Energy
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Building a Microgrid in a day to power VERGE
Engineers from SunPower, PrimoWind, All Power Labs, PG&E and Spirae built a renewably-powered microgrid to supply all the electricity the VERGE 2015 conference will need. Read More
Pulp fiction: Why wood is a dirty secret of clean energy
Across Europe, wood has become the renewable of choice, with forests razed to feed surging demand. Yet burning wood is worse than burning coal. Read More
San Francisco braces for the Big One with microgrids
The famously earthquake-prone California city is looking to mitigate unnecessary infrastructure risks. Read More
Apple targets supply chain emissions with new Chinese solar farms
The tech giant will add 200 megawatts of solar capacity and work with suppliers in China to boost energy efficiency. Read More
Carsharing becomes a real estate perk with GM, Daimler, Google
Transportation companies from major automakers to Zipcar are partnering with residential and commercial real estate owners to offer shared vehicles as an amenity. Read More
Van Jones on the green jobs gap and what's wrong with resilience
The Obama administration veteran and environmental justice champion weighs in on the the Clean Power Plan, the solar boom and "leapfrog economics." Read More
Tapping into Nature: The future of energy, innovation and business
Here's why scores of companies turn to bioinspired innovation to create products and processes inspired by proven designs. Read More
Google, Walmart and corporate energy 2.0
What it will take for renewable energy to go mainstream among business buyers. Read More
Could these two environmental challenges solve each other?
In sub-Saharan Africa, entrepreneurs are exploring whether sanitation could solve a growing fuel crisis — and vice versa. Read More
Large-scale U.S. solar could get ugly, at least to some
What to do about those who regard solar farms as blights on the landscape? Read More
