September 2011
Suntech-powered solar plants get up and running fast in California
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‘Heat batteries,’ pine-tree fuel on new US research funding list
”Heat batteries,” fuel from pine trees and alternatives to increasingly expensive rare earth materials are among the quests of 60 research projects set to
1 billion smart-meter reads per hour? No problem, Oracle says
Oracle says in-house testing has shown its smart meter data management systems can handle one billion meter reads per hour. Running its utilities meter
Company uses solar thermal power for ‘greener’ kidney dialysis
While other companies are testing solar thermal technology on a utility scale, healthcare services company DaVita has found a different way to benefit: using
S. Korean grid flexes superconductor power muscles
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US power blackouts leave record numbers in the dark
We’ve heard over and over again in recent years that a smarter, more
Scientists: Smart tech, not-so-smart decisions threaten civilization
We have the technology we need to resolve the world’s most pressing environmental
How much uranium is left?
As a natural resource on a finite planet, uranium is no more unlimited
Is it a new dawn — or twilight — for nuclear energy?
Nuclear energy stands at a strange crossroads. In one
Investors tell CEOs: ‘Cut your carbon, or risk losing trillions’
Big investors know that money talks … and a
