In Minnesota, the wind is blowing but turbines aren’t turning. The machines, bought used from California and installed last fall, are completely frozen in place. Even on the windiest days, the blades sit at a standstill, producing no power. Why …
French nuclear company Areva has just taken its first step into the solar market with the acquisition of Ausra, a Mountain View, Calif.-based maker of solar thermal equipment. The deal represents a major new market for Areva, while simultaneously propping …
Tesla has been throwing a few curve balls at us lately. Between the almost half-billion dollar government loans, the IPO (which contains a “no Roadsters will be built after 2011″ announcement) and now a right hand drive Roadster being announced, …
All signs point to wave power being a huge untapped resource. So far, only one commercial installation has been tried, even though the motion of the waves has the potential to generate between 1 and 10 terawatts. To put this …
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has announced that the city will invest $19.2 million from the state government to make the city by the bay more energy efficient, creating up to 22 new jobs and generating $3 million in energy …
LS9, one of the biggest names in the burgeoning biofuels market, just took a giant step closer to making cost-effective renewable petroleum on a commercial scale. Armed with $25 million in capital raised in September, it has bought a demonstration-scale …
Vulcan Power, a major developer of geothermal energy sources in the American west, has just landed $108 million in equity from an affiliate of Denham Capital. The company, which already has permits to use 170,000 acres in Arizona, Oregon, California …
Jaguar is working on what could prove to be the next big thing in hybrids — partnered with Bladon Jets and SR Drives (an electric parts supplier in the U.K.), the British sports car icon is developing a gas micro-turbine …
The debate over nuclear energy is heating up again. While many argue that it’s unsafe, just as many people see it as the only viable option to combat climate change. President Barack Obama has taken up this second position, calling …
Green Plug said today it has raised a second round of funding for its environmentally-friendly electrical power charging technology.
The San Ramon, Calif.-based company did not disclose the size of the round, which was led by Herald Investments UK, Killik …
It’s official: Steve Fambro, co-founder of Aptera, the futuristic three-wheeled electric car company, has officially vacated his post along with his partner Chris Anthony. Both publicly took a hiatus starting in November and then failed to return, following disputes with …
Recurrent Energy is celebrating a big victory today — landing a long-term power purchase contract for 50 megawatts with major utility Southern California Edison. All of this energy will be generated by the small-scale solar systems Recurrent has become known …
Smith Electric Vehicles, better known in the U.K., has failed to inspire much interest. Mostly because its flagship product, the “Newton,” is a fleet delivery truck with a 100-mile driving range and top speed of 50 miles per hour. With …
President Barack Obama has released his $3.8 trillion 2011 budget request, including $28.4 billion for the U.S. Department of Energy to jumpstart green technologies and build a requisite job force. Surprisingly, nuclear would get a big boost. Not so surprisingly, …
San Francisco has long had plans to extend the Bay Area’s Caltrain line into the heart of its Financial District. Now, recent designs show that the transit facility could be extremely (and uniquely) green — which makes it even better …
Companies working on ideas for charging and fueling green cars have been on a roll lately. The streak kicked off last Sunday with Better Place landing $350 million in equity, and continued with SunHydro touting plans to dot east coast …
Big news for late on a Friday afternoon: Tesla Motors, the darling of the burgeoning electric car market, has filed for an initial public offering worth $100 million. If it pulls it off, electric vehicles will have officially gone mainstream.…
The green movement just got a very unwelcome supporter. In a recording appearing today on the al-Jazeera network, terrorist leader Osama bin Laden sharply criticized the U.S. and industrial nations for continuing to damage the environment.
Unsurprisingly, the news immediately …
The Chinese government will be sinking $7.3 billion into the creation of a cleaner, more energy efficient Smart Grid in 2010, actually beating out the U.S.’s investment in the same area by more than $200 million, and rising to the …
We’ve been hearing more about cars powered by hydrogen fuel cells in the last few weeks, with Toyota expanding its hydrogen vehicle program earlier this month, and new entrant SunHydro unveiling plans to build hydrogen fueling stations along east coast …
