GE Bets on Smart LED Lightbulbs, About to Ditch CFLs

GE, one of the world's most important lightbulb maker, has decided that they need to shift to LED lighting already, in a decision that's...
Park Passive House in Seattle, Washington, Uses 80% Less Energy

Park Passive House is First in Washington State

What is a “passive house?” The idea has been around for about twenty years, building the world’s most-efficient homes. Perhaps better if I let someone...

Green Purchases Motivated by Money And Not Saving the World

Good news! More and more Americans care about energy efficient products. Over 50% of Americans have bought energy efficient appliances, 61% say they want...

Logitech Keyboard K760 Goes Solar

A state-of-the-art solar-powered keyboard called K760 has been invented by Logitech closely following the release of K750 and Solar Keyboard Folio especially designed for...
Sustainable Design, Captured World's Tallest Vertical Garden

Indoor Vertical Garden, a Testament to Sustainable Design

Design firm “Green Over Grey” focuses on sustainable designs for the 21st Century and beyond, some facets of which are more or less visible...

Keeping Up with the Joneses A Factor in Solar Installation

You might think that solar roof owners tended to be upper middle class liberals, but a study shows that that might not be the...

First Ever Superficial CO2 Turbine Turns Emissions into Power

Five of the world's greatest energy and technology giants have teamed up to construct a demonstration power plant, which will host the first ever superficial...

Oslo Opens New EV Parking Lot

In Norway's capital Oslo, a new "Charging Enabled Parking Structure" has opened with support from the municipality, charging system provider, and the property owner. In...

Electron-eating Bacteria Open Up New Possibilities For Electricity Generation

Geobacter and Shewanella bacteria have become popular over the past decade not only because of their food source- naked electrons, but also because they have incredible...

Mitsubishi Electric's New PV Cell Module has an Output of 200W

Mitsubishi has developed a new photovoltaic (PV) cell module that has an output of 200W and unlike conventional ones it uses monocrystalline silicon (Si) PV cells. For the moment, the PV cell module is targeted at residents of Japan, but the company plans to start offshore shipments from Oct 20, 2010.