RENEWABLE ENERGY

Apple Bets on "Hydrogen-fuel Battery" to Power Future iPhone, iPad and Macbooks

Apple Hydrogen-fuel Battery May Keep Future iPhones, iPads and Macbooks Powered for Weeks

Technology giant Apple's products are well known for design and functionality but Apple fans have an age-old wish - a better battery life. And, this wish could be fulfilled soon as Apple is developing a battery that will run on hydrogen-fuel, a battery that can keep all portable Apple devices including iPhone, iPad, iPod and Macbook powered, not for days, but for weeks.

U.S. - A Paradigm Shift Away from Energy Independence

Oil
A paradigm shift regarding U.S. energy policy on oil has to occur. No, it won’t occur given the current make-up of the U.S. Congress, but eventually, for energy independence reasons, a paradigm shift is mandatory.

Insight: How Renewable Energy May Be Edison's Revenge

School children look at Nikola Tesla's coreless transformer displayed at the Tesla Museum in Belgrade December 17, 2011.
At the start of the 20th century, inventors Thomas Alva Edison and Nikola Tesla clashed in the "war of the currents." To highlight the dangers of his rival's system, Edison even electrocuted an elephant. The animal died in vain; it was Tesla's system and not Edison's that took off. But today, helped by technological advances and the need to conserve energy, Edison may finally get his revenge.
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Payroll Tax Free for All

The Senate-passed bill is a two-month extension of the 2 percent payroll tax holiday, federal support of unemployment benefits and an extension of expiring Medicare provisions.
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Ontario watchdog warns on green energy costs

Ontario watchdog warns on green energy costs

The high cost of Ontario's green energy plan may drive up electricity bills significantly in the province in the future, the government's auditor general said in his annual report on Monday.
Workers stand atop scaffolding as they work on a building covered in solar panels located near the factory of the Yingli Green Energy Holding Company, also known as Yingli Solar, located in the city of Baoding, Hebei Province June 20, 2011.

ITC To Vote On SolarWorld Trade Row Friday

United States International Trade Commission commissioners will vote Friday on weather or not the U.S. solar industry is harmed by the alleged dumping of Chinese solar components. What happens Friday could either break or propel the case forward.
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Renewable Energy Becoming Cost Competitive, IEA Says

Renewable energy technology is becoming increasingly cost competitive and growth rates are in line to meet levels required of a sustainable energy future, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a report on Wednesday.
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Brookfield Asset Management Doubles Net Income in 3Q

Brookfield Asset Management, the Canadian investment firm with around $150 billion in real estate, infrastructure and energy holdings, reported net income of $716 million in the third quarter, more than doubling its income of $342 million in the same period of 2010.
A sign at the entrance to the headquarters of bankrupt Solyndra LLC is shown in Fremont

Solyndra Scandal: E-mails Reveal White House Ties

E-mails made public by the U.S. House of Representatives appear to show a major donor to President Barack Obama's 2008 campaign and investor in Solyndra discussed federal loans to the solar company with officials, despite White House assertions to the contrary.
A car drives along the territory of a solar energy power station near the Okhotnikovo village in the Crimea's Saksky district

Solar Energy: Will it Become the New Normal?

Solar panels have, for good or ill, traveled a familiar but slow technological road. But manufacturing advances, booming investment and falling prices could, after nearly six decades, make solar panels the new normal.

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