Start-up 24M Technologies receives $10 million in venture funding to pursue high energy density storage for vehicles and grid storage that combines lithium ion and flow battery concepts.
Gevo seeks to scale up its process of using plants to make isobutanol, a renewable hydrocarbon that can be used to make chemicals and liquid fuels, including jet fuel.
4food, which aims to be the first of about a dozen New York burger joints that play by the rules of green tech and social-media game mechanics, is one ambitious (and tasty) experiment. Originally posted at The Social
Two key agencies this week advance permitting for large-scale solar projects in the California desert which, if built, would bring gigawatts worth of solar power online.
Home Depot is selling an LED bulb bright enough to replace a 40-watt incandescent. Is the $20 threshold enough to entice more people to LEDs?
Talk about green cars. Smart-grid project from Ford and Detroit Edison will combine on-site solar power with electric vehicle charge stations and battery energy storage.
The country, which holds a third of the world's reserves of specialty metals, eats up to 60 percent of global supply for use in consumer gadgets, medical equipment, and hybrid cars.
European Space Agency offers new and back satellite data on world hot spots, while NASA offers carbon monoxide readings and temperature info.
PetroAlgae looks to raise $200 million for algae-growing equipment, although making fuel from algae cost-effectively has proved elusive.
A123 Systems, one of the few energy tech companies to go public in recent years, is trying to compete in auto and grid storage with manufacturing scale.