Intelligent Energy

Developer Voltaic Solaire has spent $1 million rehabilitating a century-old brownstone so it generates as much energy as it uses.

May 25, 2012 1:14pm | By Kirsten Korosec

Pay attention to the wagging finger. And for goodness sake, use the clothesline. The sun is your friend. And another thing....

5 | May 25, 2012 3:49am | By Mark Halper

More Americans think that a good energy policy is to drill, baby, drill the nation's way out of rising gas prices, and fewer are supporting clean energy.

13 | May 24, 2012 8:21pm | By David Worthington

The startup's secret sauce technology -- high-temperature batteries with liquid components that settle into distinct layers -- has attracted backers Bill Gates, Total and now Khosla Ventures.

1 | May 24, 2012 11:04am | By Kirsten Korosec

Euro 2012 soccer kicks off soon in Poland and Ukraine, pitting 16 nations in huge tournament. You'll know it when you see it, not just from the round ball and men in shorts. Let's go to the video!

May 24, 2012 4:15am | By Mark Halper

Want to save fuel? A recent study by MIT says roads made with stiffer pavement could do the trick.

6 | May 24, 2012 3:02am | By Kirsten Korosec

He walks away smiling. Watch the latest in carbon free aviation from the British countryside.

6 | May 23, 2012 5:38pm | By Mark Halper

The Khosla Ventures-backed California startup developed a solar system that produces electricity and hot water. Now, it's added solar cooling to the list.

4 | May 23, 2012 8:53am | By Kirsten Korosec

Fact is stranger than fiction. Fly trading scheme next, similar to carbon credits? Could Great Wall men's room sell its allocation to Forbidden City?

3 | May 23, 2012 8:18am | By Mark Halper

This is the way to do it. All aboard the Solar Express. Keep an eye out for the saucy girl.

1 | May 23, 2012 4:35am | By Mark Halper

A New Jersey community college is reclaiming nearly US$1 million annually in budget cuts by meeting most of its energy needs with solar power. Funding will go to student activities and services.

1 | May 22, 2012 4:16pm | By David Worthington

A startup aims to tackle environmental, economic and public health problems in Mozambique's capital by changing what fuel people use to cook food.

2 | May 22, 2012 3:00am | By Kirsten Korosec

Ratepayers would spend more at first, but energy costs would decline in long term, Energy Secretary says. Would this be enough to draw investors to build new plants? Maybe not.

2 | May 22, 2012 2:37am | By Mark Halper

The US Navy is running a massive online game to crowd source ideas from the public on how it can increase its operational efficiency through a smarter energy policy.

May 21, 2012 7:10pm | By David Worthington

We're all guilty. Gadgets, screens and computers are spewing CO2 by the second. A new twist on a long postulated idea could come to the rescue.

5 | May 21, 2012 3:38am | By Mark Halper

Scientists are working on a space-based solar power station that would capture sunlight and then use microwaves or lasers to beam the energy back to earth.

May 18, 2012 9:03am | By Kirsten Korosec

British government mulls the nuclear alternative to hazardous uranium. Mark Halper's latest report along the thorium trail comes from his day in Parliament.

12 | May 18, 2012 3:08am | By Mark Halper

The U.S. government is imposed hefty tariffs on Chinese solar panels in retaliation for China's dumping of goods into the U.S. market. Chinese firms have asked the U.S. to reconsider to avoid a...

22 | May 17, 2012 7:10pm | By David Worthington

More Americans live nearby a nuclear reactor than ever. Despite this fact, the government believes that emergency preparedness can be weakened. New rules were issued under the radar during the...

7 | May 17, 2012 12:43pm | By David Worthington

We need it, PM Manmohan Singh tells Parliament.

May 17, 2012 10:26am | By Mark Halper