Sustainable Energy GE Invests in Solar Thermal Company The company thinks adding solar-thermal technology to its natural-gas plants will make them run more cheaply and efficiently by Tyler Hamilton 2011-08-15T00:00:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy Building Bigger, Better Wind Turbines Department of Energy funds companies developing superconducting, “gearless” turbines. by Tyler Hamilton 2011-07-06T00:00:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy Spray-on Solar Goes Double-decker Quantum-dot cells designed with two layers open potential for higher efficiencies. by Tyler Hamilton 2011-07-01T00:00:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy Geothermal without the Earthquakes An underground “heat nest” design avoids the need to fracture the rock. by Tyler Hamilton 2011-05-17T00:01:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy Just How Green Is Natural Gas? Not green at all, reports a study suggesting that the methane released by fracking and drilling makes it worse than coal. by Tyler Hamilton 2011-04-15T00:00:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy Canada's Oil Sands on the Verge of a Boom, Again High crude prices, cheap natural gas, and U.S. demand boost heavy oil profits—and greenhouse gases. by Tyler Hamilton 2011-04-08T00:00:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy Ontario Struggles with Solar Boom Feed-in tariffs make the Canadian province a bright spot for photovoltaics. by Tyler Hamilton 2011-03-09T00:00:00-05:00
Sustainable Energy An Engine that Harnesses Sound Waves The device uses thermoacoustics for greater efficiency. by Tyler Hamilton 2011-02-04T00:00:00-05:00
Business Impact Navigating Your Energy Risk Even without an economy-wide price on carbon, many businesses are going green both as a way to save money and as a hedge against the rising cost of fossil fuels. by Tyler Hamilton 2011-01-03T00:00:00-05:00
Sustainable Energy Solar Cell Maker Gets a $400-Million Boost Abound Solar says it has a simpler process to make cadmium-telluride solar cells. by Tyler Hamilton 2010-07-14T00:00:00-04:00