The U.S. Could Run on 80-Percent Renewable Electricity by 2050
And it wouldn't need super-advanced technology to do it.
Stories Tagged "electricity"
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Another Loan Guarantee Recipient Goes Bankrupt
Flywheel-based electricity storage company Beacon Power can't pay its bills.
Can the Creators of the iPhone Make Home Energy Management Sexy?
Nest Labs is a startup in deep stealth that is deploying the world's best user interface designers against the world's most boring enterprise: saving energy
Turning Plants into Charcoal Cuts Carbon Dioxide Emissions
A process called pyrolysis makes biofuel and biochar, a fertilizer that keeps carbon in the ground.
Capturing "Hot" Electrons to Double Solar Power
Researchers demonstrate that high-energy electrons lost in conventional solar cells can be captured.
Hydrogen Fuel for Hawaii
GM teams up with a synthetic gas producer to support upcoming fuel cell vehicles.
Scientists Overcome Obstacle to Fusion
The world's largest laser system has uniformly compressed and superheated a fuel capsule.
Making Computers Talk in their Sleep
A device called Somniloquy processes network traffic autonomously, allowing a computer's CPU, hard disk, and display to be powered down.
Startup to Beam Power from Space
One California utility is taking Solaren Corporation's space-based solar-farm proposal seriously.
What Credit Crunch?
Smart grid player GridPoint snaps up $120 million in financing.
