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Pint-size hydro power on tap

October 24, 2007 Start-up Rentricity designs a generator that brings hydroelectric power down to size for cites and towns. TAGS: turbine, electricity, facility, generator, water, pressure, power, utility, California

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, tax, natural gas, electricity, California, Governor, entrepreneur, state, real estate, utility, CEO

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

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, photovoltaics, Sun Microsystems Inc., barrier, installation, agreement, conference, California

Hawaiian firm shrinks solar thermal power

September 14, 2007 It's not as common as solar photovoltaic panels, but Hawaiian start-up Sopogy thinks small-scale solar thermal makes sense.Photos: Concentrating on solar power in Hawaii TAGS: Hawaii, renewable energy, photovoltaics, electricity, project, California

Google, Intel target efficient PC power supplies

June 12, 2007 An awful lot of juice meant to power PCs never gets used. Tech companies team up to make PCs and servers run more efficiently. TAGS: Pat Gelsinger, Inter-Tel Inc., electricity, power consumption, power supply, component, Google Inc., senior vice president, PC company, Intel, server, PC, power, California

PG&E sees plug-in hybrids as potential profit centers

April 10, 2007 California's electric utility has demonstrated a method of letting owners of souped-up hybrid cars sell power back to the grid at a profit.Photos: Hybrids that give back to the grid TAGS: PG&E Corp., Toyota Prius, Bay Area, electricity, grid, battery, owner, utility, California, car, U.S.

Silicon Valley engineers peek at the Tesla

May 4, 2007 Mechanical engineers get a look at what makes Tesla Motors' electric sports car tick.Photos: Under the hood of the Tesla Roadster TAGS: Tesla Roadster, car, engineer, cell, mile, electricity, Silicon Valley, battery, California

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, power, California

Pollution declining in parts of eastern U.S.

December 15, 2006 Controls imposed on coal-burning power plants are making it easier to breathe in Ohio River Valley, a new study says. TAGS: pollution, plant, hybrid car, electricity, study, regulation, researcher, California

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: campus, solar energy, emission, electricity, data center, energy, Silicon Valley, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., California

With hefty funding, solar start-up takes on big guns

June 21, 2006 With $100 million in its wallet, Nanosolar says it wants to topple the old guard in the solar industry. TAGS: cell, polymer, silicon, electricity, sheet, Sharp Corp., investor, California

Electric sports car ready to challenge Porsche?

June 6, 2006 Silicon Valley all-stars line up behind start-up that claims its car can accelerate from zero to 60 mph in four seconds. TAGS: motor, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, magnet, eBay Inc., Sergey Brin, Larry Page, electricity, car, Silicon Valley, start-up, e-book, California, Google Inc., CEO
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