Think you’re running an energy-efficient household? You better turn off that cable box. Digital video recording (DVR) set-top boxes burn through more electricity than an energy-efficient refrigerator, according to a new study by the National Resource Defense Council.
The DVR …
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For mobile phone manufacturers, going green is not a new goal. For the last several years, the major handset makers like Nokia, Motorola and Samsung have been introducing greener practices and products. Doing so has proved expensive, but also increasingly …
Solar panel micro-inverter manufacturer Enphase Energy is looking to raise $51.5 million in a funding round and has raised around $14 million of that so far, according to a recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Solar panel micro-inverters …
Biofuel producer KiOR has priced its initial public offering at $15 per share, down from $19 to $21 that the company originally announced on Wednesday.
A lot of media and Web 2.0 companies filing to go public, such as LinkedIn …
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Recycling rates for rare earth metals being used in electric and hybrid vehicles are miserably low, according to a new report out of the U.N.’s envrionmental branch (PDF). Apparently, less than 1 percent of these materials are being recycled and …
Electric car manufacturer Tesla Motors will stop taking orders for its high-end electric sports car, the Tesla Roadster, in two months, according to a report by CNNMoney. Instead, Tesla will concentrate on newer models.
Tesla chief executive Elon Musk said …
The U.S. Department of Energy announced Wednesday that it will offer a $1.4 billion partial loan guarantee to Prologis and NRG Energy to install rooftop solar panels on company warehouses.
The AMP Project will install around 733 megawatts worth of …
General Electric announced the winners of its GE Ecomagination Challenge today, among which was greentech startup PlotWatt. GE awards $500,000 total to five companies with the most innovative ideas for managing, capturing and using energy in the home.
PlotWatt’s winning …
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice announced on Wednesday that she will join the board of directors of biofuels producer KiOR beginning July 2011.
Rice has some experience dealing with petroleum companies and biofuel companies, having served on the board …
Google is still bullish on wind energy. The company said today that it’s invested an additional $102 million in the Alta Wind Energy Center, bringing its total investment in the wind power farm to $157 million.
Google previously invested in …
The U.S. Department of Energy said Tuesday it has granted a $136 million conditional loan guarantee to Granite Reliable Power for a 99-megawatt wind farm project in New Hampshire.
The wind farm will be located in northern New Hampshire, a …
A 9.0-magnitude earthquake that rocked Japan in March could delay the start of U.S. production of the Nissan Leaf electric vehicle until late 2012, according to Automotive News.
The costs of getting production back up and running in Japan after …
Renewable energy investment firm CleanPath announced today that it has raise an $800 million fund that will be used to invest in large-scale solar projects.
The projects will range from ones that will generate 5 megawatts worth of power to …
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Whenever anyone brings up innovation in transportation, the first thought is usually electric vehicles. EVs are gaining …
iControl, a provider of broadband home management software, said Monday it raised $50 million in its fourth round of funding. Investors in the latest round included Cisco Systems, Comcast Ventures, Intel Capital, Charles River Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, …
Stealthy solar panel manufacturing startup Alta Devices announced today that it has produced solar panels that have broken previous efficiency rating records for solar panels.
Alta Devices said it was able to produce Gallium Arsenide solar panels that capture 28.2 …
Solar panel micro-inverter manufacturer SolarBridge Technologies announced today that it has raised $19 million in its third round of funding.
Solar panel micro-inverters transform a direct current generated by the photovoltaic cell on the panel into an alternating current. The …
1366 Technologies, a company that manufactures silicon wafers that are used in solar panels, announced today that it has received a conditional commitment for a $150 million loan guarantee from the U.S. Department of Energy.
The company produces crystalline silicon …
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If the new film “Revenge of the Electric Car” is to be believed, electric vehicles have finally established a permanent toehold — not …
The amount of energy produced by photovoltaic panels could overtake that produced by fossil fuels like coal and natural gas in 10 years, according to the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE).
The amount of solar energy hitting the …
