Smart cities will need machines that 'talk' to one another
Deutsche Telekom and smart-city technology company Living PlanIT are teaming up to develop ways to allow a wide variety of
Suntech-powered solar plants get up and running fast in California
More than 150,000 multicrystalline solar panels from Suntech Power Holdings are now generating energy at two new solar power
'Heat batteries,' pine-tree fuel on new US research funding list
“Heat batteries,” fuel from pine trees and alternatives to increasingly expensive rare earth materials are among the quests of 60
1 billion smart-meter reads per hour? No problem, Oracle says
Oracle says in-house testing has shown its smart meter data management systems can handle one billion meter reads per hour.
Company uses solar thermal power for 'greener' kidney dialysis
While other companies are testing solar thermal technology on a utility scale, healthcare services company DaVita has found a different
S. Korean grid flexes superconductor power muscles
South Korea’s power grid now has something no other grid in the world has: the longest-yet distribution-voltage superconductor cable
More turbines, more wind, more rain boost UK clean energy
Over the past year, the UK has seen a significant increase in the amount of energy it gets from renewable
US banks $737 million on molten-salt solar power in Nevada
Concentrating solar power (CSP) is currently more expensive than energy from photovoltaic (PV) solar panels, but it promises one significant
Arizona solar project wins $337m federal loan guarantee
The US Department of Energy has finalized a $337-million loan guarantee for a solar energy project to be located in
New Energy Control Center monitors building energy use 24/7
It’s one more sign of how energy is increasingly equivalent to security: From its new Energy Control Center (ECC)
