To borrow a line from science fiction writer William Gibson, the future of green tech is already here, it's just not very evenly distributed. Today... read more »
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Japan's Nissan Motor formally launched today its zero emissions Leaf vehicle, an electric car boasting a range of 124 miles and billed as the first... 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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Shown is a map of high-speed railroads currently under construction in the U.S., as well as corridors under development, and proposed lines under... 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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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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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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The United States risks major supply disruptions of rare earth metals used in clean energy products unless it diversifies its sources of the mineral... read more »
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(Credit: Accenture) Given the choice between full electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids, consumers prefer a battery-powered car that comes with a... read more »
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Santa Clara U. has installed 60 rooftop solar collectors. (Credit: Chromasun ) If concentrating sunlight works for utility-scale solar power pl... read more »
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Bord G¡is Energy, Ireland&'s main supplier of natural gas, has just invested $1.3 million in OpenHydro, which manufactures tidal energy systems.Tidal ... read more »
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Control4 spread further into energy on Wednesday, announcing deals with Silver Spring Networks and utility AEP around its home energy management sys... 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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New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg (Credit: The City of New York) New York City plans to restrict the use of dirty heating fuels, use its capped l... read more »
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To IBM, buildings are just another source of data its computers can crunch and make sense of. The computing giant today at an event in New York is ... read more »
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The technology to shift U.S. transportation from oil to electricity is basically ready to go, but political and infrastructure issues could stymie g... read more »
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A competition held by nonprofit ImagineH2O highlights the close connection between water and energy. ImagineH2O, a not-for-profit company formed to... read more »
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Low-profile solar start-up Alta Devices today will detail a technique it claims can deliver record solar cell efficiency, a step toward making solar... read more »
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(Credit: Cree) LED lighting company Cree is taking on the overhead fluorescent lights that are a fixture of office buildings with a light source ... read more »
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Private equity firm Silver Lake ‚ is teaming up with billionaire George Soros&'s fund to invest in &''the energy and resource sectors.&''The new fund ... read more »
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