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Kior ‘Biocrude’ Plant a Step towards Advanced Biofuels
A Kior plant in Mississippi will start shipping fuel made from wood chips as planned as it chases large-scale production.
Microgrids Keep Power Flowing Through Sandy Outages
Local power generation with microgrids showed the benefits of reliability during Hurricane Sandy.
LED Lighting Riding Price-Performance Curve
Best Buy's Insignia LEDs cost less than half what similar bulbs cost two years ago, and smartphone-controlled bulbs are becoming available.
Smart Meters Help Utility Speed Sandy Restoration
Smart grid technologies can make the grid to recover quicker from storms, as utility Pepco is finding out.
Apple Sells Philips’ Color-Shifting Wireless Lights
Philips' Hue wireless LED light bulbs can be controlled via a smart phone or tablet.
Bringing Big Data to Smart Meters
Using data analytics, startup AutoGrid Systems seeks to make sense of and monetize the streams of data from smart meters and sensors.
Google Fleet Gives "Carbon Negative" Fuel a Ride
Startup Cool Planet Energy Systems signs on Google to test its biofuel, which is able to meet California's upcoming low-carbon fuel standard.
Wi-Fi LED Light Bulbs: Gateway to the Smart Home?
Greenwave Reality's LEDs can be controlled from a smartphone. Will they sell because they're cool or because they can save energy?
Running a Marine Unit on Solar and Diesel
Navy research program eschews solar PV for hybrid solar-liquid fuel system to dramatically cut fuel use.
