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Solar-Powered Boat Finishes Globe-Circling Journey


The Turanor PlanetSolar, the first completely solar-powered boat to go all the way round the world, will finish its journey tomorrow. The catamaran will pull into Hercule Harbor in Monaco, the place it started, after 19 months at sea.
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Moving Toward a Fuel-Cell Future


A lot of emphasis is placed on batteries for electric vehicles, but fuel cells are another means of producing electricity that will get more attention as the technology develops further. Fuel cells offer efficient conversion of fuel to electricity. …

Free Modlet Offer for NYC Residents to Save Air Conditioner Power This Summer


CoolNYC is a cooperative program being offered by Con Edison and ThinkEco which will provide up to 10,000 free thermostats and Modlet plug-in electrical outlet controllers to New York City residents to be used to monitor and control window air conditi…

Maine Constructing 4 MW Commercial Tidal Power Project


Tidal power is one of the renewable energy sources that you hear the least about even though its potential for generating electricity is incredibly vast. The problem is that deploying turbines out into the ocean or rivers can prove to be awfully tri…

Is Space Mining a Green Technology?


A group of entrepreneurs has announced the formation of a new company called Planetary Resources with the goal of collecting valuable, useful minerals from asteroids. “Planetary Resources hopes to go after the platinum-group metals — which include …

New, Efficient Dodge Dart Begins Production


After teetering on the brink of extinction, Chrysler is continuing its rebound with the start of production this week for the new Dodge Dart. The Dart marks Chrysler’s return to the compact car segment. As other manufacturers have been doing, the Da…

15 College Teams Win EPA P3 Award for Environmental Solutions


The EPA has announced the winners of its annual P3 award that honors innovative environmental solutions developed by college teams. This year 45 teams were judged by a panel convened by the American Association for the Advancement of Science on their i…

Tesla and SolarCity Team Up to Create Solar-Powered, Off-Grid Homes


Tesla Motors has found a new application for its battery technology — off-grid solar-powered homes. The automaker is teaming up with solar panel installer SolarCity to connect its batteries to solar-powered homes, unlinking the panels from the grid an…

Pollution-Absorbing Paint Cleaning Up the Air in Manila


Manila is one of the top five dirtiest cities when it comes to air pollution. Residents have high rates of asthma and air pollution is responsible for about 4,000 deaths a year. The city is trying to tackle the problem with an innovative solution — …

Honda to Recycle Rare Earth Metals from Hybrid Batteries


If you follow clean tech news at all, you’ve heard of the impending shortage of rare earth metals that are used in everything from electric vehicle batteries to solar panels, which could cause major problems for clean tech growth down the road. The …