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Jackery's New 1500 watt Solar Generator: A power station built for adventure

With enough DC and AC power to work and play off the grid, the Jackery Solar Generator 1500 gives you the power you need wherever you happen to be going.

May 10, 2021 by Greg Nichols

Jackery Solar Generator first take: A 1,000-watt power station for your mobile office

Power your entire mobile office with this go-anywhere power bank for real DC & AC power on the go. If your working adventures take you off the grid for days at a time, the Jackery Solar Generator 1000 is a no brainer.

January 14, 2021 by Greg Nichols

Panasonic aims for higher greens

Japanese electronics giant reinforces commitment to make environment core to its business, with new targets and strategies bolstered by its acquisition of Sanyo.

May 27, 2011 by Jamie Yap

News to know: Apple's $800 laptop; MS and Mac Patch Days; Vista Home for business

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily:Ryan Naraine: Mac OS X Patch Day: 40 security flaws fixedMS Patch Tuesday heads-up: 11 bulletins, 4 criticalEd Bott: Look who’s buying Vista Home Basic (hint: it’s not home users)Facebook: Revenue plan by 2011; Growth is key for nowRobert Scoble and sexy enterprise softwareMary Jo Foley: How much would an $800 Apple laptop hurt Microsoft?

October 9, 2008 by David Grober

Jobs or air pollution--is this a false dicotomy?

It looks like battles over the environment and global warming are likely to be central to the American political system for months, perhaps years, to come. Right now the punditocracy and the lobbyists on both sides are tossing rockets over a bill about global warming.

June 2, 2008 by Harry Fuller

S'pore facility delves into plastic electronics

Japanese materials firm Nitto Denko sets up research site in Singapore; pumps US$6.6 million to develop integrated organic electronics with three partners.

November 26, 2008 by Vivian Yeo

India's Nano to challenge global auto industry

Tata commercially launches ultra-cheap small vehicle Nano, likely to be priced at US$2,000, paving way for India to play bigger role in global automotive market.

March 23, 2009 by Swati Prasad

Solar buying group now offers online estimate tool

Wondering how much solar panels will cost you? One Block Off the Grid releases online estimate tool for affiliated communities.

December 17, 2009 by Heather Clancy

Tesla plans San Jose manufacturing site for electric car

San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed has convinced green car maker Tesla Motors to build a proposed $250 million facility in north San Jose, adding approximately 1,000 clean-tech jobs to his community by 2010. The deal will be disclosed today during a press conference in California.

September 17, 2008 by Heather Clancy

New scorecard rates solar companies on sustainability, green product lifecycle

The mission in life of the Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition (well, at least ONE of its missions) is to hold technology companies accountable for the entire lifecycle of the products they create.Given the high profile of solar in the Valley, the organization has created its first Solar Company Scorecard, which ranks solar photovoltaic module manufacturers on everything from environmental health programs to sustainability to workers' rights.

March 29, 2010 by Heather Clancy