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Honeywell Goes After Nest Labs for Patent Infringement

As we have profiled here, Nest Labs has come up with a clean and classy look for their new energy saving and “auto-learning” thermostat. They will now have to come up with a team of lawyers to defend allegations from Honeywell International that Nest infringes on several (seven to be precise) patents that Honeywell has for [...]

New York City Gets Tidal Energy Project

Verdant Power was granted the first US license for a tidal energy project right on New York City’s doorstep, the East River. While the 1MW project is tiny compared to the over 2,000MW wind farm on the drawing board for Wyoming, it is good to see various renewable technologies being tested around the country. Localization of power sources [...]

Secretary Chu Says EV Batteries Will Be 70% Cheaper in 3 Years

At a recent speech in Detroit - a kind of pep rally for the city and its car industry – Energy Secretary Dr. Steven Chu had some good news about the cost of the batteries that power electric vehicles. In addition to making inroads on new kinds of battery technology, he talked about the likely decreases in [...]

Automakers Unveil Electric Vehicles at Detroit Auto Show

Despite the fact that hybrid and electric vehicles accounted for less than 3 percent of cars sold in 2011, they dominated this week’s Detroit Auto Show for the second year in a row. While several hybrid/electric vehicles revealed at the show were concept cars—for example, the hybrid Lexus LFLC sports coupe and the iconic Acura NSX [...]

ARPA-E Director Majumdar Lays It Out Plain and Simple

Modeled after the successful Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the agency responsible for such technological innovations as the Internet and the stealth technology found in the F-117, the Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy (ARPA-E) within the Department of Energy (DOE) was established to focus on creative “out-of-the-box” transformational energy research. Regarding our current energy situation, this [...]

New Year’s Resolutions

For the past few years I have been trying to take steps to be more sustainable.  It started when I was an undergraduate and joined the campus environmental group.  Recycling has always been a habit, so it wasn’t something I had to change.  I did begin riding my bike and walking everywhere possible; a college [...]

British Firm Doubles Up with Solar/Wave Power Combo

Wouldn’t it be nice to harness the power from all that turbulence in the seas? There are numerous startups working to try to perfect a technique to do just that from waves and tides. What if you could add a solar powered top to that device, creating the ability to harness both sun and sea? Marine Solar [...]

Apple Working on New Battery That Could Be Charged Once a Week

News has surfaced again that Apple is planning to release a hydrogen fuel cell battery that could power iPhones, iPods, and iPads for at least a week without recharging. Submissions (below) with the U.S. Patent and Trademark office, first reported by Apple Insider in October, describe a lighter and more environmentally friendly battery that could keep [...]

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