Study: Energy Efficiency in Apartments Could Save $3.4 Billion
Photo courtest of 401K via a Flickr Creative Commons license. Energy-efficiency upgrades in U.S. apartment buildings could cut energy bills by almost $3.4 billion annually nationwide, according to a...
View ArticleTucson Electric Power Pairs Solar with Fossil Fuels
Areva Solar's Kimberlina solar-thermal power plant in Bakersfield, Calif. Tucson Electric Power said Tuesday that it plans to add solar power to a coal- and natural-gas-fired plant in Tucson, Ariz....
View ArticleLightbank Invests in Commercial Solar Installer SoCore Energy
Kimco Realty's Willowbrook Plaza in Wayne, New Jersey. Courtesy of SoCore Energy SoCore Energy, a commercial-scale solar installer in Chicago, has raised $4 million in its third round of funding....
View ArticleWater Acquisitions Rise: Will Venture Capital Follow?
Courtesy of Sudheer via a Flickr Creative Commons license Mergers and acquisitions of water companies jumped last year, even as venture-capital deals in water technologies fell, Cleantech Group CEO...
View ArticleThe Next Wave in Lighting and the Internet of Things
Screw in a light bulb today, and all you can hope for is illumination. But GreenWave Reality claims its new light bulbs will also offer control. Without any additional wiring in the home, the...
View ArticleNew Partnership Aims To Make LEDs Cost Competitive
These suspended linear LED fixtures from Lunera will soon come equipped with integrated controls. LED lights are more energy efficient than fluorescents, but they’re also more expensive. And for...
View ArticleGE’s Latest LED Acquisition: Albeo Technologies
Albeo's H-Series high-bay luminaire GE’s lighting division has bought LED startup Albeo Technologies, the companies announced Monday. The companies declined to disclose the terms of the deal. The deal,...
View ArticleProfitable Clean Tech: Pro Aqua Cleans Water With Diamonds
Pro Aqua's electrodes, made with boron-doped diamond particles on a plastic layer, can disinfect water without additional chemicals. [Reporter's note: This is the first in a series of profiles on...
View ArticleProfitable Clean Tech: THiNKnrg Takes Holistic View of Energy Tech
THiNKnrg developed this solar heat and electricity project atop the InterContinental hotel in San Salvador. [Reporter's note: This is the second in a series of profiles on profitable clean tech...
View ArticleApp Wanted: How Smartphones Could Cut Energy Use
Photo courtesy of @ubermoe via a Flickr Creative Commons license. You’re probably wasting energy right now. According to a recent study published in the International Journal of Sustainable Energy,...
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