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California opens $500,000 clean-tech contest

April 19, 2006 Entrepreneurs will compete with ideas for alternative energy and environmentally-conscious technology. TAGS: alternative energy, entrepreneur, California

Clean energy market to clean up

March 7, 2006 Clean energy currently constitutes a small fraction of the energy market, but it's about to take off. TAGS: alternative energy, General Electric Co., energy

Mass. attorney general sues wind installer

March 8, 2007 A wind turbine installer misled environmentally-conscious consumers, suit alleges. TAGS: turbine, alternative energy, attorney general, suit, Massachusetts

Manufacturing power from manure

April 10, 2006 special report Start-ups are finding new forms of energy in an unlikely source: barnyard animals. TAGS: alternative energy, natural gas, cow, energy, manufacturing

Powering cities on landfill waste

June 6, 2007 A start-up is opening a plant that will convert municipal waste into electricity through a cleaner process than burning.Photo: Turning waste into energy TAGS: landfill, electricity, alternative energy, waste, energy, facility, turbine, trash, entrepreneur, ton

Ontario: The new frontier for alternative energy

June 21, 2007 Government programs help make Ontario a hot spot for companies in the alternative energy industry. TAGS: Ontario, tariff, solar energy, alternative energy, renewable energy, homeowner, financial planning, government, Germany, incentive, Canada

Texas power plant runs on biodiesel

March 19, 2007 Biofuels Power is harvesting oil from deep fat fryers to run its 5-megawatt power plant. TAGS: biodiesel, plant, alternative energy, animal, Texas, facility, U.S.

Google: Jolly green giant?

November 28, 2007 The search and advertising company is a force to be reckoned with across the Web. Now it's looking to do the same in alternative energy (along with many others, large and small). TAGS: soda, advertising company, alternative energy, energy, Google Inc., HP

Putting alternative energy to work

June 6, 2007 The clean-technology movement has its hands in some dirty business--and its eye on getting power from on high. TAGS: electricity, alternative energy, blade, blog, Sun Microsystems Inc., server

A power surge for alternative energy

October 30, 2007 From tech giants to start-ups and from venture capitalists to universities, there's plenty of action on the energy front. TAGS: turbine, alternative energy, venture capital, IBM Corp., battery, photograph

From Silicon Valley to Solar Valley

February 2, 2007 Birthplace of computers poised to become the center of the alternative energy industry, experts say at conference. Video: Al Gore says Silicon Valley can save Earth TAGS: Silicon Valley, alternative energy, Cypress Semiconductor Corp., manufacturing, incentive, San Jose, conference, U.S., CEO, video

Ethanol company gets backing from Gates firm

April 18, 2006 Pacific Ethanol nabs $84 million from Cascade Investment, a venture and investment firm funded by the Microsoft chairman. TAGS: Pacific, plant, Cascade Corp., alternative energy, natural gas, investment, chairman, California, Microsoft Corp.

Department of Energy opens doors to tech entrepreneurs

October 23, 2007 Under the entrepreneur in residence program, the agency will invite executives to set up shop inside select labs to assess technologies. TAGS: lab, entrepreneur, alternative energy, agency

Hummers and muscle cars go green

April 9, 2007 Diesel's not just for truckers anymore. Converting cars with notoriously bad mileage can make them eco-friendly without compromising performance.Photos: Muscle cars with a conscienceVideo: Souped-u... TAGS: biodiesel, Hummer, Lamborghini, car, horsepower, natural gas, engine, alternative energy, mile, video

GE chief: All engines go for alternative energy

March 12, 2007 Jeffrey Immelt, who spearheaded GE's Ecomagination initiative, sees favorable conditions for investment in a range of energy technologies.Photos: MIT's Energy 2.0 conference TAGS: General Electric Co., alternative energy, fossil fuel, renewable energy, investment, initiative, energy, global warming, engine, conference, CEO

Ethanol maker to test IPO market this week

June 13, 2006 How much do investors like ethanol? We'll find out more Wednesday, when VeraSun is expected to hold an IPO. TAGS: IPO, net income, alternative energy

Applied buys Applied and gets into solar

May 4, 2006 Applied Materials' latest acquisition underscores Silicon Valley's growing interest in alternative energy. TAGS: Applied Materials Inc., Semiconductor Manufacturing, semiconductor, alternative energy, acquisition, flat panel, Silicon Valley, equipment

Will taxes halt Calif.'s solar thermal ambitions?

December 11, 2007 California is pushing solar thermal tech--but if it doesn't extend a real estate tax break, it will discourage it.Photos: Shedding light on solar thermal TAGS: exemption, plant, alternative energy, California, natural gas, electricity, tax, Governor, state, entrepreneur, CEO, real estate, utility

Clean energy is a marathon, not a sprint

August 23, 2006 Investor interest in green technologies has been long overdue. Now can we just keep it up for a few decades? TAGS: entrepreneurial, fossil fuel, energy, alternative energy, global warming

Hydrogen cars to hit the road by 2015?

July 13, 2006 Will the Hindenburg's gas be running cars in a decade? Carmakers say it could be in the works. Photos: Hydrogen car tech revs up Photos: Toyota's hydrogen SUV Video: Ford's hydrogen Focus TAGS: hydrogen, chip-equipment, fuel cell, hydrogen fuel cell, Ford, kilogram, alternative energy, Toyota, SUV, car, mile, transportation, engine, road, battery, photograph
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