Microgrids are scaled-down electricity distribution systems that can provide power to military bases, homes, municipalities, university campuses, and office parks. A recent Bloomberg article explains that while there are not a lot…

Did you see that National Instruments recently announced the extension of their Green Engineering Grant Program? “The [National Instruments] Green Engineering Grant program is helping clean-tech startups get the training and…

With electric vehicles (EV) hitting the U.S. market in 2010, news from Envia Systems could help boost EV adoption. As reported in the New York Times, Envia believes they “…will be able to make smaller automotive packs that…

Ramez Naam’s recent blog entry in Scientific American is a fascinating extrapolation of Moore’s Law to solar cells. While the reductions in cost and the improvements in technology haven’t been quite as spectacular as what…