I've been having fun building "SEGlets": the cool bits of hardware that help Smart Energy Groups do what it does. This week, in addition to some mods to my first SEGmeter, I've wired up a... read more

Perhaps the view is different from the other side of a bridge? Perhaps the big redwoods and beauty of the land give the people of Marin an appreciation of what's really important? Either way, the... read more

"Researchers modify tiny solar "chiplets" to get them to self-assemble, driven by the free energy of their interactions with an oil-water interface." Read More.. Source: Ars Technica It will be interesting to see if researchers... read more

The problem of what to do with our rubbish is becoming increasingly urgent as landfills overflow and old produce compacts to form dangerous gases, toxic waste leaches into water supplies, and cities run out of... read more

Scientists dream of discovering a source of nearly-free energy that uses water as its fuel and produces almost no waste. Randall Mills, an MIT-trained electrical engineer and Harvard medic, claims to have found just such... read more

Renewable energy is one of those terms we hear a lot these days, with the green revolution peering out from behind peak oil, unstoppable climate change and a global economic May Day. This is a... read more

  The bad: The bubble may burst. The good: At least the smart grid will become reality! Link read more

To make renewables work well our smart energy future is going to require lots and lots of battery storage, because if the wind's not blowing and the sun's not shining, where else will all the... read more

Physicists toiling away at the University of Miami have some across a way to store energy that's just amazing - a spin battery, "charged" by applying a large magnetic field to nano-magnets in a device... read more

Potential COMPETE Coalition losers need to be aware of the need for a revolutionary regulatory change to enable highly competitive power markets. As the Digital Era advances, the difference value capture among winners and loser... read more