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Intelligent Energy
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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State solar subsidies fall victim of downturn
State and local governments are slashing tax credits for solar arrays.
7 | July 29, 2010 3:26pm |
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U.S. wind industry calls for national renewable energy standard
The U.S. wind energy industry's trade association is calling for Congress to pass a national renewable energy standard to end the industry's boom and bust cycles.
5 | July 28, 2010 3:33pm |
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Energy Department loans $117 million to Hawaii wind project
The Big Island gets a big Recovery Act loan for a 30-megawatt wind farm.
July 28, 2010 7:21am |
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Toilets in skyscrapers: energy source?
A design to harness the kinetic energy flowing down the pipes of high-rise buildings. Yes, really.
16 | July 28, 2010 4:00am |
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Apple debuts reusable battery charger
Apple has shipped a charger for renewable batteries that it says will reduce idle energy usage.
4 | July 27, 2010 2:59pm |
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Graphene goes green
Two new papers examine graphene's interaction with the environment, at the cradle and the grave.
July 27, 2010 4:00am |
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Getting more electricity from sewage: just add gold?
By gilding microbial fuel cells with gold nanomaterials, researchers are discovering ways to make more electricity from wastewater (and clean the water while they're at it). Sounds pricey, but...
July 26, 2010 4:00am |
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CO2 regulation to proceed in U.S. without climate bill
The EPA is poised to act on regulating carbon dioxide emissions, with or without the Senate.
23 | July 24, 2010 8:03am |
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Terra-Gen Power closes funding for 'largest ever' wind farm
Terra-Gen Power has closed financing to build what it claims will be the largest wind energy farm in the U.S.
7 | July 22, 2010 2:34pm |
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Plane takes first flight on 100% biofuel
It's a bird. It's Superman. It's a plane flying on algae! But will this biofuel cost too much to ever take off? International aerospace company EADS hopes not.
5 | July 22, 2010 4:00am |
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Green gambling: online betting to fund renewable energy
New website Green Bet donates 100 percent of profits to clean energy projects and environmental groups. Is this feeding bad habits, or fueling the future?
5 | July 21, 2010 4:00am |
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Methane-burping sheep: curry spices to the rescue?
Cumin, coriander, clover, turmeric...hold the cinnamon. British researchers are in search of the right spicy recipe to reduce agricultural methane emissions.
7 | July 20, 2010 4:00am |
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Crystal storage for CO2 and hydrogen
UCLA and South Korean researchers create record-breaking nano-materials capable of storing carbon dioxide and hydrogen gases.
4 | July 19, 2010 4:00am |
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Park and ride: solar parking lots with EV fill-ups
California start-up Envision Solar sees electric cars filling up, and filling up in, the parking spaces of their sun-power lots.
1 | July 16, 2010 4:00am |
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Rocket tech tries to put CO2 emissions on ice
Aerospace company ATK seeks to sequester CO2 from coal-fire plants by turning it to dry ice. Will the idea cheapen carbon capture costs, or just evaporate?
10 | July 15, 2010 4:00am |
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Should non-carpooling hybrids in HOV lanes get the boot?
New California legislation will no longer allow low-passenger hybrids in carpool lanes. Will other states end the perk, too? Should they?
14 | July 13, 2010 8:17am |
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A beetle-inspired water bottle that fills itself
An award-winning device collects dew that could help quench the thirst of people living in arid lands.
10 | July 12, 2010 4:00am |
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Could blimps replace cargo planes within 10 years?
Lower fuel costs? Check. More storage space? Check. Less greenhouse-gas emissions? Check. If blimps do it better, will they be able to do it soon?
44 | July 9, 2010 4:00am |
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Mining the deep: China seeks sulphide minerals in international seas
As international rules emerge for mining the seafloor, China takes the plunge. With heavy research and technology costs as well as liabilities to the environment, is it worth it?
1 | July 8, 2010 4:00am |
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Tiny wind turbines for big India
Tata Power Company seeks to go off the grid by bringing wind turbines to the rooftops of rural India. Will the small packages of clean kilowatts add up to big energy?
17 | July 7, 2010 4:00am |