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Cute Teddy Bear Doubles As Power Monitor

The Smart and Cute Power Monitor puts a warm and fuzzy face on energy efficiency, turning pink when household power usage spikes, green when it decreases. Read more →

by Susan DeFreitas

No Greenhouse Gases In This Greenhouse

Spain's Neiker-Tecnalia has a new system for heating greenhouses with alternative energy, avoiding the greenhouse gases produced by diesel and heating oil boilers. Read more →

by Susan DeFreitas

Geothermal Energy Plant Live In Nevada

Ormat Technologies' new 15 MW capacity Nevada geothermal power plant is marked as being the only of its kind to come online last year in the U.S. Read more →

by Susan DeFreitas

Wanted: More Solar Power Jobs In California

The SolarTech Workforce Innovation Collaboration seeks to help employers fill manufacturing gaps in California, the world's third largest solar market. Read more →

by Susan DeFreitas

Obama Budget Looks To Boost Clean Energy

In his 2012 budget, President Obama seeks to continue his clean energy and innovation push, paying for it partly by ending fossil-fuel industry tax breaks. Read more →

by Pete Danko

Proterra Builds The Better Electric Bus

Proterra, an electric vehicle start up focused upon building fast charging electric buses for mass transit, is looking to build up its company. We learn about them. Read more →

by Nino Marchetti

Clean Energy Storage Meets Smart Grid

The Sunverge Solar Integration System wants to help utilities use more solar by storing energy during peak production and releasing it during peak demand. Read more →

by Susan DeFreitas

2010 Cleantech Investments Neared $4 Billion

Venture capital investment in cleantech gew by 8 percent in 2010 to $3.98 billion, with the solar sector growing by 77 percent alone. Read more →

by Pete Danko

Solar Power Leasing Gets Citi Backing

Finance giant Citi is making its first foray into residential solar, pumping $40 million into SolarCity to back home solar leasing installations. Read more →

by Pete Danko