Can a country that gets nearly half of its electricity from burning coal really get 80 percent of its electricity from "clean-energy sources" in les...
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Energy-efficiency company Comverge is getting less picky about whether the hardware it works with is an electric vehicle or an air conditioner.
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General Motors today said it will bring hybrid technology to Buick models that will improve fuel efficiency by about 25 percent using what GM calls ...
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GlassPoint&39's glass buildings are about 20 feet high and have mirrors inside which makes steam.
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In a meeting of solar ener...
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Germany will shut down all seven of its nuclear power plants that began operation before 1980 and it is unclear whether they will start up again, th...
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A Microsoft-sponsored analysis released today reaffirms what many tech companies have long been saying: computing is more efficient when it's concen...
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Having scoured the globe via the Internet for promising power grid technologies, General Electric today said it and its partners will invest $55 mil...
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A view of 100 flywheels, inside the blue cylinder-shaped structures, out of a planned 200 installed in a 20-megawatt storage system.
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The California Energy Commission has approved a permit for SolarReserve to build a 150-megawatt solar plant that uses molten salt to store energy, th...
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GM Director of Design Taewon Kim (left) and GM Korea President and CEO Mike Arcamone holding the Best Concept Car award in front of the Mi-ray conc...
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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...
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SoloPower&39's solar collectors are flexible and can be adhered onto a flat roof.
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SoloPower said yesterday that it has condit...
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A Gen7 School at Bolsa Knolls Middle School in Salinas, Calif.
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Could prefab structures be a quick and cost-savi...
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People will significantly conserve electricity during peak demand if given price incentives and tools to modify usage, according to a new study.
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The Obama administration today launched of an energy efficiency program that will provide consumers with a home efficiency rating.
Vice President J...
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Areva's solar mirrors reflect heat onto boiler pipes above to create steam and power a turbine generator to create electricity.
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Retroficiency&39's Web application is designed so energy auditors or building managers can get a quick idea of energy use and evaluate efficiency p...
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A topic most people once considered as boring as dirt--rare earth minerals--has fast become a matter of international significance with a direct impa...
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Boeing's two-year study of jatropha-curcas agriculture in Brazil has found that location choice and strong...
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WORCESTER, Mass.--The electronic waste piling up in our closets and basements holds valuable material that could be used to make something new, as i...
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