Category: Renewables Alternative Energy

Battery Technology Beats Lithium-Ion

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted June 6, 2013

A team of scientists has successfully developed a light, long-lasting, and low-cost battery using sulfur.

Solar Failures Rising

Written by Jeff Siegel
Posted June 4, 2013

Is the solar industry plagued with faulty panels? New reports share startling information on the quality of some panels.

Grid Energy Storage Investing

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted June 4, 2013

A123 Systems was saved when it was bought out by China's Wanxiang Group. Now it's installing grid energy storage technology in Hawaii under a new name...

Tesla's (NASDAQ: TSLA) Free Electric Car Chargers

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted June 2, 2013

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) and Elon Musk continue to surprise, as they recently announced plans for the rapid construction of a network of Superchargers...

Poland Offshore Wind Investing

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted June 2, 2013

New reports indicates Poland could be a hot spot for wind energy investing.

Graphene Energy Storage Technology

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted May 30, 2013

Graphene Laboratories, Inc. and Lomiko Metals Inc. (TSX-V: LMR) are teaming up to research graphene's potential in the energy sector...

Buffett's Company to Become Largest Utility

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted May 30, 2013

Warren Buffett's MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co. is about to become the nation's largest utility with its latest acquisition...

The Fuel Cell Is Back

Written by Christian DeHaemer
Posted May 29, 2013

Ten or so years ago, when I visited the Ballard Power Plant up in Canada where they made hydrogen fuel cells, they offered me a glass of water that dribbled out of their bus tailpipe. It tasted like...

Tesla Electric Car Investments

Written by Jeff Siegel
Posted May 28, 2013

Tesla Motors' success story has been a great one. But are there any more electric car investment opportunities left?

Free Electric Cars

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted May 27, 2013

How to drive an electric car for practically nothing.

German Renewable Energy Investing

Written by Jeff Siegel
Posted May 23, 2013

The IEA doesn't think much of Germany's shift to renewable energy.

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) Officially Repays DOE Loan

Written by Jason Stutman
Posted May 22, 2013

Explosive electric car company Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) has just paid its Department of Energy Loan back...nine years early.