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Microgy lands deals to help it turn cow manure into natural gas

November 13, 2006 Start-up signs on six California dairies to aid it in its efforts to bring natural gas to California homes. TAGS: natural gas, gas, California

Garbage-to-gas system makes its debut

October 25, 2006 University of California at Davis unveils a digester that converts food scraps and other waste into natural gas and methane. TAGS: natural gas, garbage, ton, food

What you don't eat will heat your home

October 20, 2006 UC Davis is working on technology that turns leftover food bits into biogas, a combination of natural gas and CO2. TAGS: natural gas, university, truck, CO2, facility, restaurant, professor, food, California

Photos: An evolving high-tech center

January 18, 2006 The spike in natural gas and oil prices has kicked off a massive construction boom in downtown Doha, Qatar. TAGS: Qatar, natural gas, photograph

Manure power goes live in Texas

March 27, 2007 After some delays, Microgy starts to ship natural gas made out of cow manure. TAGS: natural gas, carbon, gas, Texas, facility

Fujifilm looks to garbage for energy

June 27, 2007 Maker of imaging devices, photo and copying products to begin using methane gas from landfill to power its nearby manufacturing center. TAGS: landfill, natural gas, Fujifilm, emission, gas, energy, garbage, manufacturing

To clean coal, start-up GreatPoint makes gas

August 27, 2007 Reviving 1970s-era technology, an ambitious company says it can turn dirty coal into cleaner natural gas. TAGS: coal, natural gas, carbon, plant, cleaner, entrepreneur, energy, start-up, U.S.

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, company executive, natural gas, operation

Gas from manure: Big plant to open

September 25, 2006 Microgy starts filling its first thermophilic digesters, which use microbes to turn smelly waste into biogas. Photos: Barnyard energy TAGS: natural gas, plant, company representative

Clean cars keep on rolling

August 14, 2008 GM designer shows off pics of Chevy Volt; companies tout plug-in hybrid systems; and fleet of hydrogen-powered vehicles makes cross-country trek. (By CNET News' Green Tech writers) TAGS: Chevy Volt, green tech, Martin LaMonica, Chevrolet, natural gas, General Motors, designer, vehicle

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

Week in review: New breezes blowing in energy tech

March 30, 2007 Wind power, hydrogen fuel, even manure--that's the stuff that start-up dreams are made on. TAGS: natural gas, turbine, hydrogen, carbon, global warming, Week in review, existence, reader

Meet the king of coal

February 25, 2008 You may not love coal, but you use a lot of it. Peabody Energy's Greg Boyce says the company will even participate in cleaning the stuff up. TAGS: coal, natural gas, CO2, electricity, China, Australia, U.S.

Turning sewage sludge into gasoline

June 28, 2006 To help Israel become a little less dependent on fossil fuel imports, engineers are looking in the sewer. TAGS: Israel, natural gas, gasoline, fossil fuel, oil, venture capital, facility, process, U.S.

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, Cascade Corp., plant, alternative energy, natural gas, investment, chairman, California, Microsoft Corp.

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

Study finds near-zero growth in methane levels

November 20, 2006 Scientists say discovery could be an encouraging sign that the world can control a contributor to global warming. TAGS: emission, global warming, scientist, carbon, contributor, natural gas, atmosphere

Red light for green-tech start-ups?

January 29, 2008 A funding gap, made worse by a softening economy, could create a wall for clean-tech start-ups despite a favorable long-term environment. TAGS: CMGI @Ventures, natural gas, IPO, General Motors, venture capital, sector, investor, start-up, facility

Verizon heeds call of fuel cells

August 7, 2006 Worried about prices and power outages, the telecom company is a case study of a business out to deliver its own energy. Photos: Verizon fuel cell project TAGS: fuel cell, Verizon Communications, alternating current, energy, natural gas, facility, grid, electricity, power, New York, backup

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
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