energy

Jan
10

Colorado city aims for 'zero-energy' goal

It’s not there yet, but the city of Fort Collins, Colorado, has set itself an admirably ambitious goal: to
2 min read
Jan
05

Creativity needed as energy risks grow

With prices for commodities from food to oil — which are, after all, linked — rising to new highs, there’s a
1 min read
Dec
14

All I want for Xmas is ... smart grid?

By Steve Nguyen, Echelon Up and down the UK and around the world, people are in the process of brightening
4 min read
Nov
17

Smart cities: Do we have what it takes?

What does it take to build a smarter, more sustainable city? Not surprisingly, the answer depends on the specialty of
2 min read
Oct
12

'Smart roads' could power the world

Smart meters, smart grids, smart cities … what’s next? Smart roadways? Why not? ask Scott and Julie Brusaw, an Idaho
2 min read
Sep
30

'Internet of things' is energy's future

It’s been called the “internet of things,” a future in which devices can communicate with one another across society’
2 min read
Sep
23

One step closer to energy 'internet'

You can’t have an energy internet without internet-like open standards, and that’s what the smart-grid industry now has.
2 min read
Aug
20

An X-ray laser with firepower

What can you do with the world’s most powerful X-ray laser? Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s
2 min read
Jul
07

Huhne: 'Ridiculous' law against clean energy sales must go

We’re all familiar with the tales of silly, antiquated laws that remain on the books long past their useful
1 min read
Jul
05

Without clear plans, public funds for clean energy can prove a waste

The path toward more renewable energy doesn’t lie with government-backed demonstration projects and trials alone, a new report finds.
2 min read