Washington State University researchers have developed the first fuel cell that can directly convert fuels, such as jet fuel or gasoline, to electricity, providing a dramatically more energy... Read more
Commercial buildings could cut their heating and cooling electricity use by an average of 57 percent with advanced energy-efficiency controls, according to a year-long trial of the controls... Read more
Essential metal for planes, rockets, missiles and more A Case Western Reserve University proposal for a low-cost, energy-efficient method to extract the strategic metal titanium from ore has... Read more
Using the sun to light office buildings instead of electricity saves energy. But is it affordable? The radiometer tracks the sun’s progress across the Manhattan skyline and sends a sig... Read more
Berkeley Lab research finds utility customer-funded energy efficiency programs expanding across the United States; Midwest and South on the rise Spending on energy efficiency programs funded... Read more
They can help us pass the time, socialise and yes, even work, but can smartphones also help us save the planet? A paper recently published in the International Journal of Sustainable Energy ... Read more
EnergyPoints, a data mining startup, has developed a way to compare whether a wind farm or a desalination plant will do more good–using just one simple number. There are any number of... Read more
A small “picoprojector” could be embedded in a smartphone, tablet or other device. Researchers from North Carolina State University and ImagineOptix Corporation have developed new technology... Read more
First gestural control consumer computer product we’ve seen. Sony Europe has unveiled a new addition to its E Series VAIO laptop range which allows users to flick through web pages, pl... Read more
All too often, Freihaut said, energy efficiency gets lost in translation. The Energy Innovation Hub is trying to understand how buildings squander their energy-saving potential When t... Read more
What new energy efficiency technologies will change the game? I’d like to use this space on occasion to explore that question and get your feedback on companies that I profile. This week’s c... Read more
The energy efficiency of computing is doubling every 18 months IN 1965 Gordon Moore, a co-founder of Intel, first observed that integrated circuits, better known as silicon chips, seemed to... Read more
Project Frog’s kits take one to six months to produce GE is leading a $22 million investment in San Francisco-based green builder Project Frog, which helps speed up and reduce the cost of tr... Read more
Sometimes It Saves Energy, Sometimes It Doesn’t — And Sometimes It Makes Things Worse It seems like a no-brainer: Remanufacturing products rather than making new ones from scratch — wi... Read more
Image via Wikipedia Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are an increasingly popular technology for use in energy-efficient lighting. Researchers from North Carolina State University have now develo... Read more