As the Nissan Leaf does not use any gasoline, its drivers do not pay for highway maintenance. (Credit: Josh Miller/CNET) A report by the Congres... read more »
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A solar-powered mobile phone base station in Rajasthan, India. (Credit: Shashwat Nagpal/VNL) The high-powered schmoozing at the World Economic F... read more »
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Shown is a map of high-speed railroads currently under construction in the U.S., as well as corridors under development, and proposed lines under... read more »
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Here are the stories we&'re reading today on the GreenBeat:Troubled Evergreen Solar to try recapitalization &8212' The company said yesterday that its... read more »
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Bord GĦis Energy, Ireland&'s main supplier of natural gas, has just invested $1.3 million in OpenHydro, which manufactures tidal energy systems.Tidal ... read more »
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The European Union is sponsoring a multimillion-dollar research project to boost the efficiency of everyday electronics and choke the constant flow ... read more »
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Cyclone&39's Mark V 100-horsepower engine. (Credit: Cyclone Power Technologies) Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems has signed a deal with Cyclone... read more »
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Hara&39's dashboard allows managers to track different energy and environmental metrics, including greenhouse gases. (Credit: Hara) Start-up Hara... read more »
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When Mike Peterson jumped into a colleague's single turboprop Pilatus and flew over the remote Central California valley that he now hopes to turn i... read more »
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Chrysler is fitting an EPA-patented hydraulic drive system into its Town &' Country minivan. (Credit: Chrysler) Today, Chrysler and the Envir... read more »
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There&'s a ton of data involved with smart grids, and one startup called World Infrastructure Technologies (WIT)‚ is championing a way to visualize an... read more »
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In the space of a few years, I've gone from one lighting technology to another and now to three lighting types in my home. I suspect others will be ... read more »
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Amid a full-blown humanitarian crisis from a massive earthquake and tsunami, Japan is racing against time to avert a nuclear catastrophe. Plant wor... read more »
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The Uno electric scooter is a unique beast: an electric scooter that looks like a mini-motorcycle and folds up into a Segway-like scooter balanced o... read more »
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First Solar has signed a memorandum of understanding, or MOU, to supply its thin-film solar panels to China Guangdong Nuclear Solar Energy Developmen... read more »
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To borrow a line from science fiction writer William Gibson, the future of green tech is already here, it's just not very evenly distributed. Today... read more »
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General Electric Chief Executive Jeffrey Immelt defended the nuclear industry's safety record today during a trip to Tokyo to show support to the op... read more »
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At this point, LED bulbs are the hybrid cars of lighting. They're cheaper to operate but cost more upfront than their less-efficient cousins. There... read more »
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Could the Fiesta be the first North American car to get Ford&39's new 1.0-L EcoBoost (Credit: Ford) Ford's been taking advantage of its EcoBoost f... read more »
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The future, we are told, is smart homes able to remotely control appliances, secure us from intruders, and use energy superefficiently. As I sit her... read more »
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