The global wind, solar, and biofuels industries are poised to double within the next 10 years, according to a report released this week by energy res... read more »
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There are many research efforts to radically improve energy storage for both vehicles and the grid, but the business models for bringing that techno... read more »
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To improve solar cell efficiency, Stanford researchers added a self-assembling monolayer (SAM) of an organic molecule to a titanium oxide semicon... read more »
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The U.S. Department of Energy is offering $2.1 billion in conditional loan guarantees to support what will be the world's biggest solar power plant... read more »
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Rather than burning stuff to make electricity, a handful of thermoelectric-technology companies are trying to tap waste heat as an energy source. P... read more »
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Out with the aluminum and in with composite material for a lighter truck and smaller engine. This truck, one of five being tested in different clim... read more »
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LAS VEGAS--Consumer electronics companies used to tout the energy efficiency of individual gadgets. Now many want to make your whole house more effi... read more »
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This year has seen the launch of a number of cool green gadgets and gizmos &8212' it&'s also been a big year for electric car launches. If you want to... read more »
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A school in Tuicun Village in Tibet where Suntech donated solar panels. (Credit: Suntech) Suntech Power, the China-based solar manufacturing gia... read more »
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Photovoltaic research at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (Credit: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory/Roy Kaltschmidt) The Department of Energy... read more »
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The Obama administration today launched of an energy efficiency program that will provide consumers with a home efficiency rating. Vice President J... read more »
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The wireless charging Powermat is due in the 2011 Chevrolet Volt, and in other GM brand cars by mid-2012. (Credit: GM) Universal chargers for port... 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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India and the United States have agreed to cooperate on energy projects, including shale gas and clean energy, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh... read more »
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The U.S. government yesterday gave four biofuel companies loan guarantees of nearly $650 million to help build plants that will make motor fuels fr... read more »
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WASHINGTON--U.S. environmental regulators released a plan on Thursday for the nation's power plants and refineries to cut greenhouse gas emissions,... read more »
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(Credit: OPower) Americans who receive meter data on their home energy use reduce consumption on average by 1.8 percent after the first year. Th... read more »
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Treemetrics is taking forestry‚ high-tech with its 3D laser scanning system to accurately measure the‚ height, straightness, taper and volume of the t... 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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