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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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