Government

The United States and China are in a race for cleantech supremacy akin to the space race in the 1960s, according to a report. The race is also a duel between economic models.

8 | September 20, 2010 1:12pm | By Larry Dignan

The Department of Energy spends millions to improve weather forecasting for the country's wind farms. Could the funding beget more funding from investors?

2 | September 16, 2010 4:00am | By Melissa Mahony

The oil did sink. It's on the seafloor.

3 | September 15, 2010 10:09am | By Boonsri Dickinson

Before electric vehicles hit any tipping point a lot of collaboration and technology milestones need to be reached.

30 | September 15, 2010 8:31am | By Larry Dignan

Foreign cleantech firms should look to the United States wind power market for growth, says Ingeteam CEO Aitor Sotes.

September 15, 2010 3:00am | By Andrew Nusca

Anheuser-Busch is moving to get 10 percent of the power for its Newark brewery from solar power. With the help of Orion Energy and Solyndra, it's saving money, too.

8 | September 14, 2010 8:55am | By Andrew Nusca

Regulators need to create more incentives to boost smart grid investments since utilities are struggling with return on investment, according to a report from Accenture and the World Economic...

2 | September 13, 2010 4:49am | By Larry Dignan

An industry watchdog called Smart-Electronics Initiative wants to stem consumer electronics energy consumption.

1 | September 10, 2010 1:14pm | By David Worthington

The U.S. government funds 27 projects to generate power from the nation's seas and rivers. The big winners? Wave energy in the Northwest and tidal energy in Maine.

2 | September 10, 2010 4:00am | By Melissa Mahony

Energy efficiency programs are common theme for these innovative environmental advocates.

September 9, 2010 3:34pm | By Heather Clancy

A government actuary can't factor things that have not happened yet into their calculations. The private market is on the way to creating real change.

14 | September 9, 2010 9:18am | By Dana Blankenhorn

Drivers' perception of how safe or efficient their road habits are is incorrect. GreenRoad offers data to show companies how truckers can be safer and save them money, too.

4 | September 9, 2010 7:57am | By Andrew Nusca

With "smart" traffic signs and a cloud-based platform, city officials and police officers can now monitor traffic, enforce the law and gain insight from hard data.

2 | September 9, 2010 7:30am | By Andrew Nusca

Kids -- and plenty of young-at-heart adults -- love video games. Targeting a captive audience, Area/Code uses fun and flashy games to tackle such real-world topics as debt and even crossing the...

2 | September 9, 2010 4:00am | By Christina Hernandez

A software upgrade for airport scanners seems to offer a relatively simple fix to a thorny problem that has concerned privacy advocates and vexed security officials.

5 | September 8, 2010 2:27pm | By Joe McKendrick

Nine in 10 federal employees say that the ability to telecommute would make working for an organization more reliable, according to a recent survey.

1 | September 8, 2010 11:21am | By Andrew Nusca

Almost two-thirds of U.S. states face a water shortage by 2013. Is your company prepared for the potential business impact?

2 | September 8, 2010 5:08am | By Heather Clancy

Conditions in the mine are as extreme as they are for astronauts at the bottom of the ocean or in the Antarctic, NASA says.

September 8, 2010 12:07am | By Deborah Gage

By some estimates, there are still $6 billion in rebates and other incentives to help fund energy-efficiency initiatives in the private and public sector.

2 | September 7, 2010 5:31am | By Heather Clancy

In anticipation of federal mandates, GM will reportedly phase out the V-6 engine in its mid-size sedans, instead offering a four-cylinder model. Will consumers bite?

9 | September 3, 2010 11:50am | By Andrew Nusca