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Siemens Plans to Clean Up Trucking With a Trolley Line

Siemens Plans to Clean Up Trucking With a Trolley Line

Herman K. Trabish: May 9, 2012

Those long lines of eighteen-wheelers waiting to load and unload could be running on clean, quiet electricity.

Guest Post: Exxon’s Big Bet on Shale Gas Won’t Pay Off if Clean Energy Scales

Guest Post: Exxon’s Big Bet on Shale Gas Won’t Pay Off if Clean Energy Scales

Mike Casey: May 1, 2012

The clean energy industry has to dramatically scale its advocacy investment to meet an aggressive disinformation campaign.

Fracking and the Natural Gas “Shale Gale”

Fracking and the Natural Gas “Shale Gale”

Eric Wesoff: April 24, 2012

Does the ascendance of cheap natural gas from fracking come at the expense of renewables?

Green Jobs: DOE and Fisker EVs, Sapphire Algae, MEMC, PowerAssure

Green Jobs: DOE and Fisker EVs, Sapphire Algae, MEMC, PowerAssure

Eric Wesoff: April 24, 2012

MEMC CEO still CEO; DOE keeping a close watch on Fisker.

Natural Gas Prices Near Record Lows

Natural Gas Prices Near Record Lows

Eric Wesoff: April 19, 2012

Renewable energy competes, to some extent, with natural gas—a commodity reaching record lows.

The Networked Grid 100: The Movers and Shakers of the Smart Grid in 2012

The Networked Grid 100: The Movers and Shakers of the Smart Grid in 2012

Jeff St. John, David J. Leeds: April 19, 2012

Who are the leaders of the smart grid industry? Read this to find out.

OriginOil: Algae Can Clean Polluted Water From Oil, Gas Wells

OriginOil: Algae Can Clean Polluted Water From Oil, Gas Wells

Eric Wesoff: April 19, 2012

OriginOil finds a new application for algae, while the industry works on scaling to produce liquid fuels.

Green Jobs: Julie Blunden Leaves SunPower, Plus News From MiaSolé, VantagePoint, FlexEnergy

Green Jobs: Julie Blunden Leaves SunPower, Plus News From MiaSolé, VantagePoint, FlexEnergy

Eric Wesoff: April 17, 2012

VC Marc van den Berg leaving VantagePoint. MiaSolé adds exec focused on India.

Harvest Power Profits From Biomass and Closes $110M VC Round

Harvest Power Profits From Biomass and Closes $110M VC Round

Eric Wesoff: April 12, 2012

“Biomass is the silent hero in renewable energy.”

Guest Post: Hawaii Can Show the Way to a Better Energy Future

Guest Post: Hawaii Can Show the Way to a Better Energy Future

Richard Ha, Robert Rapier: April 6, 2012

Canary in a coal mine or beacon for the world? Can Hawaii replace oil with geothermal power?

Obama Visits Largest Solar Plant in US and Talks Energy

Obama Visits Largest Solar Plant in US and Talks Energy

Eric Wesoff: March 22, 2012

President praises solar power, supports homegrown fossil fuels, and calls opponents of green energy “the Flat Earth Society.”

World Water Day: Trillions Needed in Investment

World Water Day: Trillions Needed in Investment

Katherine Tweed: March 22, 2012

World Water Day highlights investment opportunities as global fresh water grows scarce.

The Farm of the Future Will Grow Plants Vertically and Hydroponically

The Farm of the Future Will Grow Plants Vertically and Hydroponically

Herman K. Trabish: March 16, 2012

Is this how Jack grew his beanstalk? It sure isn’t Old MacDonald’s farm.

IBM, Air Force Take Sustainability Software Global

IBM, Air Force Take Sustainability Software Global

Jeff St. John: March 5, 2012

IBM applies its Tririga software to greening the U.S. Air Force’s global infrastructure.

Kleiner Perkins Explores Next-Gen Agriculture Investing

Kleiner Perkins Explores Next-Gen Agriculture Investing

Yoni Cohen: March 2, 2012

The celebrated VC invests to recover contaminated water, generate energy from food waste, and create vegetarian chicken.