The Natural Resources Defense Council offered kudos to Sony and Microsoft last week for what the organization sees as a significant improvement to... read more »
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One of the job openings at Google is to work on heliostats, or sun-tracking mirrors used to concentrate light and produce heat in concentrating sol... 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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Enerkem today said that it raised $60 million from fuel refiner Valero and others to build plants that convert municipal waste to biofuels. Enerk... read more »
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The Audi A3 TCNG will enter production in 2013. (Credit: Audi) - Audi plans to use wind power as a source of clean energy for its upcoming electri... read more »
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Xtreme Power&39's utility-scale energy storage units store energy and can be used to regulate the ebb and flow of intermittent energy sources lik... 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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Ceremonial presentation by Penske Automotive Group Chairman Roger Penske, center, and Smart USA president Jill Lajdziak, right, to the first Smart ... read more »
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WALTHAM, Mass.--In the quest for renewable sources of energy, the military is giving garbage a go. The Edwards Air Force base in Southern Californi... read more »
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WASHINGTON--The Environmental Protection Agency said today it will delay for three years requiring biomass-fired boilers to have permits for emitti... read more »
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Automotive air conditioning of the future will not be the environmental blight it has been in the past. The EPA on Monday announced it has approved... read more »
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RUTLAND, Mass.--The road up to Jordan Dairy Farm here offers a typical New England view of rolling hills, wood-frame houses, and shade trees. Then u... 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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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission exists to police, not promote, the domestic nuclear industry--but diplomatic cables show that it is sometimes used... read more »
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BMW will begin leasing 700 all-electric ActiveE vehicles this Fall. (Credit: BMW) BMW ActiveE (photos) BMW unveiled its production versio... read more »
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Sample of the GridConnect dashboard (Credit: EnergyConnect) Building systems management giant Johnson Controls announced yesterday it has signed... read more »
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GE plans to manufacture 400 megawatts worth annually of thin-film solar cells made with cadmium telluride. (Credit: GE) General Electric plans to ... read more »
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General Motors isn't in the business of city buses, but an investment announced today in electric bus maker Proterra opens up the possibility Prote... 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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Here&'s the latest action we&'re following on the GreenBeat today:SoloPower picks up $51.6 million &8211' The thin-film solar startup ‚ (solar module ... read more »
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