By the end of this year, people will be able to buy an LED light bulb controllable from an Android device, part of Google's move into home automatio...
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Low-profile solar start-up Alta Devices today will detail a technique it claims can deliver record solar cell efficiency, a step toward making solar...
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iPhone battery's future.
Yesterday, Apple received Patent No. 7,868,582 from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for poweri...
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As electric cars move towards the smart grid, there&'s been a lot of worry about the cars overstraining the grid. But at least for now, GM and PG&'...
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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...
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Kior&39's process uses a catalyst to treat biomass to turn it into a petroleum replacement. The proprietary catalyst is recuperated during the pr...
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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,...
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General Electric has released an Energy Star-compliant LED light designed as a long-lasting and efficient replacement for a 40-watt incandescent bul...
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A Solar Junction wafer of high-efficiency solar cells. Each individual chip can produce about 20 watts.
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The Honda EV-neo zero-emissions electric scooter.
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Honda's first electric vehicle to hit the road in Europe will be a scooter. The ...
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Transphorm came out of stealth today with the high-profile backing of Google Ventures and Kleiner Perkins, and power-conversion technology it says can...
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The cost of efficient yet pricey LED light bulbs could fall by 50 percent in the next five years, according to the top Philips Lighting executive in...
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Next-generation battery packs for the future Chevy Volts could have 50 to 100 percent more battery life.
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General Motors is looking ahe...
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What's light green, sprayed on top of asphalt, and lowers the temperature of parking lots by 30 degrees If you went to school at Robert L. Duffy sch...
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The efficiency gauge on the Volt&39's instrument panel can help drivers maximize fuel economy.
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GE plans to manufacture 400 megawatts worth annually of thin-film solar cells made with cadmium telluride.
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The new MyFord Mobile smartphone app will allow owners to plan trips, locate charging stations, remotely lock...
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A driver fills up a fuel cell vehicle with hydrogen at one of California&39's few public hydrogen refueling stations.
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Converting traditional school buses to hydraulic hybrids, capable of running on recycled biofuel, could add up to a considerable savings for the na...
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In a carefully orchestrated series of announcements this morning, hot fuel cell company Bloom Energy announced a new electricity service that allows c...
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