The Energy Web
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More Reliable Power in a Cabinet?
No more creepy high-frequency transformers sitting next to parks or schools.
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Austin Plugs In Big Time
Austin, Texas 'keeps weird' and attempts to connect an entire neighborhood with solar panels, electric vehicles, utility smart meters and household batteries.
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Meet The Fuel of the Future: Bugs
Strange microorganisms that feed off ammonia or hydrogen sulfides produce fuels to run vehicles. Read more
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Wind Farms Float Among the Clouds
Tech firms are trying out new designs to harness the powerful energy of winds in the clouds.
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Talking Green Energy: Answers From the Top
Arun Majumdar, head of the DOE's Advanced Research Projects Agency for Energy, talks to Discovery News.
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Solar Cars Blaze Across Outback
Brushfires, heat, exploding car batteries and kangaroos are among the challenges drivers faced in the 1,864-mile-long course.
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Mountains May Be Best Solar Hot Spots
The Himalayas -- not deserts -- may be the world's best place to collect solar power.
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Solar Cars Blaze Across Outback
Brushfires, heat, exploding car batteries and kangaroos are among the challenges drivers faced in the 1,864-mile-long course.
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What Happened to Super Speedy Trains?
Even the hardiest maglev enthusiasts are a bit glum now as the future of the trains appears to have derailed.
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Is Thorium the Future of Nuclear?
Supporters say thorium reactors would be safe, cheap and a game-changing energy source.
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Solar Homes With Style: Photos
College teams battle for greenest, cheapest, most comfortable homes on a budget.
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Electric Car DIYers Rev Up at Summit
A gathering in Missouri is a showcase for classic cars converted to electric-powered vehicles.
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Future Motors to Harness Light Like Plants
The secrets of photosynthesis are unlocked to make new solar cells, storage devices or even engines.
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Upright Turbines Breathe New Life Into Wind Farms
By going vertical, wind farms may just get a new life.
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Solar Lasers Not Just for James Bond
Focussing the sun's energy into a super-powered laser beam gets one step closer.
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Meet the Energy Superbugs: Extremophiles
Rugged heat- and salt-loving organisms could unlock the secret to efficient biofuel production.
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Everglades Oil: What's to Drill?
Presidential candidates are raising it, but in fact, nine wells have been pumping oil from a small section of the Everglades since the 1940s
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Energy Grid: Safe From Cyber Attack?
It's smarter, but not perfect. Experts forecast more attacks amid evolving defenses.
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Community Power Empowers
The United States has a long tradition of democracy and citizens’ rights. Why shouldn't folks be able to build wind turbines, produce electricity for the power grid and generate income? Stefan Gsanger gives us his take.
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Could Wind Power China's Energy Future?
Wind energy could provide all of China's electricity demand projected for the year 2030, about twice China's current consumption.
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