Startup targets max LED savings for minimal cost
LEDs, or light-emitting diodes, are generally the most energy-efficient — and longest-lasting — lighting option currently available. But while the technology is
Weird energy stories: Pot growers drain the grid
Could another benefit to the smart grid be an end to rampant energy theft by marijuana grow houses?
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For smart tech, emerging markets are where it's at
As far as power generation and green energy are concerned, the world’s emerging markets are where the action is.
Better Place to launch Danish network for electric cars
With plans for a commercial launch later this year, electric car-focused Better Place has unveiled its first battery switching station
Energy-hungry military explores smart-grid innovation
Energy managers and other officials from the US military’s Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA) plan to review smart-grid technology
GE and partners bet on Israeli wastewater-to-energy firm
An Israeli company that uses microbial fuel cells to turn wastewater into an energy source has received an undisclosed amount
Catalina Island turns to energy storage to cut emissions
Southern California Edison is deploying an energy storage system on Catalina Island to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the island’
$38m smart-grid project launches in Washington state
The communities of Pullman and Albion in Washington state are embarking upon a $38 million project to test and demonstrate
Residential solar a market 'whose time has come'
Baltimore-based Constellation Energy is making an equity investment in residential solar-energy firm Astrum Solar.
The investment, specific terms of which
Project to make Spanish island 100% renewably powered
An $87 million project in a small community in the Canary Islands is aimed at providing residents with 100-percent renewable
