Intelligent Energy

Tour de France victor Bradley Wiggins has a titanic ticker.

July 26, 2012 4:30am | By Mark Halper

Residents of a Texas town that is planned around a clean energy smart grid will receive incentives to buy electric cars so that researchers can determine the impact of increased household power...

2 | July 25, 2012 8:21pm | By David Worthington

With President Obama's approval of U.S. cyber warfare program, how easily could an adversary retaliate?

3 | July 25, 2012 7:48pm | By David Worthington

Who cares about man made climate change, when you can have employment?

2 | July 25, 2012 9:30am | By Mark Halper

Staggering satellite photos from NASA reveal that nearly all of the top layer vanished from July 8 through 12. Blame fossil fuels? One NASA boss advocates nuclear power to stop global warming.

60 | July 25, 2012 3:58am | By Mark Halper

The force of 8,000 locomotives will soon be captured and converted to energy to power homes in Maine.

3 | July 25, 2012 3:06am | By Kirsten Korosec

Kill two birds literally with one stone. Or call it a rock. Monazite provides thorium for power, and metals that are vital for the economy. A global co-op movement hatches.

2 | July 24, 2012 6:53am | By Mark Halper

It moans and groans too as you'll see in this video, complete with a yin yang philosophy of the infamous energy sapping exercise. Perfect for the Olympics.

4 | July 23, 2012 10:17am | By Mark Halper

And Amazon's Jeff Bezos has a fusion machine. But Branson would be uniquely positioned to offer nuclear electricity in exchange for air miles, as he pushes for 'fast neutron' technology.

17 | July 23, 2012 5:23am | By Mark Halper

SmartPlanet caught up with Prescott Logan, general manager of GE Energy Storage, to find out the story behind the company's new Durathon battery.

2 | July 23, 2012 3:00am | By Kirsten Korosec

ecoSolargy says that advanced nanotechnology has cut years off of its PV panels' payback time though higher energy absorption.

3 | July 22, 2012 5:39pm | By David Worthington

China will investigate whether U.S. exporters sold solar-grade polysilicon below cost, an action that will likely escalate a solar trade dispute between the two countries.

July 20, 2012 11:07am | By Kirsten Korosec

Levels deemed safe. Do these places emit less radiation than a banana? Or than the granite of Yosemite?

9 | July 20, 2012 4:18am | By Mark Halper

Lighting retrofits are yielding substantial savings in the Big Apple.

1 | July 19, 2012 6:23pm | By David Worthington

The folks at One Block of the Grid, a solar power referral service, have made a handy infographic with tips on how to cut your electricity bill. Following its advice could save at least US$78 per...

July 19, 2012 5:01pm | By David Worthington

SolarCity is pushing ahead with the second phase of its ambitious $1 billion military housing project. This time, they're heading to California and Colorado.

2 | July 19, 2012 1:36pm | By Kirsten Korosec

First the Queen did it on the River Thames near Windsor Castle. Now a London park heads to the river to turn the ancient Archimedes screw upside down and generate electricity. Watch videos.

5 | July 19, 2012 8:50am | By Mark Halper

Having trouble turning graphene into a blazing semiconductor much faster than silicon? Try baking it from silicon carbide. Remember to etch it with a high energy beam. Follow the steps inside...

July 18, 2012 1:03pm | By Mark Halper

BMW is supplying thousands of vehicles to shuttle athletes and officials during the London 2012 Olympics. Some of them will be piloting BP's advanced biofuel hopefuls.

July 18, 2012 10:28am | By Kirsten Korosec

The partisan divide in Washington has been on full display this week. U.S. House Republicans managed to stonewall climate change hearings while simultaneously launching a probe into the federal...

34 | July 17, 2012 7:43pm | By David Worthington