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Intelligent Energy
Archive: 11-2011
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Solyndra roundtable: future renewable energy investment is at risk
SmartPlanet assembled some of the leading political analysts in the United States to determine what impact Solyndra’s bankruptcy will have on future government investment into renewable...
November 20, 2011, 8:44 PM PST | By David Worthington
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World Bank unleashes Africa’s solar potential
The World Bank has a approved a loan that will allow Morocco to begin to harness Africa’s huge potential for solar power generation.
November 18, 2011, 5:58 PM PST | By David Worthington
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Sungevity founder: Why we went global
Residential solar startup Sungevity has expanded overseas. Founder Danny Kennedy talks about why it went to the Netherlands and where the company might be headed next.
November 18, 2011, 10:12 AM PST | By Kirsten Korosec
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Neutrinos outrace light again
The score after the second round - Neutrinos 2, Light 0. CERN scientists get the same baffling, Einstein-busting result in their faster-than-light do-over.
November 18, 2011, 5:10 AM PST | By Mark Halper
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Radiation found in rice Japanese gov’t deemed ’safe’
Japanese authorities have today placed a ban on rice shipments from the Fukushima region after high levels of radiation were detected in the nation’s staple crop.
November 17, 2011, 4:34 PM PST | By David Worthington
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Panda Power raises $420 million for solar and natural gas projects
The power generation development firm is taking a glass half full attitude to its recent fund despite missing its goal by nearly $400 million.
November 17, 2011, 2:32 PM PST | By Kirsten Korosec
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An inflatable solar light for disaster relief (or camping)
Columbia University graduate students Anna Stork and Andrea Sreshta want light added to the list of traditional disaster relief supplies. And they’ve found a way to do it.
November 17, 2011, 9:22 AM PST | By Kirsten Korosec
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Spending on clean energy projects may double by 2020
The latest projections are in — and it’s looking good. Find out the countries that will lead the world in annual spending on renewable energy projects and which technologies...
November 16, 2011, 3:26 PM PST | By Kirsten Korosec
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Best in show: 10 global cleantech companies to watch
Meet 10 cleantech later stage companies recently awarded for strides made within their industries and for their work in creating green jobs.
November 16, 2011, 8:49 AM PST | By Kirsten Korosec
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Big companies neglecting water perils
Energy firms are among the worst offenders as the world’s largest corporations overlook the serious challenges of water scarcity, pollution and flooding, according to a Deloitte-backed report.
November 16, 2011, 4:47 AM PST | By Mark Halper