Industry Amazon is one of the largest consumers of electricity but is offloading costs onto others Amazon claims electricity discounts are trade secrets By Greg Synek, August 20, 2018, 8:49 AM 8 comments
Industry California has hit its 2020 greenhouse gas emissions goal years ahead of schedule Their next goal will be much more ambitious, though By Cohen Coberly, July 12, 2018, 1:05 PM 14 comments
Science Car Tech Researchers discover supercapacitor material 'breakthrough' allowing for 10-minute EV charge times The new material could increase EV range and reduce charging times By Cohen Coberly, February 27, 2018, 4:31 PM 20 comments
Industry Electronics Amazon paid $90 million for Blink's energy-efficient chip technology Future IoT devices could benefit the most By Shawn Knight, February 12, 2018, 12:51 PM
Industry Tesla's massive 100MW South Australian battery is putting a big dent in 'gas cartel' profits Tesla's battery is significantly undercutting traditional 'gas cartel' energy charges By Cohen Coberly, February 6, 2018, 4:02 PM 16 comments
Science Electronics Scientists are developing magnesium batteries, safer and more efficient than traditional Lithium The batteries use a brand new solid-state electrolyte By William Gayde, December 2, 2017, 3:40 PM 21 comments
Science Iceland is drilling into a volcano to generate geothermal energy Live in Iceland? Your light bulb may soon be powered by a volcano By William Gayde, May 5, 2017, 6:30 PM 33 comments
Industry Electronics United States and China help boost worldwide solar production by 50% over last year There are 305 gigawatts of solar generation capacity in the world, up from 50 gigawatts in 2010 By William Gayde, March 8, 2017, 4:45 PM 9 comments
Electronics Amazon is going green, installing rooftop solar on distribution warehouses Amazon plans 41MW of solar installations by the end of 2017 By William Gayde, March 3, 2017, 7:45 AM
Industry Tesla's grid-connected Powerpack station comes online in California System can power 2,500 homes for a full day By William Gayde, February 1, 2017, 8:46 AM 10 comments
Google Industry Google set to reach 100% renewable energy by 2017 By William Gayde, December 6, 2016, 4:15 PM
Industry Electronics Major TV manufacturers are manipulating Energy Star ratings, testing reveals By Shawn Knight, September 22, 2016, 1:00 PM
Electronics Neurio's Home Energy Monitor offers an overview of your home's energy use By Shawn Knight, September 16, 2015, 6:00 AM
Gaming Hardware New study highlights the ridiculous amount of energy consumed by gaming PCs By Shawn Knight, September 4, 2015, 2:30 PM 20 comments
Google Google's new project helps people to install solar panels using Google Earth data By Devin Kate Pope, August 17, 2015, 5:00 PM
The Web Electronics Researchers have created the world's first self-powered camera By Shawn Knight, April 15, 2015, 4:30 PM 9 comments
Industry Economic impact of solar power is reportedly much worse than other renewable sources By Justin Kahn, October 22, 2014, 3:00 PM 28 comments
Gaming Google's augmented reality game Ingress is now available on iOS By Justin Kahn, July 14, 2014, 2:30 PM
Industry Electric vehicles won't rule the road until at least 2040, says US government By Himanshu Arora, December 23, 2013, 8:30 AM 30 comments
Industry New LED streetlamp design could virtually eliminate light pollution By Shawn Knight, April 25, 2013, 9:30 AM 24 comments