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Intelligent Energy brings you the latest news on alternative fuels and renewable power, highlighting the major players, legislation, technology and design involved in making our infrastructure more efficient.
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Soraa's LED light aims to replace the halogen bulb
Soraa, the Khosla Ventures-backed LED startup, has come out of stealth mode to unveil its flagship product aimed to rival and replace the traditional 50-watt halogen bulb.
1 | February 8, 2012 8:44am |
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North America's solar PV market in 2012: Growth and uncertainty
The latest report by NPD SolarBuzz finds utility-scale photovoltaic solar installations surged in the fourth quarter. Find out what's they've forecast for 2012.
February 7, 2012 2:50pm |
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Rockland Capital buys DOE-backed Beacon Power
Beacon Power, the energy storage company that filed for bankruptcy last November, has been sold. And that could bode well for the Energy Department and taxpayers.
February 7, 2012 11:29am |
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DIY solar cells made from grass clippings
Building on previous work, MIT researcher Andreas Mershin has simplified a process (and boosted the efficiency) of solar cells made from agricultural waste. His next step? Crowdsourcing.
February 7, 2012 10:19am |
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Dutch push for flexible gadget screens
The motto could be 'let's get together and bend.' Holland's collaborative Holst Centre fuses industry and academic R&D. It's developing pliable OLEDs. Hello foldable smartphones! Won't Samsung win?
1 | February 7, 2012 6:28am |
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The green agenda: bike sharing then world domination?
Tea party activists are attempting to foil sustainability and green energy initiatives at the grassroots levels across the United States out of concern over U.N led world domination.
2 | February 6, 2012 6:55pm |
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Honeywell sues Nest Labs, Best Buy over smart thermostat tech
Nest Labs, the company behind the Apple design-inspired smart learning thermostat, has been socked with a patent infringement lawsuit.
2 | February 6, 2012 1:56pm |
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Panasonic to cut U.S. solar factory workforce
As Panasonic prepares to start production at its new $580 million solar factory in Malaysia, it's decided to close an aging plant here in the United States.
February 6, 2012 9:30am |
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The energy of sports: Hockey player levitates
Or at least he flies. A video gets you wondering if the world can convert its athleticism, general motion and kinetic energy into renewable power. Piezoelectricity anyone?
February 6, 2012 3:25am |
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U.S. opens Outer Continental Shelf to wind power
The Obama administration has opened East Coast wind power sweet spots to energy development.
February 3, 2012 4:37pm |
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Video: GM's Chevy Volt Super Bowl ad
General Motors has turned to the selling power of four-armed aliens to boost interest in its Chevy Volt electric car during Super Bowl XLVI.
February 3, 2012 11:30am |
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$1 billion prize for 100-mpg gasoline car
Republicans unhappy with incentives for hybrid and all-electric cars have proffered their own fossil fuel-inspired plan to spur innovation among automakers.
February 3, 2012 9:52am |
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Speed kills: UK Energy Secretary quits amid traffic charges
The embattled head of Britain's Department of Energy and Climate Change steps down as 9-year-old speeding ticket haunts him. Prime Minister Cameron names new boss, who faces choppy waters.
1 | February 3, 2012 7:20am |
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Toyota breaks out of China's rare earth shackles
If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. If you can't join 'em, innovate. Toyota has learned how to eliminate vital rare earth metals from cars, potentially turning China's stranglehold into a useless grip.
6 | February 3, 2012 5:08am |
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Skewedonomics? Facebook's worth $100B, trouncing companies that actually make things
Facebook coaxes your valuable personal information away from you. It has leveraged that into a $1 billion profit, and an enormous market cap. Woe betide manufacturers! Sound off here.
18 | February 2, 2012 7:02am |
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"Gasland" documentary maker arrested on Capitol Hill
The filmaker who created "Gasland," an expose on hydro-fracking, was arrested today on Capitol Hill after refusing to leave a House committee hearing that was closed to the press.
12 | February 1, 2012 7:19pm |
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Broadening the appeal of LEDs: Taiwan's wide beam bulb
Some critics say LED bulbs, with their pointed light source, cast illumination that's too narrow. The Industrial Technology Research Institute says it has just solved that problem.
February 1, 2012 9:12am |
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Breakthrough: World's most efficient solar panel
N. Carolina's Semprius and its German backer Siemens develop a prototype that converts more than a third of sunlight into electricity. Smoke and mirrors? Well, mirrors anyway.
6 | February 1, 2012 7:51am |
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Starring in Super Bowl 46: An LED chin strap
New England running back BenJarvus Green-Ellis will button up his helmet with green lights that flash red when the New York Giants hit hard. It's supposed to alert staff he could get hurt. Duh!
1 | February 1, 2012 4:59am |
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WTO rules against China's rare earths stockpiling
China has been found itself afoul of WTO trade rules over its policy to limit the export of rare earth minerals globally while providing its manufacturers with low cost materials.
1 | January 31, 2012 4:54pm |