http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Energy_TechnologyFind stories, videos, and photos about Energy Technology from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:59:42 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/TECH/11/12/solar.gadgets/tztop.solargad.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Energy_Technology14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Energy Technology from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/12/solar.gadgets/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/12/solar.gadgets/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen it comes to sun energy, the focus is often on solar power plants or rooftop panels. But there's an increasing number of snazzy portable products that also draw juice from our nearest star -- things we can carry, wear or set on our desks.Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:18:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/18/california.efficient.televisions/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/18/california.efficient.televisions/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe California Energy Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to become the first state to impose energy efficiency standards for televisions. The agency estimates the move will save consumers $1 billion a year in energy costs.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:18:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/16/news/economy/community_colleges_green_jobs.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/16/news/economy/community_colleges_green_jobs.fortune/index.htmCommunity colleges have long held second-class-citizen status in the world of higher education. But they've suddenly become top tier when it comes to one important thing: training for new green-economy jobs.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:07:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/12/news/economy/nuclear_security/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/12/news/economy/nuclear_security/index.htmAt a nuclear power plant in Texas, two men dressed in combat gear are perched atop a steel-framed watchtower armed with assault rifles, firing on both moving and stationary targets some 300 yards away.Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:10:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/02/news/economy/nuclear_renaissance/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/02/news/economy/nuclear_renaissance/index.htmWhatever happened to all those new nuclear power plants the country was supposed to build?Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:53:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/04/news/economy/nuclear_waste/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/04/news/economy/nuclear_waste/index.htmAt a Texas power plant, two men in head-to-toe yellow jumpsuits are perched above a pool filled with still, crystal-clear water -- and nearly 20 years worth of nuclear waste.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/27/clean.energy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/27/clean.energy/index.html#cnnSTCTextTop Democrats put the issue of climate change back in the spotlight Tuesday, debating legislation to cut greenhouse gas emissions while announcing $3.4 billion in new clean energy funds.Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/24/iran.nuclear.obama.medvedev/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/24/iran.nuclear.obama.medvedev/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday discussed Iran's request for nuclear fuel for a research reactor and other security issues, the White House and the Kremlin said.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 21:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/23/iran.nuclear.offer/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/23/iran.nuclear.offer/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran said Friday it needs more time to decide whether to sign onto a deal that could help end the international showdown over its nuclear activities.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/20/climate.eco.activism/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/20/climate.eco.activism/index.html#cnnSTCTextThere was no mistaking the target: the eight huge cooling towers at Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station, sending plumes of steam high into the watery blue sky of the English Midlands.Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:31:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/13/technology/hydrogen_car.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/13/technology/hydrogen_car.fortune/index.htmThe "Valley of Death," in auto-industry-speak, is a metaphorical desert where emerging technologies reside while car executives figure out which of the experiments ought to make their way into actual cars.Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:59:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/08/news/economy/obama_emissions_regulation.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/08/news/economy/obama_emissions_regulation.fortune/index.htmIf Congress won't get the job done on climate change, President Obama has a way to do it himself. But is he strong-arming the legislative branch?Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/09/rogers.china.pollution/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/09/rogers.china.pollution/index.html#cnnSTCTextThere is a lot of rhetoric on Main Street and in our nation's Capitol these days portraying China as a job-stealing polluter whose economy is growing at the expense of the United States.Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/09/24/cnet.general.electric.solar.panels/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/09/24/cnet.general.electric.solar.panels/index.html#cnnSTCTextGeneral Electric plans to give its solar business a charge in two years with the introduction of panels with the same solar cell material used by industry cost leader First Solar.Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/24/obama.un.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/24/obama.un.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextA rare meeting of U.N. Security Council heads of state, led for the first time by a U.S. president, adopted a resolution focused on stopping the spread of nuclear weapons Thursday.Fri, 25 Sep 2009 07:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/09/23/wirth.climate.change/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/09/23/wirth.climate.change/index.html#cnnSTCTextOn Tuesday, more than 100 world leaders gathered at the United Nations for a climate summit. They were called together by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to build momentum for the U.N. climate talks in Copenhagen, Denmark, this December.Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:23:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/13/smallbusiness/space_elevator.smb/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/13/smallbusiness/space_elevator.smb/index.htmOn an April day in Boulder, Colo., Michael Laine sat onstage in front of a large audience, struggling to hold back tears. That afternoon he was supposed to be presenting to the attendees of the Conference on World Affairs, but at the moment, Laine was finding it hard to concentrate. "Two hours ago I lost a $3 million building," he declared to the room. "And now I don't have a place to live."Sat, 15 Aug 2009 16:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/08/13/shapiro.green.jobs/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/08/13/shapiro.green.jobs/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn a recent CNN commentary entitled "Green jobs: hope or hype?" Samuel Sherraden argues that green job creation will be insufficient to bring America out of recession. But Sherraden narrowly defines green as a "sector," and fails to see its potential as a strategy for the revitalization of the entire economy.Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/07/28/green.gadgets/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/07/28/green.gadgets/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhat green gadgets are worth splashing out for?Thu, 13 Aug 2009 09:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/08/23/energy.forum/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/08/23/energy.forum/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhat is the future for energy? Where will our power come from by 2020? Send us your thoughts and we'll print the best ones here.Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/28/sherraden.green.jobs/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/28/sherraden.green.jobs/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfter the release of a miserable June jobs report, President Obama stood with a group of green company CEOs and told reporters that "men and women like these will help lead us out of this recession and into a better future."Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/07/27/ocean.turbines/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/07/27/ocean.turbines/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe answer to easing the energy crunch in one of the nation's most populous states could lie underwater.Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:33:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/23/news/companies/biomass_alternative_energy.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/23/news/companies/biomass_alternative_energy.fortune/index.htmOne of the many jobs that Lee Edwards took on during his 25-year career at BP, formerly known as British Petroleum, was leading the energy giant's effort to re-brand itself. Today as the CEO of Virent Energy Systems, a seven-year-old biofuel startup in Madison, Wis., he is truly trying to move beyond petroleum. With a proprietary process it calls "BioForming," Virent says it can turn plant sugars from corn, switchgrass, and other crops into gasoline that has a higher energy density than ethanol.Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/07/21/tuvalu.cleanenergy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/07/21/tuvalu.cleanenergy/index.html#cnnSTCTextTuvalu, the fourth smallest nation on the planet, has announced it aims to be totally powered by renewable energy sources by 2020.Tue, 21 Jul 2009 05:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/07/15/exxon.algae.biofuel/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/07/15/exxon.algae.biofuel/index.html#cnnSTCTextExxonMobil is teaming up with the biotech research company run by genomics pioneer Craig Venter to produce algae-based biofuels.Mon, 20 Jul 2009 06:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/07/13/carbon.capture.storage/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/07/13/carbon.capture.storage/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn the high-stakes game of climate change, the United States and other countries are betting on the idea that technology can make dirty coal cleaner.Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/07/08/pickens.wind.farm/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/07/08/pickens.wind.farm/index.html#cnnSTCTextBillionaire oil man T. Boone Pickens is shelving plans to build the world's largest wind farm.Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:15:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/01/smallbusiness/green_pioneer_ecology_environment.fsb/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/01/smallbusiness/green_pioneer_ecology_environment.fsb/index.htmEnvironmental businesses are everywhere these days, but Ecology & Environment was eco-friendly long before green was a hot property -- or a viable business model.Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/07/03/china.alternative.energy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/07/03/china.alternative.energy/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn the northwest of China's mountainous Yunnan province, among the world's most biodiverse areas, a green revolution is under way among rural residents.Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/06/22/synthetic.tree.climate.change.ccs/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/06/22/synthetic.tree.climate.change.ccs/index.html#cnnSTCTextScientists in the United States are developing a "synthetic tree" capable of collecting carbon around 1,000 times faster than the real thing.Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/06/16/riversimple.hydrogen.car/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/06/16/riversimple.hydrogen.car/index.html#cnnSTCTextA former motor-racing engineer has unveiled a prototype of a new hydrogen-powered city car which claims to emit less than one third of the carbon emissions produced by its nearest rival.Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:26:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/04/news/economy/green_jobs/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/04/news/economy/green_jobs/index.htmMassive investment in renewable energy could ultimately create 4 million manufacturing jobs. But for the workers in the bottom rung of this movement, the shift to green jobs could very well mean a pay cut of nearly 60%, a trend spreading across the entire manufacturing sector.Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:28:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/21/news/economy/midwest_renewables/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/21/news/economy/midwest_renewables/index.htmAbout 200 miles south of Detroit, America's industrial heartland gives way to the Ohio countryside.Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/06/05/aerial.images.security/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/06/05/aerial.images.security/index.html#cnnSTCTextOne is a assemblyman in California; the other a piano tuner in Pennsylvania.Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/05/28/arctic.oil.gas.reserves/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/05/28/arctic.oil.gas.reserves/index.html#cnnSTCTextContinental shelves beneath the retreating polar ice caps of the Arctic may hold almost double the amount of oil previously found in the region, scientists say.Thu, 28 May 2009 22:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/21/uae.nuclear.deal/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/21/uae.nuclear.deal/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama on Thursday sent a civil nuclear agreement with the United Arab Emirates to the Senate for ratification, but its passage remains uncertain, thanks to a recently disclosed video.Fri, 22 May 2009 06:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/05/13/mackay.energy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/05/13/mackay.energy/index.html#cnnSTCTextWe need to introduce simple arithmetic into our discussions of energy.Wed, 13 May 2009 16:35:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/01/smallbusiness/power_play.fsb/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/01/smallbusiness/power_play.fsb/index.htmThe minute a lightbulb burns out in your place of business, Don Howell can tell you about it. By e-mail, that is - the tall Virginian won't show up at your office door. His company, ADMMicro, installs power metering equipment that can tell when an air conditioning filter needs to be changed or whether a freezer door has been left open.Mon, 04 May 2009 13:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/04/29/uae.nuke.deal/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/04/29/uae.nuke.deal/index.html#cnnSTCTextA videotape of a heinous torture session is delaying the ratification of a civil nuclear deal between the United Arab Emirates and the United States, senior U.S. officials familiar with the case said.Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:55:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/24/technology/street_lights_echelon.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/24/technology/street_lights_echelon.fortune/index.htmHow much would you guess it costs to power a city's streetlights for a year? In the case of San Jose, Calif., the tenth largest city in the country, the answer is $3.5 million. Add in the price of maintaining and replacing those lights, and that dollar figure rises much higher.Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:51:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/21/news/economy/kokomo_auto_economy/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/21/news/economy/kokomo_auto_economy/index.htmReviving an American car town has got to be one of the toughest jobs in the country. It may also be one of the most important.Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:47:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/22/technology/nuclear.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/22/technology/nuclear.fortune/index.htmThree new nuclear power plants in the next ten years, max. That was the consensus among the experts attending Tuesday's morning session on nuclear power at Fortune's Brainstorm: Green conference. Maybe five, said one lonely voice. Either way, that's far from the nuclear renaissance we were reading about just a couple of years ago. What happened?Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/04/09/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/04/09/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said his country could be proud of two major nuclear accomplishments.Thu, 09 Apr 2009 22:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/04/06/iran.nuclear.plant/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/04/06/iran.nuclear.plant/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran's president will deliver some "good news" this week about the country's first nuclear power plant, a semi-official news agency reported Monday.Tue, 07 Apr 2009 09:03:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/06/news/economy/empire_state_building/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/06/news/economy/empire_state_building/index.htmThe Empire State Building kicked off a major energy-saving retrofit Monday, and promoters hope one of the world's most iconic skyscrapers can become an efficiency model for buildings worldwide.Mon, 06 Apr 2009 20:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/04/01/syncrude.birds/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/04/01/syncrude.birds/index.html#cnnSTCTextCanada-based oil sands company Syncrude acknowledged that 1,600 birds -- 1,100 more than initially estimated -- drowned after landing on its settling basin in Aurora a year ago.Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/26/seniors.stimulus/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/26/seniors.stimulus/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn estimated 50 million Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients will receive their one-time $250 economic stimulus check starting in early May -- several weeks ahead of schedule, Vice President Joe Biden announced Thursday.Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:41:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/20/smallbusiness/green_gift.fsb/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/20/smallbusiness/green_gift.fsb/index.htmThere were no champagne corks popping at Horizon Wind on the February morning when President Obama signed the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act into law. Instead, 30 employees swilled coffee as they got down to work in the Houston energy startup's conference room. The emergency meeting reviewed the company's pipeline and decided to move a number of projects from Tier 2 (promising but on the back burner) to Tier 1 (funding), thanks to the stimulus plan's $50 billion in clean energy provisions.Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/09/small.wind.turbines/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/09/small.wind.turbines/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe gale force of President Obama's $787 billion economic stimulus package could breathe new life into an emerging industry: small wind turbines.Mon, 09 Mar 2009 13:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/05/solar.roof.atlantic.city/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/05/solar.roof.atlantic.city/index.html#cnnSTCTextWith its energy-gobbling casinos, Atlantic City, New Jersey, isn't exactly known as a city that conserves electricity. Its motto: "Always turned on."Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/02/global.warming.protest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/02/global.warming.protest/index.html#cnnSTCTextGlobal warming concerns took center stage Monday as two organizations held rallies to draw attention to an issue that President Barack Obama has promised to place near the top of his agenda.Tue, 03 Mar 2009 02:29:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/03/02/green.jobs.training/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/03/02/green.jobs.training/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen Rita Bryer sees 300-foot-tall wind turbines sprouting up from the prairie near her home in western Oklahoma, she can't help but wonder about the view from the top, where blades the size of semi-trucks spin.Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:28:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/01/eco.smartgrid/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/01/eco.smartgrid/index.html#cnnSTCTextThink of the future of green energy and the mental picture you may conjure up is one of vast solar plants glinting like a beetle's eye in the sun, or ranks of wind turbines turning in the breeze.Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:34:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/02/27/ski.wind.turbine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/02/27/ski.wind.turbine/index.html#cnnSTCTextImagine climbing 276 steps to change a light bulb. That's all in a day's work for Rian Harford.Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:03:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/01/us.iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/01/us.iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran likely has enough material to make a nuclear weapon, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen told CNN's John King on Sunday.Mon, 02 Mar 2009 01:54:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/26/us.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/26/us.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Obama administration will work to stop any "illicit" nuclear aspirations by Iran, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice told the U.N. Security Council on Thursday.Fri, 27 Feb 2009 01:05:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/25/iran.nuclear.plant/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/25/iran.nuclear.plant/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran tested its first nuclear power plant Wednesday, a stride that prompted one Iranian technician to declare it was "independence day" for the Islamic republic.Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:55:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/24/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/24/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran's first nuclear power plant will undergo comprehensive testing Wednesday in front of Russian and Iranian officials, Iranian Students' News Agency reported, quoting a nuclear expert.Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:45:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/19/eco.concentratedsolar/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/19/eco.concentratedsolar/index.html#cnnSTCTextJust west of Seville in Spain, a sea of giant mirrors is reflecting the sun's energy to provide "concentrated solar power" (CSP) while illuminating the path to a new wave of green energy projects.Tue, 24 Feb 2009 04:39:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/20/eco.solarcemetary/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/20/eco.solarcemetary/index.html#cnnSTCTextWe traveled by metro to the Barcelona suburb of Santa Coloma de Gramenet, where the phrase over my dead body takes on a new meaning; it's the first town in Spain that has placed solar panels in its municipal cemetery and has been attracting global attention and causing local discussion.Tue, 24 Feb 2009 03:27:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/16/smallbusiness/wales_solar_power.fsb/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/16/smallbusiness/wales_solar_power.fsb/index.htmBob Hertzberg's audience seems as muted as the dismal gray skies outside.Fri, 20 Feb 2009 15:46:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/18/nuclear.plant.protection/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/18/nuclear.plant.protection/index.html#cnnSTCTextNuclear power plants will likely add fortifications to future atomic power stations despite the cost involved, Energy Secretary Steven Chu said Wednesday.Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/17/nuclear.plants.protection/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/17/nuclear.plants.protection/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission voted Tuesday to require any future nuclear power plants to be designed to withstand strikes from commercial jetliners, addressing a possible terrorist scenario that has haunted some people since the September 11, 2001, attacks.Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:47:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/17/stimulus.solar.company/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/17/stimulus.solar.company/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Colorado solar-energy company has high hopes for the economic stimulus bill that President Barack Obama will sign Tuesday in Denver.Tue, 17 Feb 2009 21:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/17/obama.stimulus.remarks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/17/obama.stimulus.remarks/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama signed the $787 economic stimulus bill Tuesday in Denver, Colorado. Here is a full transcript of his remarks.Tue, 17 Feb 2009 21:30:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/16/news/economy/stimulus_businessses/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/16/news/economy/stimulus_businessses/index.htmThe $787 billion economic recovery package President Obama will sign on Tuesday contains more than $290 billion in tax provisions, according to estimates from the Joint Committee on Taxation.Mon, 16 Feb 2009 22:05:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/13/news/economy/federal_building_stimulus/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/13/news/economy/federal_building_stimulus/index.htmThe $787 billion economic stimulus bill aims to create millions of jobs around "shovel-ready" projects.Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:28:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/11/news/international/powell_shi.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/11/news/international/powell_shi.fortune/index.htmOn a chilly Saturday afternoon in mid-January, Shi Zhengrong, casually dressed and smiling as if he didn't have a care in the world, walked into the stunning new building that is now the headquarters of Suntech Power Holdings, the company he founded and built from scratch just eight years ago.Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:33:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/06/clean.air/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/06/clean.air/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn a sharp departure from Bush Administration policy, the Obama Justice Department on Friday informed the Supreme Court it is dismissing a challenge on rules dealing with allowable mercury emissions from power plants.Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:28:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/04/news/economy/green_stimulus/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/04/news/economy/green_stimulus/index.htmA short-term booster shot for the economy? Or a complete rethinking of the way businesses and individuals consume energy?Wed, 04 Feb 2009 18:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/01/30/obama.climate.change/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/01/30/obama.climate.change/index.html#cnnSTCTextEnvironmentalists are encouraged by President Barack Obama's focus this week on renewable energy and stricter emissions standards, although some economists are skeptical he can pull the country out of the recession while cleaning up the planet.Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:40:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/01/28/solar.powered.cars/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/01/28/solar.powered.cars/index.html#cnnSTCTextToyota's third-generation Prius, due at dealerships this spring, will have an optional solar panel on its roof. The panel will power a ventilation system that can cool the car without help from the engine, Toyota says.Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:02:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/27/technology/gimbel_solar.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/27/technology/gimbel_solar.fortune/index.htmInside a converted textile mill in Lowell, Mass., Rick Hess unfurls a roll of brown plastic film attached to a small electric meter. "Three volts," he says, smiling. "And that's just from the light in this room. Imagine what this reads when we're outside."Tue, 27 Jan 2009 18:20:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/21/news/economy/green_stimulus/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/21/news/economy/green_stimulus/index.htmThe new Congress and President Obama were talking big when it came to the green factor in any stimulus plan.Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:47:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/01/16/aa.electric.cars.debut/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/01/16/aa.electric.cars.debut/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt the 2009 Detroit Auto Show, Chrysler, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota and MINI showed the world what electric vehicles of the future will look like. And the future of driving looks fun.Mon, 19 Jan 2009 06:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/16/transition.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/16/transition.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident-elect Barack Obama on Friday stressed the urgency of a renewable-energy economy as he tried to shore up support for his stimulus package.Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/15/us.uae/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/15/us.uae/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States signed an agreement Thursday on civil nuclear cooperation with the United Arab Emirates.Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:26:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/15/smallbusiness/obama_ohio_cardinal.smb/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/15/smallbusiness/obama_ohio_cardinal.smb/index.htmNever mind Joe the Plumber; meet John the Manufacturer. That's what President-elect Barack Obama will be doing Friday, when he stops in Ohio to pitch his $825 billion economic recovery and job creation package.Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:27:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/14/technology/renewable_manufacturing/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/14/technology/renewable_manufacturing/index.htmWhen SunPower, one of the country's largest makers of solar panels, went looking to build a factory a few years back, several countries vied for their business.Thu, 15 Jan 2009 23:26:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/12/news/economy/stimulus_101/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/12/news/economy/stimulus_101/index.htmAs lawmakers head into the second week of debate over President-elect Barack Obama's proposed economic stimulus plan, new details continue to shed light on what promises to be a sprawling and complex piece of legislation in American history.Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:34:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/08/ufo.england.wind.turbine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/08/ufo.england.wind.turbine/index.html#cnnSTCTextStrange lights in the sky, mysterious flashes, dozens of witnesses, a missing wind turbine blade and a tabloid splash featuring the pun: E.T. farm harm.Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:32:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/05/30/space.solar/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/05/30/space.solar/index.html#cnnSTCTextJyoti is the Hindi word for light. It's something Pranav Mehta has never had to live without. And he is lucky. Near where he lives in Gujarat, one of the most prosperous states in India, thousands of rural villages lack electricity or struggle with an intermittent supply at best.Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:31:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/08/31/sky.turbines/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/08/31/sky.turbines/index.html#cnnSTCTextJames Bond would be lost without them -- those madcap gadgets merging two technologies that help him beat the bad guys and save the planet. The underwater watch with a built-in Geiger counter, for example; or the car that doubles as a submarine; or the exploding bagpipes and missile-launching wheelchair.Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/11/12/solar.coating/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/11/12/solar.coating/index.html#cnnSTCTextResearchers have developed a new anti-reflective coating that boosts the efficiency of solar panels and allows sunlight to be absorbed from almost any angle.Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:46:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/04/17/Nuclear.briefing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/04/17/Nuclear.briefing/index.html#cnnSTCTextOf all the power supplies in the energy mix, nuclear has historically been the most criticized and controversial. But this most unpopular of power sources has recently resurfaced in political and economic dialogue.Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:40:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/04/24/NRG.Crane/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/04/24/NRG.Crane/index.html#cnnSTCTextDavid Crane is a man who isn't afraid of a challenge. When he took the helm at NRG Energy in the winter of 2003, the company was mired in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings -- just one of many companies caught in the meltdown of the U.S. power generation industry, instigated by the scandalous collapse of Texan power giant Enron in 2001.Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:39:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/06/23/battersea/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/06/23/battersea/index.html#cnnSTCTextPlans to rejuvenate a dilapidated London icon -- known worldwide to movie and music fans -- were unveiled last week.Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:34:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/07/31/climate.camp/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/07/31/climate.camp/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe site has been secured, the tents pitched, banners raised and, most importantly, compost loos installed; there is little to do now but wait for thousands of campers to arrive for one of Britain's biggest environmental protests this year.Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:56:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/07/29/carbon.capture/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/07/29/carbon.capture/index.html#cnnSTCTextIf there was a most wanted list for climate change culprits, coal-fired power stations would be number one.Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:55:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/08/08/green.investing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/08/08/green.investing/index.html#cnnSTCTextDespite taking a beating from the credit crunch, the clean energy sector is being tipped as a golden opportunity for investors.Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:52:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/09/09/CCS.oxyfuel/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/09/09/CCS.oxyfuel/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwenty four hours before the greatest scientific experiment of our time gets underway at CERN's Large Hadron Collider, political and scientific dignitaries assembled at a site a few hundred miles north east of the French/Swiss border at a site in Germany to inaugurate another groundbreaking engineering test.Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:45:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/09/25/gore.carbon/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/09/25/gore.carbon/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer vice president and environmental campaigner Al Gore has urged young people to protest against new coal-fired power plants that don't use carbon capture and storage technology.Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:42:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/12/03/future.car.2/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/12/03/future.car.2/index.html#cnnSTCTextHydrogen and electric vehicles might be leading the charge, so to speak, towards cleaner transport, but will cars powered by air and the sun ever surpass the sales figures of gasoline cars?Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/09/18/micro.turbine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/09/18/micro.turbine/index.html#cnnSTCTextMicro wind turbines are beginning to pop up all over our urban and rural landscapes. But is it worth investing your hard-earned cash in your very own wind machine? In short, it depends. Take a look at our quick guide to see if "small wind" could help you reduce your energy bills and your carbon footprint.Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:20:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/12/03/future.car/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/12/03/future.car/index.html#cnnSTCTextFor a century the gasoline engine has remained largely unchallenged, seeing off all pretenders to its crown. But with concerns about greenhouse gas emissions and a host of new contenders looming large in the rear view mirror, is the gasoline-fueled automobile due to be overtaken by a fleet of cleaner, leaner rivals?Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:17:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/06/20/solar.house/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/06/20/solar.house/index.html#cnnSTCTextFor the past few years, Dan Redmond has been on a mission to change the way his household uses energy.Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/03/18/hydrogen.buses/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/03/18/hydrogen.buses/index.html#cnnSTCTextSome Florida amusement park visitors may enjoy space-themed roller-coasters, but the first vehicle they board at Orlando International Airport may be the most futuristic ride of their vacation.Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:12:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/29/eco.economy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/29/eco.economy/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt looks like America may be getting a whole lot more energy-efficient as part of any new stimulus package.Mon, 29 Dec 2008 10:48:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/23/news/economy/conservation_stimulus/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/23/news/economy/conservation_stimulus/index.htmIt looks like America may be getting a whole lot more energy efficient as part of any new stimulus plan.Wed, 24 Dec 2008 15:30:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/22/technology/metcalfe.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/22/technology/metcalfe.fortune/index.htmBack in the 1960s, when Bob Metcalfe was in college, he would drive to MIT in Cambridge, Mass., from his home in Brooklyn, call home once he arrived, allow the phone to ring three times and hang up, to let his mother know he'd arrived safely.Tue, 23 Dec 2008 10:57:00 EST