Can robots make solar power cheaper?

SunPower is snapping up startup Greenbotics, signaling an industry shift toward automation to clean and install panels. Read More

With Comfy app for buildings, creature comforts save energy

If your cubicle feels too hot or cold, you've got company. Building Robotics believes its app can improve office environments and energy efficiency. Read More

5 tech trends mingling with bio-inspired design

Lobster-eye telescopes and 3D-printed stem cells. Where is bio-inspired design popping up next? Read More

Why the relationship between water and agriculture needs to change

One-fourth of the world's crops are grown in water-stressed zones. Here's a closer look at the tension between food and water. Read More

How smart parking solutions can transform cities

Fewer emissions and crafting urban centers to be more people-centric are just some of the benefits. Read More

How Shell, Chevron and Coke tackle the energy-water-food nexus

We know how important food, water and energy are to our daily lives, but what happens when we fail to value them as critical, interconnected resources for our economy? Read More

M2M technology keeps Yarra Trams on track

Sensors, analytics are optimizing operations across Melbourne's 100-year-old public transportation system. Read More

Dell's next big sustainability goal requires collaboration

Dell plans to reduce its negative impact and amplify the potential for social and environmental innovation through technology. Read More

The VERGE 25 Awards

The second-annual VERGE 25 Awards celebrates executives, entrepreneurs, policy makers, thought leaders and others whose organizations and visions are building markets for such things as smarter supply chains, connected vehicles, next-generation buildings and campuses, and smart energy systems. Read More

Why colleges are big believers in microgrids

We tend to think of colleges, and especially students, as our future -- not only the students themselves, the next generation of leaders, but the actual campuses, from which we can learn about our electricity future.While most of the U.S. still relies on large-scale centralized electrical generation and long-distance transmission, university campuses are one U.S. sector that has embraced microgrid technology. Read More