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...
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Jatropha plant nuts consist of 30 percent to 40 percent oil that can be converted into biofuel. Air New Zealand, and other commercial airlines, hav...
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BOSTON--When it comes to distributed energy in suburban or urban areas, solar panels do a better job of fitting in than small wind turbines.
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Artist&39's rendering of the Oyster 2 to be built and installed off the Orkney Islands by summer 2011.
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Industrial designer Eric Leong takes a speculative look at how a 2015 Toyota Prius might appear.
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This post is sponsored by Dell. As always, VentureBeat is adamant about maintaining editorial objectivity. Dell had no involvement in the content of t...
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Policy promoting green technology may be on the rise, but does that translate into well-developed technology--and, most imp...
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Robotics manufacturing tends to evoke visions of a John Henry-esque scenario in which competent women and men lose jobs to hunks of automated metal.
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A topic most people once considered as boring as dirt--rare earth minerals--has fast become a matter of international significance with a direct impa...
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SAN FRANCISCO--California unveiled its final draft of a market system to curb greenhouse gases, relaxing expected rules in the face of a weak econo...
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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg yesterday launched the Urban Technology Innovation Center, an initiative to test ways to improve building effi...
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More U.S. solar start-ups are finding that the route to the global solar panel market passes through government offices.
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Ultracapacitor maker Ioxus today said it has raised $21 million from a handful of large industrial companies, a vote of confidence in this relativel...
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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.
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With millions of smart meters projected to be installed, opponents have raised concerns over the health impact from the radios inside these two-way ...
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The Kia Naimo is a four-seat five-door electric concept that debuted at the 2011 Seoul Motor Show.
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Evergreen Solar will close its Massachusetts factory, saying that the U.S. is at a disadvantage in the face of low-cost Chinese solar suppliers.
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The threat of a meltdown at nuclear reactors in Japan has prompted scrutiny of renewable power options by many nations as growing public unease push...
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Americans who receive meter data on their home energy use reduce consumption on average by 1.8 percent after the first year.
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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-...
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