SunRun said that it has secured $200 million from a bank to finance the installation of residential solar panels, a sign of confidence in a business... read more »
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Diagram of how the pilot home energy systems works, with written explanations in Dutch (Credit: Enexis) Two new housing developments in Breda, t... read more »
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(Credit: Cree) LED lighting company Cree is taking on the overhead fluorescent lights that are a fixture of office buildings with a light source ... read more »
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A suboptimal situation: snow-covered solar panels. The edge of the roof rake (on right) is covered with soft material to avoid damaging the panels.... read more »
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2011 Chevrolet Volt gets 69 MPGe if you recharge its battery ever 75 miles, according to the EPA&39's new ratings system. (Credit: GM) General Mot... read more »
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Governments are looking at ways to keep the U.N.'s Kyoto Protocol going beyond 2012 in some form to defuse a standoff between rich and poor nations... read more »
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--The MIT Nuclear Reactor Laboratory is a trip into the past and, if nuclear power grows in this country, perhaps a glimpse into the... read more »
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The future of transportation won&39't look anything like how we used to envision it, according to BMW&39's newest documentary segment. (Credit: BMW... read more »
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(Credit: Solyndra) Solyndra has found a second use for its solar collector as a shade for greenhouses. The company on Monday said that that its ... read more »
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(Credit: Ford) Ford just launched a new Web site to educate people about electric vehicles in an interactive way. The site is designed to inform vi... read more »
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Start-up Leyden Energy on Monday is expected to announce a distribution deal for laptop battery cells that improve the life of typical lithium ion b... read more »
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Where most people see a pile of leftovers or yard waste, Paul Sewell sees a revenue stream, delivering energy and valuable nutrients. Sewell is the... read more »
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Ford presented a demonstration using Google&39's Prediction API to find the most efficient route for a plug-in hybrid. (Credit: Ford) To take th... read more »
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Home Depot will begin to offer small wind turbines and installation services from Southwest Windpower, both companies announced today. Southwest Wind... read more »
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If you want to drive a hydrogen vehicle today, the 2011 Honda FCX Clarity is one of your only options. But you have to live in Southern California ... read more »
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Google has not given up on its goal of making renewable energy cheaper than coal for consumers but it is not predicting victory soon, its director ... read more »
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President Barack Obama today proposed boosting funds for clean-energy research and deployment in his 2012 budget by slashing subsidies for fossil f... read more »
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Jaguar says it will build a production version of the C-X75 concept car. (Credit: Daniel Terdiman/CNET) Jaguar's C-X75 concept was the most stun... read more »
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Clean-tech start-ups that think they can be nimble and quick to market may be interested in a new incubator from San Francisco. Greenstart, whose tea... read more »
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Evergreen Solar will close its Massachusetts factory, saying that the U.S. is at a disadvantage in the face of low-cost Chinese solar suppliers. Th... read more »
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