Smart grid

Aquion Energy, the startup that makes non-toxic sodium-ion batteries designed to store energy, has picked a site for its first factory.

1 | February 21, 2012 10:00am | By Kirsten Korosec

Meter giant Itron's purchase of SmartSynch marks the growing role (and use) of cellular networks in the smart grid.

February 16, 2012 11:00am | By Kirsten Korosec

Sony hopes that 'smart sockets' could become a way to regulate energy use in the future.

1 | February 16, 2012 7:56am | By Charlie Osborne

MIT researchers have founded a startup to commercialize their liquid battery technology. Their goal: cheap grid-scale storage for utilities that helps renewable energy compete with fossil fuels.

3 | February 16, 2012 5:00am | By Kirsten Korosec

The latest homebuilder's show home in Winter Park, Florida, teaches a few lessons in how we design today, columnist C.C. Sullivan writes.

February 16, 2012 3:14am | By C.C. Sullivan

HONG KONG -- On the menu are Facebook apps, mommy blogging and Twitter dating.

1 | February 12, 2012 5:40am | By Vanessa Ko

Beacon Power, the energy storage company that filed for bankruptcy last November, has been sold. And that could bode well for the Energy Department and taxpayers.

February 7, 2012 11:29am | By Kirsten Korosec

HONG KONG -- One service provider said ending unlimited plans altogether is easier than explaining its hidden policy of slowing down the data speed of heavy users.

February 5, 2012 1:05am | By Vanessa Ko

The Obama administration has opened East Coast wind power sweet spots to energy development.

1 | February 3, 2012 4:37pm | By David Worthington

The Picarro Survey detection system can sniff out and pinpoint gas leaks at much higher speeds than previously possible, allowing crews to identify problems much more quickly.

February 2, 2012 7:10am | By Heather Clancy

A bunch of hot air starts to rise through a kilometer-high tower in Western Australia's outback, driving turbines day and night.

9 | January 26, 2012 8:34am | By Mark Halper

New tech piloted by OnStar and Google may someday send an alert to Chevy Volt drivers when renewable energy is available to charge their electric vehicle.

January 25, 2012 9:08am | By Kirsten Korosec

Texas Instruments introduces new hardware that it hopes will become a part of the nation's grid infrastructure.

1 | January 25, 2012 8:03am | By Andrew Nusca

"The Morning Briefing" is SmartPlanet's daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we're reading about radiation, in light of the storm to hit Earth today.

January 24, 2012 1:09am | By Charlie Osborne

Coda Holdings, which will launch its electric sedan next month, is starting a new business aimed at energy storage for the power grid.

2 | January 20, 2012 1:04pm | By Kirsten Korosec

No so good? A critique of the Chicago Athenaeum's "Good Design" awards by SmartPlanet columnist C.C. Sullivan suggests a way to make the good a little better.

January 19, 2012 4:04am | By C.C. Sullivan

Global renewable energy investment soared in 2011, with the U.S. taking retaking the top spot. China is, however, likely to soon surpass the super power.

1 | January 12, 2012 5:30pm | By David Worthington

At the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, new "smart" electronics are everywhere. But are they really intelligent, or just marketing fluff? Editor Andrew Nusca's plea for reason.

January 11, 2012 10:17am | By Andrew Nusca

The One Laptop Per Child foundation has devised a sub $100 tablet that's powered by a solar panel fitted into the device's cover. Two hours in the sun provides four hours of computing time.

1 | January 10, 2012 4:43pm | By David Worthington

LAS VEGAS -- With a smart, truly intelligent car, the world will be able to get around better and more efficient than ever before. That's according to Daimler AG chairman Dieter Zetsche, who...

January 10, 2012 1:58pm | By Andrew Nusca