Tag: electricity

Commercializing Garbage to Ethanol

By Kevin Bullis | 10/15/2009 | 0 Comments

Startup Coskata has opened a "semi-commercial" ethanol plant to demonstrate its technology.

Biofuel from Sewage

By Jennifer Chu | 10/13/2009 | 1 Comment

Qteros forms a partnership to use sewage as a feedstock for making ethanol.

GE's Risky Energy Research

By Kevin Bullis | 09/25/2009 | 11 Comments

Michael Idelchik, VP of Advanced Technologies, discusses energy research.

Advanced Solar Panels Coming to Market

By Kevin Bullis | 09/17/2009 | 12 Comments

Nanosolar's new factory could help lower the price of solar power, if the market cooperates.

Energy-Aware Internet Routing

By Will Knight | 08/17/2009 | 1 Comment

Software that tracks electricity prices could slash energy costs for big online businesses.

A Biofuel Process to Replace All Fossil Fuels

By Kevin Bullis | 07/27/2009 | 0 Comments

A startup unveils a high-yield process for making fuel from carbon dioxide and sunlight.

A Costly and Unnecessary New Electricity Grid

By Kevin Bullis | 07/14/2009 | 0 Comments

A national interstate system for distributing power may prove an expensive boondoggle.

Solar Thermal Heats Up

By Evan I. Schwartz | 07/07/2009 | 0 Comments

ESolar expects to start up its large solar thermal plant soon.

FutureGen Rises from the Dead

By Tyler Hamilton | 06/24/2009 | 6 Comments

The DOE's backing revives a pioneering clean-coal project.

Cheaper Solar Concentrators

By Kevin Bullis | 05/04/2009 | 15 Comments

Skyline Solar, a new startup, is combining conventional technologies to lower solar-power costs.

A Zero-Emissions City in the Desert

By Kevin Bullis | 02/24/2009 | 10 Comments

Oil-rich Abu Dhabi is building a green metropolis. Should the rest of the world care?

Electricity from Waste Heat

By Jennifer Kho | 11/21/2008 | 10 Comments

Ener-G-Rotors' system harvests energy at lower temperatures.

Better Wind Turbines

By Kevin Bullis | 11/13/2008 | 26 Comments

A more efficient generator could convert more of the wind's energy into electricity.

Solar Roofing Materials

By Alexandra M. Goho | 09/12/2008 | 6 Comments

Integrating solar cells into building materials could make solar power more attractive to homeowners.

Focusing on Solar's Cost

By Tyler Hamilton | 05/07/2008 | 22 Comments

Sunrgi claims that its concentrated photovoltaic system outshines the competition.