LG Chem has found its first American utility customer. Southern California Edison said Wednesday it plans to use the Korean tech giant’s lithium-ion battery packs for an...
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Clean energy manufacturing jobs growing in California, study finds
Despite the decline in manufacturing employment in California, one key industrial sector is seeing robust job growth: the green economy. In a study released Wednesday,...
Baucus not yet committing to support Rockefeller's plan to delay EPA regs
Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) is not committing just yet to backing a plan by Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) to delay EPA climate regulations, despite opposing the agency’s...
Honda named greenest automaker by Union of Concerned Scientists
Honda has won its fifth consecutive 'greenest automaker' award from the Union of Concerned Scientists in what was the closest finish ever. Honda won by a single...
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Indian giant Tata invests in MIT spin-off Sun Catalytix
Sun Catalytix, which is seeking to develop a cheap, solar-powered fuel cell, gets $9.5 million investment led by Indian conglomerate Tata. Tata and its current investor,...
China digs in on rich-poor climate pact divide
TIANJIN, China (Reuters) - China said on Thursday it will not bow to pressure to rethink a key climate change treaty and was preparing to cope with a "gap" in...
Tech CEOs say they've found $1 trillion in potential government savings
Technology CEOs are worried about the state of the Federal government. And they have outlined a strategy to drastically reduce the federal deficit over the next ten yea
Superconducting wire powering up Korean smart grid
Could superconducting cable revolutionize the way electric grids operate? American Superconductor believes so, and plans to test it out in projects including one on South...
OMB denies report it may have suppressed data during BP spill
The White House is pushing back against a report that it blocked public release of worst-case projections.
Global Bioenergies bacterial prototype makes isobutene through artificial metabolic pathway
Global Bioenergies has engineered an initial series of bacterial strains that can produce isobutene—a key chemical building block that can be converted into transportation...
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