Areva's solar mirrors reflect heat onto boiler pipes above to create steam and power a turbine generator to create electricity. An Australian co... read more »
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With America Recycles Day coming around on Monday, it's a good time to consider the impact of digital technology on waste. It doesn't require too m... read more »
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Qteros, which has a method for creating ethanol from naturally occurring microbes, has signed a partnership to bring its technology to market in Ind... read more »
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You've heard of turning recycled plastic bottles into floor carpeting or clothing. How about back into oil Digging through a high-tech recycling c... read more »
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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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Juiced: Google&39's technical program manager for electric transportation, Rolf Schreiber, gets ready to charge a Nissan Leaf. (Credit: Screen cap... read more »
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It&'s Christmas time for Instapaper fanatics: Developer Marco Arment has finally delivered Instapaper 3.0 for the iPhone and iPad, bringing with it ne... read more »
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Google and its partners cleared the first major hurdle with U.S. regulators today to build a $5 billion transmission line that would transport elec... read more »
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LAS VEGAS--Gear for smart, connected homes may give you consumers fine-grained control over home energy, but ThinkEco has got a light-weight approac... read more »
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To IBM, buildings are just another source of data its computers can crunch and make sense of. The computing giant today at an event in New York is ... read more »
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Here are the top stories we&'re following today on the GreenBeat:Most of GE&'s recent renewable energy investing has gone towards wind energy projects... read more »
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When it comes to energy technology, nuclear fusion is the ultimate "swing for the fences." Now at least one fusion venture is getting serious attent... read more »
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Driven by a surge in wind power installations, China is building on its lead in Ernst & Young's ranking of top renewable energy countries. Wind inv... read more »
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Unrefined algae oil is also known as &39'green crude&39'. (Credit: Sapphire Energy) The U.S. has enough land in the right climate to produce homeg... read more »
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Sulfurcell&39's thin-film solar modules can be fitted into roof-top panels or used as part of a building&39's facade, as seen here at the Ferdinand... read more »
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Japan's Nissan Motor formally launched today its zero emissions Leaf vehicle, an electric car boasting a range of 124 miles and billed as the first... read more »
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(Credit: U.S. Department of Energy) Google and more than 80 other companies are collaborating with the Department of Energy to make it simple fo... read more »
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Facebook announced today it&'s going green. The social networking giant unveiled &''Green on Facebook,&'' a site geared toward sharing environmentally... read more »
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The design of Osram Sylvania&39's 100-watt equivalent LED expected for release later this year or next year (Credit: Osram Sylvania) With a fed... read more »
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The developer of a proposed wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island doubled the size of the project, saying that greater scale would allow it to sel... read more »
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