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Gigafactory schmigafactory: $1BN "stealth" energy storage start-up moves to NC tobacco plant
Many clean tech wonks have never heard of them, but Alevo plans to be manufacturing grid-scale energy storage on a huge scale within the next few years.
National Grid to pay companies to not use energy. 300MW of "negawatts" identified.
Negawatts is a silly name for a very important concept.
What we do at yök to have our guests use less electricity and still have a good time
Home automation, LED lighting, ceiling fans, insulation, energy monitoring and other tricks will save energy without sacrificing the experience in our holiday rental apartments.
Google offers $1,000,000 to shrink solar power inverter technology
Here's your opportunity to change the future of electricity. If you can miniaturize a household-sized power inverter, Google will give you a million bucks.
10 ways to live better electrically
The cost of electricity is going up (both in dollars and in environmental and health impacts). Here are some tips for reducing your costs and impacts.
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Jacob Gordon in HTGG July 17, 2014
For Nikola Tesla's 158th birthday, Elon Musk donates $1 million to The Oatmeal's Tesla Museum
Not only that, but Tesla Motors will also build a Supercharger station in the parking lot of the new museum.
AC-DC power switch cuts ship fuel use by up to 25%
Changing how ships generate onboard power can have a significant impact on overall fuel use.
Join Daylight Hour and switch off the lights on June 20
The Daylight Hour aims to raise awareness about the benefits of switching to sunlight.
Citing disruptive solar competition, Barclays downgrades utilities
Environmentalists aren't the only ones considering divestment anymore.
Did you know? Gas guzzlers burn coal too
Robert Llewellyn looks at how much electricity it takes to make a gallon of gasoline. Answer: a lot.
Creating electric car clusters to test the grid of the future
A UK-based experiment looks at what happens to the grid when everyone wants to charge their car.
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Sami Grover in Cars April 23, 2014
UK Conservatives plan to limit onshore wind power
NIMBY groups may celebrate. The Royal Academy of Engineering, however, thinks it's going to mean higher energy bills.
UK green energy supplier sees jump in profits as customers abandon big utilities
British renewable energy companies are profiting from popular dissatisfaction with the incumbent "Big Six" utility giants.
Terrorists could knock US electricity grid out for 1.5 years, but more solar power could help protect it
The idea that the US electricity grid could be knocked out for 1.5 years is a bit shocking. But that's what the agency in charge of protecting it has revealed.
Most Americans want solar, so why aren't they going solar? (Charts)
A new survey shows that most Americans want solar power. It also gives a strong hint as to why they don't have it (but probably should).
How to keep electric cars from crashing the grid
Electric car purchases increased 84% in 2013. It's still a small market, but will fast growth threaten to crash the electric grid?
Green power company offers "free miles" to electric car owners
UK-based Ecotricity is offering 1000 free miles annually to electric car owners. Could this be a growth area for utilities?
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Sami Grover in Cars February 12, 2014
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