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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.

Report: Forget fueling cars on corn or soybeans

July 11, 2006 Think of ethanol as biofuel 1.0. Genetically modified plants or synthetic fuels could be the alternatives that gain traction. TAGS: plant, biodiesel, fuel, energy, food, car, U.S.

Stirring GE's Ecomagination

October 26, 2007 Lorraine Bolsinger, who heads a major energy-efficiency initiative at General Electric, says companies can make green while being green. Photos: Inside GE's clean-tech labs TAGS: General Electric Co., scarcity, energy, CEO

Why do humans walk on two legs? To save energy

July 23, 2007 Chimps on treadmills may help explain why human ancestors evolved into bipeds 10 million years ago.Images: Humans vs. chimps at the gym TAGS: leg, treadmill, energy, human, researcher, patch management

MIT issues call to arms on energy

May 3, 2006 University issues report calling for accelerated move to cleaner, more efficient energy sources. TAGS: energy, fuel cell, university, president

Sensors: Living off scraps of energy

May 24, 2006 In the future, your shoes may be able to charge your camera and RFID chips could tell when you leave the room. Images: Energy-saving sensors TAGS: RFID, sensor, energy, transistor, RFID chip, microprocessor, tag, reader, scientist, battery, Intel, security

Creating power out of thin air

October 26, 2007 Imagine a material that can suck in heat from the environment and power a notebook. A New Jersey company is aiming to do just that. TAGS: fuel cell, fusion, material, electricity, energy, temperature, degree, effect, environment

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

Microsoft: Let PCs nap

March 21, 2007 PCs allowed to go into sleep mode consume less energy than those running screensavers, study says. TAGS: screensaver, energy, Windows Platform, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows

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

Father of the compact fluorescent bulb looks back

August 16, 2007 In 1976, Good Times ruled TV, Gerald Ford was trying to "whip inflation now," and in Ohio, a new kind of light bulb was being invented. The man behind the CFL looks back. TAGS: General Electric Co., Ohio, energy, light-emitting diode, design, electronics

It's time for tech to rein in energy waste

February 16, 2007 Scientist Jonathan Koomey and AMD exec Mario Rivas say the amount of energy required to run data centers has gotten out of hand. TAGS: data center, energy, consumption, information technology, U.S.

Superweeds, air caves and the future of energy

May 23, 2006 Lawrence Berkeley labs chief says global warming may not be a 100 percent given but the potential consequences mean we have to act regardless. TAGS: energy, physics, alternative energy, lab, professor, career, U.S.

Microsoft vs. Google: Who's greener?

June 6, 2006 The two Internet companies work to reduce energy use and promote sustainability as product battle heats up. Photos: Green companies TAGS: solar energy, campus, emission, data center, electricity, energy, Silicon Valley, California, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc.

Can baking soda curb global warming?

November 27, 2007 A start-up in Texas says it can turn the carbon dioxide emitted by power plants into baking soda.Photos: Fumes turned baking soda TAGS: soda, carbon, global warming, plant, energy, Texas, scientist

Storing sun and wind power

December 5, 2007 Several technologies are being tested to tie large-scale storage to renewable power sources. Images: Making wind power that lasts all day TAGS: renewable energy, wind power, electricity, energy, utility, battery

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

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

Study: BP, Toyota top green energy, auto brands

July 7, 2006 Being green is increasingly popular, but most consumers still don't consider ecological impact when buying. TAGS: British Petroleum Co plc, Toyota, Chevron Corp., green, brand, energy, category

Biofuels power 'clean energy' boom

March 6, 2007 Transportation, followed by wind and solar power, is biggest sector of rapidly changing energy industry. TAGS: solar energy, venture capital, energy, investment, transportation, U.S.
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