Topic: Energy Technology

The Challenges of Eco-Friendliness

Starbucks isn't the only company discovering that setting sustainability targets is easy, but achieving them is not.READ»

• A Story of Starbucks and the Limits of Corporate Sustainability
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Tokyo Eco-Startup Fullcircle Innovations Is Announced as a Finalist in Red Herring 100 Asia Prize

Solving climate change is a big challenge that will require cooperation and innovation on a global scale. Tokyo startup Fullcircle Innovations is taking on this challenge with its offerings at GreenITers.com and EcoAppsFree.com.READ»

Mowing Down Climate Change With a Clean, Quiet Gardening Company

Kelly Giard's startup Clean Air Lawn Care uses solar-powered machines -- and like his lawns, it needed careful planning, constant care and cultivation to grow into the thriving business it is today. Here’s what Giard has to say about his green thumb.READ»

Let's Cash It in Now

How Corporate America can create jobs and save energy.READ»

Drink Wine, Save Planet

Want to cut your carbon footprint and get a buzz at the same time? Grab a bottle from the Sonoma Wine Company in Graton, California. The winery is the pilot project for Cogenra Solar, a startup backed by top VC Vinod Khosla.READ»

In 20 Years, We Will Need a Second Earth

If humanity continues sucking up resources at its current rate, we will need a second planet to meet our material needs by 2030 and the equivalent of 2.8 planets by 2050. That's the sobering conclusion of a new report by the World Wildlife Fund.READ»

The Leader Is the Chief Energy Officer

The most fundamental job of a leader is to recruit, mobilize, inspire, focus, direct, and regularly refuel the energy of those they lead.READ»

Solar Power Business Heats Up: Enter GE

Watch out, solar manufacturers: GE may be about to take over your turf. The corporate giant, which has already carved out a spot as one of the world's leading wind turbine suppliers, announced this week that it is moving into the thin film solar business.READ»

Restoring Trust Through Sustainable Excellence

The combination of innovation, globalization, and natural resource limits present two distinctly different futures: one that delivers dignified lives to more of the world's people than ever before, the other hits a brick wall brought on by a consumption-based model that the planet cannot sustain.READ»

Wind Could Drive 20% of World Power Needs By 2030, With China in Lead

20% of the world's electrical could be powered by wind inside 20 years--with China leading the way. Do we believe it? READ»

iFive: First Stem Cell Treatment Trial, Google's Wind Farm, Ngmoco Bought, Irish Three Strikes Law Defeated, Spotify Phone

Spare a thought for Gray Collins, as you ponder the prospect of all those work-related emails you've got to send: Collins is in the middle of a non-stop Twitterthon for charity. His tweet burden is one every 10 minutes, which doesn't ...READ»

Solar Power Supplier Now Offers Home Improvement Too

Want your ducts fixed? Your lightbulbs replaced? A new AC installed? SolarCity, the biggest provider of residential solar power in California, will do all of it while attaching panels to your roof.READ»

US Sustainable Business Spending to Double to $60 Billion by 2014

Independent analyst firm Verdantix finds that spending on sustainability initiatives will grow from $28 billion in 2010 to $60 billion in 2014. The sustainable business market forecast finds that growth of 11% in 2010 will increase to 16% in 2011 and 24% in 2012. The study covers all industries and all sustainability initiatives from energy efficiency to spending on strategy, risk and brand. READ»

How Google Cash Helped Find Geothermal Energy in West Virginia

The coal-powered state finds 78% more clean energy right under its feet, thanks to a grant from the search engine giant.READ»

Saving the Grid From Ugly Overhead Wires

This week, American Semiconductor received its largest order yet--over 3 million meters of cables for superconductor cable manufacturer LS Cable of Korea.READ»

First Green Lights For Large-Scale Solar on U.S. Land

Two California-based projects are the first utility-scale solar installations on federal lands to get the go-ahead from the Bureau of Land Management -- and there are a dozen more to follow.READ»

Toyota's All-In-One Energy Hub For Home And Car

Toyota wants to take energy monitoring a step further with the Smart Center, a system that links homes, vehicles, utilities, and users into an all-in-one energy management hub.READ»

Wind Power: Poverty Reducer

The Asian Development Bank has granted $630,000 to conduct initial feasibility assessments for three proposed wind farms on the Philippines island of Luzon.READ»

Green MBA Success: Meet Adam D. Granz, Energy Efficiency Program Manager at Willdan Energy Solutions

Before getting into energy efficiency, Adam D. Ganz worked in real estate. Since getting his MBA, Adam has taken on the role of Energy Efficiency Program Manager at Willdan Energy Solutions. Read about how he changed his career path to a green one with an MBA in sustainability.READ»

Why Environmental Activists Embrace Social Media

Six months after the BP oil spill, it’s clear that in the age of social media, a company can’t spin and rebrand its way out of a mess like it used to.READ»

Gulf Coast Oil's Disappearing Act Comes to an End

Giving the lie to claims that the oil had "disappeared," Greenpeace scientists went out sampling and found oil as far away as 300 miles from the spill site.READ»

India's Clean Energy Investment Potential: Report

The World Resources Institute says there's a $2.11 billion market for clean energy among India's rural poor.READ»

How Green Entrepreneurs Pave the Path to Real Economic Recovery

In the aftermath of the Great Recession we could be in a single dip or a double, heading for deflation or hyper-inflation. But one thing seems clear - we're not getting out of this mess by shuffling money around. We need real ...READ»

It's Official: FutureGen Clean Coal Project to Receive $1 Billion in DOE Funding

With a formal commitment for $1 billion from the DOE announced this week, FutureGen might just make it off the ground.READ»

Stockholm Seaport Turns a Brighter Shade of Green [Video]

Stockholm, already a green city, is getting even greener with a new commitment to its Royal Seaport District under construction. Though plans for the district have been in the works for years in one form or another, a full political ...READ»