Rockland Capital buys DOE-backed Beacon Power - 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.
DIY solar cells made from grass clippings - Building on previous work, MIT researcher Andreas Mershin has simplified a process (and boosted the efficiency) of solar cells made from agricultural waste. His next step? Crowdsourcing.
Dutch push for flexible gadget screens - The motto could be 'let's get together and bend.' Holland's collaborative Holst Centre fuses industry and academic R&D. It's developing pliable OLEDs. Hello foldable smartphones! Won't Samsung win?
The green agenda: bike sharing then world domination? - Tea party activists are attempting to foil sustainability and green energy initiatives at the grassroots levels across the United States out of concern over U.N led world domination.
Panasonic to cut U.S. solar factory workforce - As Panasonic prepares to start production at its new $580 million solar factory in Malaysia, it's decided to close an aging plant here in the United States.
The energy of sports: Hockey player levitates - Or at least he flies. A video gets you wondering if the world can convert its athleticism, general motion and kinetic energy into renewable power. Piezoelectricity anyone?
Video: GM's Chevy Volt Super Bowl ad - General Motors has turned to the selling power of four-armed aliens to boost interest in its Chevy Volt electric car during Super Bowl XLVI.
$1 billion prize for 100-mpg gasoline car - Republicans unhappy with incentives for hybrid and all-electric cars have proffered their own fossil fuel-inspired plan to spur innovation among automakers.
Speed kills: UK Energy Secretary quits amid traffic charges - The embattled head of Britain's Department of Energy and Climate Change steps down as 9-year-old speeding ticket haunts him. Prime Minister Cameron names new boss, who faces choppy waters.
Toyota breaks out of China's rare earth shackles - If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. If you can't join 'em, innovate. Toyota has learned how to eliminate vital rare earth metals from cars, potentially turning China's stranglehold into a useless grip.
"Gasland" documentary maker arrested on Capitol Hill - The filmaker who created "Gasland," an expose on hydro-fracking, was arrested today on Capitol Hill after refusing to leave a House committee hearing that was closed to the press.
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