Google Acquires Airborne Wind Power Company Makani
Already a backer of the kite-based turbine designers, Google brings it fully under its wing
Too Tall for Steel: Engineers Look to Concrete to Take Wind Turbine Design to New Heights
Iowa State researchers think a modular concrete design could allow turbines to climb up to stronger wind currents
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A Nanoscale Peek at Lithium-air Batteries Promises Better Electric Vehicles
Ten times better charging capacity of Lithium-air batteries over the Li-ion variety just got a little closer
Iowa Utility to Build Another Gigawatt of Wind Power by 2015
The state continues to lead the way on wind energy, thanks to the new $1.9 billion plan
How Valuable is Concentrating Solar Power to the Grid?
NREL analysis suggests CSP can add a lot of value
Silver Nanoparticles Boost Polymer Solar Cells' Commercial Potential
Korean researchers acheive record power-conversion efficiency in plasmonic polymer solar cells
Will Hybrids and Electrics Benefit from Demise of Internal Combustion Engine?
You would think so, but a recent conference suggests otherwise
A Solar Mirage in the Middle East?
The oil-rich monarchs’ ambitions for solar power will be tough to achieve
Fisker Automotive: Fraught With Failure
Does the U.S. Department of Energy have the guts to tolerate defaults on its loans?
Photovoltaics Penetrate Brooklyn, New York
Rooftop residential PV installations are a new thing
Miracle Microbattery? "Breakthrough" Is Promising, But Cycling and Safety Are Still Issues
Tiny lithium-ion system can charge 1000 times faster than other batteries, packs a lot of power in a small space
Can Cars Keep Their Cool, Even at 100 Miles Per Gallon?
A look at the top tech cars of 2013 with car critic Lawrence Ulrich
Top Tech Cars 2013: Nissan DeltaWing
It flies through the air with the greatest of ease
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Top Tech Cars 2013: Infiniti Q50
Today, drive by wire; tomorrow, drive by robot
Top Tech Cars 2013: Ferrari F12 Berlinetta
Again, we get unmatched speed from the master of same
Top Tech Cars 2013: Ram 1500
This pickup’s as powerful as it looks, but it’s frugal with fuel
Top Tech Cars 2013: Ford Fusion Energi
Ford hits the magic mark: 100 miles per gallon
Top Tech Cars 2013: Chevrolet Spark
Who needs dashboard buttons?
Top Tech Cars 2013: Mazda6
Japan unveils the diesel engine with the least compression
Top Tech Cars 2013: Tesla Model S
The year’s most significant car just happens to be electric
Top Tech Cars 2013: Volkswagen XL1
Voilá: The world’s first production 1-liter car
Top Tech Cars 2013: Land Rover Range Rover
It’s lighter than it looks
Top 10 Tech Cars: Slenderized
This year’s cars do more with less weight
Residential Solar Power Heads Toward Grid Parity
Some rooftop photovoltaics are already cost-effective
Nanowires Could Enable Solar Cells to Surpass the Shockley-Queisser Limit
Researchers discover that nanowires can concentrate incoming light up to 15 times the normal intensity
Can Signal Processing Stop Battery Fires?
New technologies could curb lithium-ion’s infernal downside
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The All-Electric Car You Never Plug In
Wireless power transmission would let EVs draw their power from the road
The Suntech Bankruptcy: Bad or Good News?
Of course it's both, and it all depends on who you are
China's Suntech in Bankruptcy Proceedings
The PV market leader's wounds may be self-inflicted
How Do You Clean 250 Thousand Solar Thermal Mirrors? Trucks With Robot Arms!
Massive Shams 1 plant in the Abu Dhabi desert finds ways to deal with dust, wind
These Exercise Machines Turn Your Sweat Into Electricity
Exercise equipment that generates power is the latest fad. But will the economics work out?
German Renewables Reach 25 Percent
The numbers of photovoltaic installations are just as astonishing
Smart Conservation for the Lazy Consumer
People aren’t conserving energy for love or money—you have to trick them into it