A number of energy-efficient homes and communities are currently in the process of testing, but a Los Angeles-based company is going one small step farther. KB Home presented its first net-zero energy home in an event in Las Vegas, and it’s not just […]
The new wind farms will be built off the shores of New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, and Virgina; the point these states all have in common is that the regulatory approval process is supposed to be […]
Named the Nichiomaru, which means “king of Japan,” the ship is the first Japanese vessel to make use of both solar panels and an electrically controlled diesel engine. It’s also got […]
Tesla has been playing the information game with its Model S sedan, showing its potential customers and fans just enough to keep them interested without pouring on too much detail at once.
In a report published by Scientific Reports, researchers say they’re successfully working toward making low-cost solar cells from plants. While technically […]
The world’s prettiest solar car – the one CleanTechnica readers may remember as coming from Bochum – kicked off its U.S. leg of its journey around the world this week. The SolarWorldGT is in California today, after successfully […]
For the first time in the United States, cars on the road will bear a green label with environmental data proudly proclaiming themselves to be eco-cars. The company creating this new sticker is none other than GM’s Chevy brand, and the first car to show off its environmental data.
I love two-seater electric microcars for city traffic; they’re efficient, adorable, and emissions-free. I’m quite happy to say that another one was unveiled in Brussels this week. The Hiriko is a tiny (and super cute) electric prototype with a little bit of a twist […]
Energy storage on a large scale would help even out the intermittent nature of renewable energy; in fact, techniques such as batteries and fuel cells are used on smaller scales right now to manage grids with high percentages of renewable sources. The problem with wide-scale use is that energy storage systems […]
The European Union keeps looking for ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; one of those ways is Initiative 120 (the one where they want all new cars to have less than 120g/km of carbon dioxide emissions). Another place to cut down emissions is the shipping industry – it’s just that the EU doesn’t quite know where to start.
