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As the world continues to grapple with energy-related pollution and poverty, can innovation help?
March 14, 2011 |
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The U.S. Department of Energy aims to make electricity from the sun cheaper than that from burning coal or natural gas
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How can a small federal agency help reinvent how the U.S. produces and uses energy?
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Inventing the future of energy may be key to improving U.S. national security, economic prosperity and health
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ARPA-e funds potential breakthrough work to make energy-dense batteries that enable long distance travel
China pauses its plans to build the most new nuclear reactors in the world in the wake of the accident at Fukushima Daiichi in Japan--but will not halt them
The next generation of reactors in the U.S., up for review by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, are meant to provide cooling even in the absence of power
And who is it good for?
Although it is still loosely defined, net-zero usually means a building that produces as much energy as is consumed
Humans can capture and release CO2 efficiently, so why can't power plants?
One drinking-water bottle could provide enough energy for an entire household in the developing world if Dan Nocera has his way
Various efforts are underway to find a cheap, efficient and scalable way to recycle the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide back into the hydrocarbons that fuel civilization
Making aluminum requires a lot of electricity but what if instead one used the process to store electricity?
Turning plant sugars into gasoline with heat, pressure and catalysts
Although estimates vary, there is no doubt that the up-front cost of conventional nuclear power plants is high compared with any alternatives
Silicon is expensive, contributing more than half to the final price of a solar photovoltaic
Bloom Energy believes the time is finally right for one of the more promising fuel-cell technologies to produce electricity on a grander scale
EPA list of cities with the most energy-efficient buildings shows dramatic growth
A new technology could create a much more rapid charging time for lithium ion batteries
And what does that mean for the U.S. economy and environment? David Biello reports
A new report outlines a strategy for the federal government to encourage clean energy technology
Can cleaner sources of energy not only power our economy but also drive a recovery from the Great Recession?
New efforts to track and quantify greenhouse gas emission reductions could prove a model for global efforts.
ARPA-E, the U.S.'s energy transformation agency, is doling out funds for greener power, but is it too conservative?
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