April 28, 2006Maybe 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
March 12, 2007A 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 desertTAGS:plant, electricity, Nevada, Las Vegas, project, heat, power, utility
June 7, 2007The first solar thermal project in years has cranked to life, and more will follow. Images: Solar thermal heats up in the desertTAGS:plant, electricity, mirror, project, power
September 10, 2007Start-up Ausra nabs $40 million in venture capital to build utility-scale solar power plants, an idea that is again gaining traction.
Photo: Collecting sunlightTAGS:plant, electricity, venture capital, California
February 14, 2006Konarka, 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