Avatar Posted by zidfodq 5387 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: MIT flow battery breaks mold cheap storage
This black, gooey material developed at MIT is the basis of a new design meant to boost battery energy density tenfold. (Credit: MIT) Instead of ... read more »
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Avatar Posted by ideaveHen93 5404 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Liquid Metal Battery snags funding Gates firm
Liquid Metal Battery, a company pursuing a breakthrough battery design, has attracted Bill Gates and an oil driller as seed investors. Many battery... read more »
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Avatar Posted by Anatolii18987 5383 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Agencies: Scrap biofuel support curb food costs
Governments should scrap policies to support biofuels because they are forcing up global food prices, according to a report by 10 international age... read more »
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Avatar Posted by lateplicai 5376 days ago (http://reviews.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: New technology converts exhaust heat cooling ele
Engineering researchers at Oregon State University developed a prototype thermally activated cooling system that converts waste heat to cooling. (C... read more »
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Avatar Posted by joefijfeee 5454 days ago (http://reviews.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Kia debuts EV concept Naimo
The Kia Naimo is a four-seat five-door electric concept that debuted at the 2011 Seoul Motor Show. (Credit: Kia) Kia debuted its electric car con... read more »
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Avatar Posted by hemorrhoidshomeremedy991 5392 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: London double-decker buses getting makeover
The diesel-electric hybrid &34'New Bus for London,&34' made by Wrightbus and designed in conjunction with Heatherwick studio, has been chosen to be... read more »
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Avatar Posted by DaulkSak 5376 days ago (http://reviews.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Honda tests fast-chargg e-scooters Spa
The Honda EV-neo zero-emissions electric scooter. (Credit: Hona) Honda's first electric vehicle to hit the road in Europe will be a scooter. The ... read more »
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Avatar Posted by jeandanis123 5575 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: GE creates home energy unit smart-grid play
GE&39's Nucleus software displays real-time and historical energy use. (Credit: GE) General Electric has created a Home Energy Management busine... read more »
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Avatar Posted by footballtshirts1 5560 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: U.S. risk of rare earths supply disruptions
The United States risks major supply disruptions of rare earth metals used in clean energy products unless it diversifies its sources of the mineral... read more »
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Avatar Posted by ccretspql 5380 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: White House plugs cleaner info-rich smart grid
The White House today outlined its priorities for modernizing the electricity grid, saying the smart grid is central to economic competitiveness ... read more »
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Avatar Posted by PerchidloZX 5541 days ago (http://ces.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: CES: Freescale chip chops vampire draw zero
Chipmaker Freescale has designed a USB charger that knows when to stop working. At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week, Freescale ... read more »
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Avatar Posted by naprexvoire 5385 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Intel Research eyes home energy building efficien
When it comes to energy, Intel's biggest concern is keeping a lid on the power used at giant data centers. But Intel researchers are seriously looki... read more »
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Avatar Posted by parwanresoh25341 5443 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Google vests giant BrightSource solar project
BrightSource Energy said today it has secured financing for a utility-scale solar plant in the California desert, the first project of this type to ... read more »
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Avatar Posted by gsambermgm 5519 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Nissan pushing Leaf full production
Nissan Motor, Japan's second-biggest automaker, said today that Leaf production will reach full capacity by March at its factory south of Tokyo. T... read more »
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Avatar Posted by xhat05 5404 days ago (http://reviews.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Survey reveals consumers prefer plug-in hybrids E
(Credit: Accenture) Given the choice between full electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids, consumers prefer a battery-powered car that comes with a... read more »
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Avatar Posted by kiston 5398 days ago (http://reviews.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Nissan constructing solar charging station Leafs
A rendering of the 30-car solar charging station being built at Nissan&39's Smyrna plants. (Credit: Nissan) Nissan began construction on a 30-car... read more »
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Avatar Posted by paulsmith385 5593 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Hybrid storage melds battery ultracapacitor
In the geeky world of energy storage, there are well-understood limitations to plain old batteries and to ultracapacitors, devices able to store rel... read more »
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Avatar Posted by johnma5k 5583 days ago (http://reviews.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: EPA: Nissan Leaf tops fuel efficiency
The range of the plug-in-only Nissan Leaf varies with real-world driving conditions. (Credit: Nissan) Everything is come up roses for the all-elec... read more »
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Avatar Posted by Sophia003 740079 days ago (http://venturebeat.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Redwood Systems wants lighting behave a broadban
Light-emitting diode (LED) lighting is more power-efficient than your typical incandescent light bulb, but it requires a different type of power setup... read more »
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Avatar Posted by chdresource 5460 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: In lab designing ultimate biofuel bug
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--To reinvent the fuel business, engineers at biofuel start-up Joule Unlimited tinker with tiny life forms all day. The four-year-o... read more »
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