Solar financing startup Sungevity has raised $15 million in a third round of financing to put more solar panels on rooftops by leasing or selling the ... read more »
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A giant parabolic trough at Solar Millennium&39's pioneer project Andasol 1 in Europe, which has been grid-connected since December 2008. (Credit: ... read more »
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Four-year-old start-up Transphorm is tackling a problem as old as the electricity distribution grid: the energy lost in converting between AC and DC... read more »
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An A19 omnidirectional 8.5-watt LED on sale at Amazon for $21.28 from Lighting Science Group. (Credit: Lighting Science Group) Lighting manufactur... read more »
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Prime Minister Naoto Kan said today that renewable energy will be a key pillar of Japan's energy policy after the world's worst nuclear crisis in 2... read more »
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Genomatica&39's Bio-BDO, a chemical derived from waste currently in pilot production. (Credit: Genomatica) Waste Management seems to be on a quest... 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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LAS VEGAS--General Electric today said the next phase of its $200 million entrepreneurship challenge will focus on home energy management. GE at th... read more »
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Stion makes CIGS solar panels at its San Jose, Calif.-based facility with plans to expand to a factory in Mississippi. (Credit: Stion) Thin-film s... read more »
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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. Small ... read more »
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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... 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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Nissan Motor has received complaints from owners that its Leaf electric car on occasion fails to start, posing a potential setback for the automaker... read more »
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NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.--Energy Secretary Steven Chu is drawing on U.S. history in research and development to advocate for policies to encourage clean... read more »
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A landmark along the Tokyo-Osaka railway, Sanyo&39's Solar Ark is 344 yards wide with an annual output of 530,000 kWh. (Credit: Sanyo) Struggli... read more »
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An electric mini and a plug-in hybrid charge up. (Credit: Martin LaMonica/CNET ) Electric vehicles will figure prominently at the upcoming LA Au... read more »
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The Pelamis P2 wave energy converter from Pelamis Wave Power (Credit: Pelamis Wave Power) The European Union will consider whether a massive wave ... read more »
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This view from Japan state broadcaster NHK shows a Japanese Self Defense Force helicopter dropping water on reactor 3 at the Fukushima Daiichi nucl... read more »
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How the Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf fared in their crash tests. (Credit: IIHS) The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety said today that the C... read more »
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Sketches from Mitsubishi&39's global corporate site show a wider bodied i-MiEV that could be what the carmaker will unveil at the 2010 LA Auto Show... read more »
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