Marines go solar in Afghanistan
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Giant solar ambitions in the Middle East
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Gallery: US military wages green war
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'Cambridge crude' could revolutionize batteries
They call it “Cambridge crude,” and it could revolutionize how we store energy.
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Largest ever solar curtain wall graces PV factory
A company that makes lightweight plastic solar panels is practicing what it preaches by installing its technology at its own
Gallery: 5 speedy, efficient rapid-transit buses
Faster than a standard bus service and cheaper (and faster) to implement than light rail, bus rapid transit (BRT) typically
Gallery: 5 speedy, efficient rapid-transit buses, part 2
Santa Monica, California, operates a Big Blue Bus system with a fleet of more than 200 vehicles, all of them