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Solar cell breaks efficiency record

December 6, 2006 It converts almost 41 percent of light that hits it into electricity, almost double the efficiency of current commercial cells. TAGS: cell, electricity, efficiency, sunlight, silicon, solar energy, material, Sharp Corp., semiconductor, barrier

Shrinking the cost for solar power

May 11, 2007 With a big facility and careful planning, it's possible to produce solar power for a competitive price, experts say. TAGS: plant, solar energy, Morse Plc., electricity, facility, expert

Saving wind power for later

March 27, 2007 Start-up General Compression looks to commercialize concept for storing electricity generated by wind turbines using compressed air.Image: Pumping wind power underground TAGS: turbine, wind power, electricity, wind, natural gas, company executive, operation

Dishing out power with a solar engine

October 25, 2006 Infinia looks to an existing technology--the Stirling engine--to compete in solar-electric industry.Photos: Retro energy-harness TAGS: photovoltaics, electricity, power generation, engine, energy, California, power

Polyester fabric neutralizes stun gun jolt

April 5, 2006 Some fabrics repel moisture; Thor Shield repels electricity and can render a stun gun useless. TAGS: fabric, probe, gun, electricity, officer, weapon, Arizona, agency

Solar industry chases a cheaper kilowatt

March 9, 2006 After decades of promise, solar power is starting to pay off via more efficient and affordable tech. Photos: The many faces of the solar power TAGS: solar energy, silicon, photovoltaics, electricity, venture capital, manufacturing

Plug in your hybrid, pollute less?

April 28, 2006 Maybe yes, maybe no. A lot depends on where you live and how your electricity gets produced. Photos: A souped-up Prius TAGS: electricity, coal, Toyota Prius, pollution, hybrid car, car

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, turbine, facility, trash, entrepreneur, ton

Solar thermal energy making a comeback

June 7, 2007 The first solar thermal project in years has cranked to life, and more will follow. Images: Solar thermal heats up in the desert TAGS: plant, electricity, mirror, project, power

Cutting solar panels' high price tag

September 25, 2007 Industry luminaries will meet this week at the annual Solar Power 2007 to celebrate booming business. But high costs remain a barrier to wider adoption. TAGS: solar energy, electricity, financing, Sun Microsystems Inc., photovoltaics, barrier, agreement, conference, California

Utility, commodity: IT to follow electricity?

March 11, 2005 Sun President Jonathan Schwartz says there are telling parallels between the rise of the electricity and technology industries. TAGS: electricity, plant, Sun Microsystems Inc., information technology, New York

Full steam ahead for Nevada solar project

March 12, 2007 A new power plant in the desert taps into solar-thermal energy to pour on the electricity for nearby Las Vegas.Images: Solar thermal heats up in the desert TAGS: plant, electricity, Nevada, Las Vegas, heat, project, power, utility

A Taser shotgun for long-range electrifying

February 14, 2006 Maker of controversial stun guns completes testing on a shotgun that delivers a walloping dose of electricity. TAGS: TASER International Inc., shotgun, electricity, gun, weapon

Google to enter clean-energy business

November 27, 2007 Search giant earmarks hundreds of millions of dollars with the goal of generating a gigawatt of clean energy that's cheaper than coal. TAGS: renewable energy, coal, Sergey Brin, electricity, Google Inc., energy, goal, dollar

MIT-led study finds geothermal energy potential untapped

January 22, 2007 Heat mining technology can be improved and deployed broadly to generate clean electricity, says an Energy Department-sponsored report. TAGS: energy, electricity, fossil fuel, professor, U.S.

Solar thermal plants go back to the future

September 10, 2007 Start-up Ausra nabs $40 million in venture capital to build utility-scale solar power plants, an idea that is again gaining traction. Photo: Collecting sunlight TAGS: plant, electricity, venture capital, California

Solar star Konarka raises another $20 million

February 14, 2006 Konarka, which specializes in plastics that convert light into electricity, has raised $20 million in its latest round of venture funding. TAGS: plastics, electricity, round, material, start-up

'Power plants' in the basement heat up

January 31, 2007 Combined heat and power system sized down to the average home packs on-site power generation and high energy efficiency. TAGS: Combined Heat and Power, power generation, electricity, Massachusetts, heat, power

The fatal flaw for green-tech companies

February 5, 2008 There's a chance green products will save the world, so why are they so boring compared to a cell phone with a built-in TV? TAGS: electricity, cell phone, PC

Pour yourself a silicon solar panel

October 12, 2007 Start-up claims it can create crystalline silicon solar cells with liquid, cutting manufacturing costs in half. TAGS: silicon, cell, solvent, sunlight, electricity, photovoltaics, LCD panel, manufacturing, LCD
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