In a new game concept, grade schoolers use flippers to “crash” the ball into various bumpers, turbines and switch gates, generating measurable kinetic energy.

The U.S. Department of Energy backs research into clean, efficient and affordable biomass cookstoves, a major need in developing countries.

Philippe Starck’s V+ volteis EV concept is fully electric, charmingly and unfashionably boxy and yet more or less open to the world.

Lighting Science Group says its 8-watt Definity MR16 HO LED bulb now provides a drop-in replacement for the MR16 halogen light.

The Hart School District in California is getting solar power on nine schools, with no upfront cost and stable rates for 20 years. Plus: parking lot shade.

Next 10 says the 2012 California Green Innovation Index shows how cleantech investment and innovation are helping drive growth in California’s overall economy.

A Russian James Dyson Award entry offers a vertical-axis wind turbine that’s said to dramatically increase efficiency while running quiet.

Vina Domingo-Roy’s inventive take on solar lighting could act as desk lamp, spotlight, or even wrist light for that lonely nighttime walk from work to your car.

The sunny range land in north central New Mexico is becoming a hot spot for solar power, with another big new array on the way.

In a world of battery-powered plastic toys, Imagen Exploration Tools invite children to open their minds to new discoveries.