Earlier this month, GE officially endorsed ZigBee as the wireless standard of choice for smart appliances in a white paper, but the Wi-Fi guys aren&'t... read more »
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A survey by the U.S. Energy Information Administration confirms what most of have seen first-hand: electronic gadgets are using more and more energy... read more »
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Artist&39's rendering of the Oyster 2 to be built and installed off the Orkney Islands by summer 2011. (Credit: Aquamarine Power) Scottish wave p... read more »
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A battery-switching station for electric taxis in Tokyo. On the right, you can see the white cars drive in. On the left, fresh batteries are deli... read more »
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Alan Mulally shows enthusiasm for the Focus Electric by kissing the hood. (Credit: James Martin/CNET) Ford Focus Electric (photos) LAS ... 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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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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The U.S. solar power sector grew 67 percent in 2010 but still lagged European markets by a wide margin in installing solar systems, the industry's ... read more »
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(Credit: University of Maine/James W. Sewall Company) Deep offshore wind could produce energy for 8-10 cents per kilowatt within 10 years, accordi... read more »
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Making hydrogen gas (the bubbles) from a solar cell in water, a Sun Catalytix prototype. (Credit: Martin LaMonica/CNET) Drawing from nature, Mass... read more »
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It seems the Agua Caliente solar project in Arizona is changing hands once again. NRG Energy announced today its subsidiary NRG Solar plans to acquir... read more »
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NEW HAVEN, Conn.--In an ambitious attempt to replicate nature, various researchers are seeking to create fuels from water and sunlight, much the way... read more »
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Here&'s the latest action we&'re following today on the GreenBeat:1366 raises $28.4 million for cheaper wafers &8211' Silicon wafer startup 1366 has r... read more »
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Because it's energy-efficient, LED lighting is spreading into new areas, but an academic study cautions that some types of LED lights use hazardous ... read more »
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Even in the wake of Japan's Fukushima nuclear crisis, nuclear power remains a safer and cleaner choice for China than coal, Pan Ziqiang, the chairma... read more »
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The U.S. wind power industry had its slowest quarter since 2007 in the just-ended third quarter, as investors turned away from the sector after C... read more »
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Solar panel manufacturer SpectraWatt, which was spun out of chip giant Intel, will close its newly opened New York plant and expects to lay off work... read more »
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--To modernize a 1940s power plant for better efficiency, its owner turned to an underground steam pipe system designed in the 19th ... read more »
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Tesla&39's new store is small, but that&39's fine, as the company only has one model to sell. (Credit: Wayne Cunningham/CNET) Tesla's next-gene... read more »
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Now that plug-in electric-vehicle technology is ready for prime time, forward-looking cities are trying to modernize their building codes to stay cu... read more »
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