Clean Energy Digest

KQED public radio in San Francisco has a show called Quest that focuses on science and the environment in Northern California. They recently produced this report on California clean energy companies. If you want to hear more about what’s happening on the cutting edge of clean technology then I suggest you give this one a [...]

The most obvious source of clean energy is in the sky above all of us. And while the power of the sun is obvious, harnessing that power for use as electricity is not so easy. There’s a lot of solar energy research and development taking place these days. So it is possible that we could [...]

The big news today is that more Silicon Valley money is moving into clean energy technology. Google has announced a widespread initiative that, among other things, aims to make renewable energy cheaper than coal. As a result Google will be investing in wind, solar and plug-in hybrid technology. Here’s a quote from Google’s press release [...]

This video from Google shows what they are doing with plug-in hybrid technology as part of their recently announced RechargeIT initiative.   You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video

This video shows how geothermal technology can be leveraged to provide a source of clean, reliable energy. You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video

As electricity demand increases scientists continue to look for ways to reduce the amount of carbon emitted into the atmosphere. Carbon sequestration technologies show promise because they create opportunities to lower the impact of older, dirtier sources of electricity. The Technology According to the Office of Science of the U.S. Department of Energy, “Carbon sequestration [...]

Take a gander at this very clean electric vehicle that is currently being developed by Tesla Motors.

I’ve read a few stories about rooftop wind energy units. This video shows a prototype of a wind turbine that could work on a roof. You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video

Plug-in hybrid vehicles show great promise as a way to reduce demand on fossil fuels while also providing stability to the electric grid. The Technology Similar to that of a standard hybrid electric vehicle (like the Toyota Prius) but with the added ability to plug the vehicle in to an outlet so the internal batteries [...]