The threat of a meltdown at nuclear reactors in Japan has prompted scrutiny of renewable power options by many nations as growing public unease push... read more »
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Just when you thought solar was headed everywhere--rooftops, utility poles, and deserts, to name a few places--it's coming to your keyboard too. ... read more »
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Empa and Flisom&39's flexible CIGS solar cell made on a polymer substrate. (Credit: Empa) Swiss scientists have broken an energy conversion effic... read more »
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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... read more »
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A Gen7 School at Bolsa Knolls Middle School in Salinas, Calif. (Credit: American Modular Systems) Could prefab structures be a quick and cost-savi... read more »
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Solar photovoltaics have the potential to be the most cost-effective electricity source and could even challenge fossil fuels within 10 years. That... read more »
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Brammo&39's Engage electric motorcycle with a six-speed transmission. (Credit: Brammo) Brammo will offer its electric motorcycles with a six-speed... read more »
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A diagram of General Compressions compressed air energy storage system from the ARPA-E Summit earlier this year. (Credit: General Compression) G... read more »
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The new MyFord Mobile smartphone app will allow owners to plan trips, locate charging stations, remotely lock... read more »
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Ford CEO Alan Mulally introduces the Ford Focus Electric. (Credit: James Martin/CNET) Ford CEO Alan Mulally introduced the automaker's first-ever ... read more »
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After record solar-plant approval in 2010, the California Energy Commission believes its "big push" in solar-thermal projects is over. This past ye... read more »
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LAS VEGAS--General Electric today said the next phase of its $200 million entrepreneurship challenge will focus on home energy management. GE at th... read more »
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PlugShare enables users to find and share over 2,500 EV charging points, many of which are private residences. (Credit: PlugShare) One of the firs... read more »
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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... read more »
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The Prius Plug-in will offer electric-only driving for about 13 miles and an anticipated 50 MPG hybrid driving. (Credit: Toyota) Folks who want to... 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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(Credit: Ford) From New York City to Seattle, Wash., Ford this week named 25 U.S. cities that are paving the way for an influx of electric vehicle... read more »
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Qteros, which has a method for creating ethanol from naturally occurring microbes, has signed a partnership to bring its technology to market in Ind... read more »
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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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SmartGridView is marketing itself as a service that brings together experts to discuss intelligent power grids, and packages that knowledge for the re... read more »
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