Access to on-demand lighting is a given for many of us, but some developing countries don't have the proper electrical grid set up to allow even a basic light bulb to turn on. Solar power is a popular way to address this problem, a ...READ»
Just as pocket-sized solar gadget chargers are becoming popular, SunCore, a five-year-old startup, wants to take things to the next level with its Novacell light charger--a gadget charger that can use room light, sunlight, or even a ...READ»
Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. was awarded $200 million. Today President Obama will announce federal investments that will bring smart electric meters to one-quarter to one-third of U.S. homes. The money will be matched with state ...READ»
Parking lots are the antithesis of sustainability--cold, hard seas of concrete and (mostly) petroleum-fueled cars. But they don't have to be that way, as Dell and Envision Solar recently showed us. Envision completed a renewable ...READ»
As the US economy slowed, the US Government stepped in with the $787 stimulus package passed in February 2009 as the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA). A big chunk of the stimulus, about $67 billion worth, is ...READ»
Google has made waves in the greentech world with its multi-million dollar geothermal and solar power investments, its plans to build a wave-powered data center, and its proclamation that it wants to make clean energy cheaper than ...READ»
We all hear a lot about the problems we face, and there's no lack of them it seems. Our environment and our economy face great challenges. We need clean water and food. We need to produce ...READ»
