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Government Unmanned Air Vehicle Aloft 48 Hours Via Hydrogen

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The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory recently announced its results in using liquid hydrogen to power its Tiger Ion Unmanned Aircraft Vehicle. Read more →

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DOE Drives Hydrogen Car Fueling Push

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If fuel-cell vehicles are ever going to get anywhere, they'll need places to fuel up, and the public-private H2USA initiative is aimed at developing the infrastructure. Read more →

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Solar Impulse Awaits Dallas Weather Window

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The solar-powered Solar Impulse airplane has drawn big crowds to see it in Phoenix, where it will stay until at least May 20 before resuming a cross-U.S. trip. Read more →

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Tech Heavies Unliking Zuckerberg PAC

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Elon Musk and David Sacks quit the Zuckerberg-founded FWD.us lobbying group after pro-pipeline and pro-drilling ads raise a ruckus. Read more →

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$168 Billion Potential For Global Offshore Wind By 2020

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A new report states that the global offshore wind sector is likely to grow to become a $168 billion market by 2020. Read more →

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Hyundai Takes Rooftop Solar To An Extreme

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The 10-megawatt solar array planned for a Hyundai factory in South Korea will be among the world's biggest single-site rooftop systems. Read more →

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High Impact Energy Innovation Incubator Program Looks Up

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Buried in the President’s FY2014 budget proposal is an interesting reform that could impact energy innovation without relying on Congress for any new – and hard to come by – federal investments. Read more →

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Solar Traps: World-Changer Or Vaporware?

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A Maryland inventor's claim of a radically new and better (but largely not revealed) approach to solar power is getting attention. Is there anything to it? Read more →

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Rooftop Solar Wins Reprieve In San Antonio

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CPS Energy says it will hold off at least a year on a plan that would have slashed the value of solar power produced on San Antonio rooftops. Read more →

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Should We Level The Energy Playing Field?

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We should phase out government subsidies, and let oil, natural gas, coal, solar, wind, nuclear, geothermal and efficiency compete, says the author of this opinion. Read more →

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