Public art projects that double as renewable energy sources
Two Pittsburgh artists are encouraging cities around the world to install public art structures designed to generate power while educating viewers about renewable energy
September 2015
Bold bets
XPrize’s $20m carbon recycling award aims to cut fossil fuel emissions
The idea of turning carbon emissions into something valuable has long intrigued scientists, businesses, politicians and environmentalists alike. But it’s never proven economically viable. Could the XPrize change that?
July 2015
Bold bets
Fuel cell industry charges forward thanks to big corporate customers
Businesses that want low-carbon, reliable distributed power are turning to fuel cells which, if costs come down, could compete with solar and wind energy for these deep-pocketed customers
May 2015
Bold bets
Drive your car, help fight climate change? The new biofuel that claims to be carbon negative
Colorado-based startup Cool Planet says it has created a fuel that mixes seamlessly with gasoline and actually removes carbon from the atmosphere
December 2014
Water
How do you put a price on water? Try algorithms
A water company, Ecolab, has created an algorithm to help companies efficiently use water
November 2014
Technology and innovation
Drawing back the panel: which solar companies are most (and least) sustainable?
Chinese giant Trina Solar tops Silicon Valley Toxics Collation’s solar scorecard. But do the rankings unfairly penalize small companies?
October 2014
Finance
How do SolarCity's new bonds stack up against other green investments?
First US public offering of solar bonds: can crowdfunding take clean energy to the next level?
September 2014
How a single multinational corporation could light up the world
Daniel M Kammen and Felix Kramer
Why commercialising cleantech is like crossing the ‘valley of death’
Bernie Bulkin
US climate policy winners and losers: lawyers come out on top
Redesigning transportation: can drivers end their love affair with cars?
August 2014
Why developed countries should subsidize a global price on carbon
Best of the business plan competitors: six noteworthy new sustainable ventures
New energy-rich sorghum offers ethanol without the corn
What’s driving millions of dollars back into energy efficiency?
July 2014
Food, forests and agriculture
Tech entrepreneurs set their sights on urban farming
As emerging lighting and automation technology plant the seeds for
urban farming, a growing number of entrepreneurs are getting green thumbs
June 2014
Finance
Investment in renewables: how to grow the low-carbon economy - live chat
With $1tn worth of investment needed, how can we bridge the gap between investors and renewables? - Join the experts for a live chat at 1pm BST (8am ET) on 3 July
April 2014
Technology and innovation
First Fuel software aims to make energy efficiency easier, quicker
No matter where the energy is coming from, commercial buildings should be using less of it, CEO says
March 2014
Technology and innovation
Top 10 green-power-hungry US corporations
Software giant SAP on Monday joined a growing number of businesses gunning for 100% green energy. Which corporations have made the most progress so far?
