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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.
David Worthington
David Worthington
Contributing Editor
David Worthington has written for BetaNews, eWeek, PC World, Technologizer and ZDNet. Formerly, he was a senior editor at SD Times. He holds a degree from Temple University. He is based in New York.
David Worthington
David does not have financial holdings that would influence how or what he covers. Occasionally he consults for other companies; should David cover a topic in which a client is involved, he will disclose this fact in his writing. His views do not represent those of ScaleOut Software.
He writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Mark Halper
Mark Halper
Contributing Editor
Mark Halper has written for TIME, Fortune, Financial Times, the UK's Independent on Sunday, Forbes, New York Times, Wired, Variety and The Guardian. He is based in Bristol, U.K.
Mark Halper
Mark has no financial holdings in the companies he writes about. He occasionally travels at the expense of companies or their press relations agencies in order to report on a company or industry event related to it; Mark will prominently disclose this information when appropriate. This relationship will have no influence on his coverage. Companies he covers do not get to review columns in advance, or select or reject topics.
He writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Kirsten Korosec
Kirsten Korosec
Contributing Editor
Kirsten Korosec has written for Technology Review, Marketing News, The Hill, BNET and Bloomberg News. She holds a degree from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. She is based in Tucson, Arizona.
Kirsten Korosec
Kirsten does not have financial holdings that would influence how or what she covers.
She writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
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Philadelphia subway brakes for energy savings
SEPTA and Viridity Energy are adding a big battery to Philly's transit system. The plan is to capture energy from braking trains and feed some of it into the city's grid.
15 | September 2, 2010 4:00am |
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EPA grades new cars with smart stickers: an A for effort?
The Environmental Protection Agency offers new fuel-economy labels for vehicle showrooms.
4 | September 1, 2010 4:00am |
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Kestrel: an electric car made from hemp
A Canadian company will debut their lightweight cannabis-composite car in September. Their hope? That the demand for electric vehicles will grow like a weed.
August 31, 2010 4:00am |
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Hybrid turbine: for when the wind doesn't blow
A Colorado start-up looks to upgrade existing wind turbines with a biodiesel-powered back-up system.
12 | August 30, 2010 4:00am |
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The future of storing CO2 and methane: 'dry water?'
British chemists explore ways "dry water" could join the battle against global warming. The fine, white powder absorbs greenhouse gases, takes methane on the road, and might one day sit in your...
5 | August 27, 2010 4:00am |
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Is the helium party over?
Nobel laureate Robert Richardson of Cornell University says the United States is squandering the Earth's limited supply of helium. His solution? Make it cost-effective to recycle.
16 | August 25, 2010 4:00am |
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Charge! Outfitting the military with clothing that serves as a battery pack
MIT researchers enlist a common virus to help recharge soldiers' gadgetry, through their uniforms. For the rest of the citizenry, could the tiny lithium-ion batteries give new meaning to the power...
3 | August 24, 2010 4:00am |
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Volcano power: Saint Lucia to tap into geothermal energy
In a quest for energy independence, the Saint Lucian government signs an agreement with Qualibou Energy Inc. to develop and export geothermal power.
2 | August 19, 2010 4:00am |
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Nanotech 'tea bags' for clean drinking water
South African researchers create low-cost, high-tech tea bags that filter water for those living off the water grid.
4 | August 17, 2010 4:00am |
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What France plans to do with its nuclear waste
France's long-term storage plan for nuclear power waste moves along. American radioactive waste sits in wait for a permanent home. As a U.S. government panel continues digging for a solution,...
26 | August 16, 2010 4:00am |
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California solar power plans are breaking through red tape
State and federal agencies are in the process of approving over 4,500 megawatts of solar energy production capacity in California.
4 | August 13, 2010 1:41pm |
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Giant tidal turbine hits Scotland's coast
Atlantis unveils what could be the biggest tidal device ever. The company hopes it will bring waves of marine power investment with it.
17 | August 13, 2010 4:00am |
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A new window dressing for solar power
With a new type of thin film solar cell, Ensol AS and University of Leicester team up to suck up the sun's rays through the world's windows.
4 | August 12, 2010 4:00am |
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Public EV charging stations to come to Bay Area by 2013
$5 million in funding is in place to install 5,000 EV charging stations in the Bay Area, but they won't come online for another two years, SmartPlanet has learned.
August 11, 2010 3:18pm |
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The next big wind: made in the U.S.A.?
As the wind industry and its turbines get bigger. Will U.S. manufacturers be able to capture a larger piece of wind power's future?
4 | August 11, 2010 4:00am |
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Solazyme turns algae based oil into green
Solazyme has raised another US$52M from investors to support broadening business growth for its create to create bulk amounts of renewable oil.
August 9, 2010 2:42pm |
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EPA ranks top 50 'Green Power' buyers
The Environmental Protection Agency names the top purchasers of U.S.-generated renewable energy within their Green Power program. Did your company, school, city, state make the list?
August 4, 2010 4:00am |
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New tech may give solar power a hot and bright future
Engineers from Stanford University find a way for solar panels to harvest photons and heat energy simultaneously. The new strategy might make solar powers heat up to twice the efficiency.
4 | August 3, 2010 4:00am |
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Are wind turbines too loud?
In the feud between wind energy and noise pollution, Caithness Energy pays Oregon residents to keep quiet about excessive noise from their proposed wind farm.
31 | August 2, 2010 4:00am |
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NASCAR waves a green flag
The Pocono Raceway, a Pennsylvania track which hosts NASCAR championship races, has converted its facilities to solar energy.
1 | July 30, 2010 2:38pm |