida... read more »
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Avatar Posted by kocdeba 5546 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Electronics load offsets home efficiency gains
A survey by the U.S. Energy Information Administration confirms what most of have seen first-hand: electronic gadgets are using more and more energy... read more »
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Avatar Posted by microfebruary 5573 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Empire State Buildings eco windows available
Magnified cross-view of the thin iWindow casement before it is attached to an existing window frame. (Credit: Serious Materials) Serious Materia... read more »
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Avatar Posted by zuezqoel 5630 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: DARPA awards $1.7M ultracap energy storage
Maxwell Technologies already makes an array of ultracapacitors used to aid in powering everything from cars to camera flashes. (Credit: Maxwell Tec... read more »
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Avatar Posted by tifshoresh 5471 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: GM Kleiner Perkins bet on electric bus maker
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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Avatar Posted by awtayk 5650 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: California yes molten solar
The California Energy Commission has approved a permit for SolarReserve to build a 150-megawatt solar plant that uses molten salt to store energy, th... read more »
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Avatar Posted by rasingsirss324 5539 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Bill Joy chases green-tech breakthroughs
LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.--Six years into green-tech venture investing, Kleiner Perkins continues to see the potential for green technologies to leapfro... read more »
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Avatar Posted by perizel6 5497 days ago (http://reviews.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: BMW ActiveE home charging supplier also powers Lea
The AeroVironment EVSE-RS 240-volt home charging dock. (Credit: AeroVironment) To power its upcoming test fleet of electric vehicles, BMW announc... read more »
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Avatar Posted by testaccgh 5573 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Republicans launch bill ax EPA carbon rules
Republicans in the House of Representatives introduced a bill today that would permanently stop the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating... read more »
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Avatar Posted by zhouwei156 5609 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 carmskrsmm 5496 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: GM ups Volt Ampera production outlook
General Motors said yesterday that it will make 60,000 Chevrolet Volt and Opel Ampera plug-in hybrids in 2012, up from its previously announced 45,... read more »
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