The Obama administration yesterday unveiled plans to begin issuing new offshore wind energy leases as soon as next year under an accelerated approva... read more »
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(Credit: Accenture) The Chinese government has committed $15 billion over the next 10 years to the electric vehicle (EV) industry alone, while t... read more »
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There's a small cadre of companies trying to crack into the wind power business with a seemingly improbable approach: making machines that work in l... read more »
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The initial results of pilot programs on plug-in electric vehicles may spook companies and create a vicious cycle of inefficiency when it comes to ch... read more »
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Pacific Gas & Electric will offer customers an option to turn off the radio on its smart meters, an effort to address health concerns about the two-... read more »
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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. (Credit: California Fuel Cell... read more »
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A milky-white substance that seeps from dandelion roots could be used to produce a variety of plastics that are used in vehicles. (Credit: Ford) T... read more »
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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... read more »
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GE is building a power plant that uses a flexible natural gas power generator coupled with concentrating solar power and wind turbines. (Credit: GE... read more »
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WASHINGTON--The auto and battery industries have come up with some impressive electric vehicles. Now they're wondering how to make money on them. T... read more »
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Vivint is a home security company looking for growth in home energy and solar installations. The company, formerly called APX Alarms, today is sche... read more »
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The 260 mpg Volkswagen XL1 concept car. (Credit: Volkswagen) Volkswagen jumped on the plug-in bandwagon and will produce a range of plug-in hybri... read more »
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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission plans to do a "systematic and methodical" review of U.S. nuclear facilities following the onset of the crisis... read more »
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A room at the Volkswagen research and design facility in Belmont, Calif., which uses a Redwood Systems DC LED lighting control system. (Credit: Re... read more »
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Here&'s some of the latest action we&'re following on the GreenBeat today:First Solar posts strong forecast, sells Arizona plant to NRG &8211' The top... read more »
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In the space of a few years, I've gone from one lighting technology to another and now to three lighting types in my home. I suspect others will be ... read more »
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BMW will produce a line of lightweight, fuel-efficient cars under the new BMW i brand (Credit: BMW) Get ready for a new kind of BMW. The German c... read more »
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Google's PowerMeter Web application can now track home electricity from a PC or smartphone using Wi-Fi and a home's broadband connection. Blue Line... read more »
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1366 Technologies, a start-up created to make solar electricity cheaper than coal, is set to receive a loan to build its first factories, bringing t... read more »
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J.D. Power and Associates today forecast that 7 percent of new auto sales in 2020 will be hybrids or battery electric vehicles but a "mass migration... read more »
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