http://news.cnet.com/8300-11128_3-54.html Green Tech en-us CNET News.com : Green Tech Copyright 1995-2008 CNET Networks, Inc. All rights reserved. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:15:00 GMT California utilities lead in solar energy, report says http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-9998823-54.html Southern California Edison is leading the way as utilities become the solar industry's largest customers, according to a report Wednesday by the Solar Electric Power Association, whose members include solar tech companies and more than 300 utilities.

The utility is ahead of its counterparts in both overall solar energy ...

]]> http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-9998823-54.html Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:15:00 GMT Elsa Wenzel First Solar and Sempra plan thin-film solar plant http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-9998606-54.html First Solar is teaming up with Sempra Generation to build in the Nevada desert what could become North America's largest thin-film photovoltaic plant. The 10-megawatt project would be located 40 miles southeast of Las Vegas, next to Sempra's natural gas plant in El Dorado.

"As a result, the ...

]]> http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-9998606-54.html Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:45:00 GMT Elsa Wenzel Plug-In 2008: Electric cars charging ahead http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-9998181-54.html Plug-In 2008 brought together Detroit automakers, utilities, and green-tech start-ups in San Jose, Calif., this week. Organizers say it drew more than 600 people.

Here's a summary of CNET News' coverage related to the event:

...]]> http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-9998181-54.html Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:51:00 GMT Elsa Wenzel Geeks make green graffiti http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-9998107-54.html Lawmakers and homeowners continue to blame graffiti for defacing property and contributing to the overall decline of civil society. Old-school, permanent graffiti made with paint, markers, and stickers may still rule the streets, but nondestructive public messages enabled by the Internet, laptops, lasers, and mobile hardware are also on the ...

]]> http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-9998107-54.html Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:00:00 GMT Elsa Wenzel Marquiss Wind Power snaps up Cirrus Technologies http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-9998279-54.html Marquiss Wind Power, which makes small, square wind turbines for commercial rooftops, announced its acquisition Tuesday of wind-energy company Cirrus Technologies under undisclosed terms.

"Together, we have a strong family of patents specific to small wind that will allow us to deploy better, more effective products than previously marketed in ...

]]> http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-9998279-54.html Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:00:00 GMT Elsa Wenzel Accenture offers software to 'green' a business http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-9998042-54.html Consulting firm Accenture released software on Wednesday built to help companies improve energy efficiency and reduce waste. The Accenture Green Technology Suite measures the "green" aspects of a corporation's information technology practices, data centers, and office operations.

Accenture's Web quiz provides a snapshot of a company's 'green' performance, followed by a report via e-mail.

Accenture's Web quiz provides a snapshot of a company'...

]]> http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-9998042-54.html Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:45:00 GMT Elsa Wenzel GreenRoad secures $3 million for driver-safety tech http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-9998005-54.html GreenRoad Technologies announced it has received $3 million in series C funding from Amadeus Capital Partners, Virgin Green Fund, Benchmark Capital, and Balderton Capital on Monday.

The company's main product, the GreenRoad Safety Center, might be called a digital backseat driver. It features on-board sensors tracking some 120 moves ...

]]> http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-9998005-54.html Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:42:00 GMT Elsa Wenzel Google philanthropy funds Aptera and ActaCell http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-9997926-54.html

Aptera's two-seater Type-1 is classified as a motorcycle on the road.

(Credit: Aptera)

Google.org is investing $2.75 million into electric-vehicle maker Aptera and battery start-up ActaCell. The announcement, which follows Google's request for proposals from companies with electric car technologies, came Tuesday during the Plug-In 2008 ...

]]> http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-9997926-54.html Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:12:00 GMT Elsa Wenzel California Clean Tech Open names 44 finalists http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-9997829-54.html The California Clean Tech Open, dubbed the "start-up in a box" contest, named 44 finalists Tuesday. It awards $100,000 in cash, office space, and professional services to each of the six winners. Categories are air, water, and waste; energy efficiency; green building; renewables; smart power; and transportation.

The Google-sponsored ...

]]> http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-9997829-54.html Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:17:00 GMT Elsa Wenzel Greening the Valley, one tech giant at a time http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-9996907-54.html HALF MOON BAY, Calif.--The carbon footprint of the tech industry is estimated at 2 percent of the world's total emissions, or roughly the equivalent of the aviation industry's, according to data from McKinsey & Co.

Technology executives from Cisco Systems, Hewlett-Packard, and Sun Microsystems were here Tuesday talking ...

]]> http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-9996907-54.html Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:49:00 GMT Stefanie Olsen