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Hybrid Car Explosion Kills Two People
Explosion of Life-Save hybrid car prototype, funded by the European Union, kills two people in southern Italy
Apple Details Carbon Neutral Progress, Announces Energy Storage...
New energy storage project for Apple, as it aims to achieve totally carbon neutral supply chain and products by 2030 deadline
MWC 2019: Vodafone Chief Lambasts US Calls To Ban Huawei
Excluding Huawei would set Europe's 5G networks back 'two years', says Nick Read, as US senators call for Chinese firm to be banned from solar power market
Google Launches Project Sunroof Tool In UK
Teams up with E.ON for tool to work out cost savings for individual roof structures fitted with solar panels
Apple’s Facilities ‘Now Run Entirely On Renewable...
But the move only scratches the surface, argues Greenpeace, since the vast majority of pollution occurs in the manufacturing supply chain
Google To Hit 100 Percent Renewable Energy Target In 2017
Solar and wind investment pays off as Google reveals it will reach 100 percent renewable energy target in 2017
Apple Agrees Green Solar Initiatives In China
iPhone maker wants to clean up its supply chain and promises big solar energy projects for renewables push
Tesla Powerwall Battery Launched To Power Homes
Carmaker reveals rechargeable lithium-ion battery unit that stores solar power for homes and businesses
Google Invests Heavily In Solar Panel Fund For Homes
Search engine giant contributes $300m (£195m) to a fund to push solar panels onto residential roofs
Apple Signs £500m Energy Deal With Solar Farm
Apple to cut energy costs at its campus and stores by using renewable power from a new solar farm
Elon Musk Promises Solar Power Cheaper Than Fracked Gas
Elon Musk's SolarCity buys panel maker and promises to slash the cost of solar power
Is Coal Still King Of Data Centre Power?
Do we need coal ti power the Internet? Peter Judge thinks that is old-fashioned thinking
IBM To Develop Solar Collector For Green Energy Push
IBM and others are working on a solar collector that can magnify the power of 2,000 suns for green energy
Vodafone Unfurls Solar Charging Booster Brolly
Booster Brolly will charge your phone and improve your signal at festivals this summer
Apple Makes Its Maiden Data Centre 100 Percent Renewable
Put that in your pipe and smoke it, Greenpeace! Apple announces second solar array
eBay Goes Green With Solar Panels For Utah Data Centre
Despite concerns about the suitability of solar panels for data centres, eBay is to harness the power of the sun for its Utah facility
Apple Unveils Details Of Massive Solar Project
Planned solar array in North Carolina will help power a massive data centre that has been criticised for relying on power generated by coal and nuclear sources
Semprius Sets Solar Panel Efficiency Record
Smaller, cheaper and making more electricity - Semprius claims a breakthrough in solar panels
Can Solar Power Be More Than Window Dressing?
Solar power has been only capable of producing a small part of data centre energy needs, but this may change, says Peter Judge
Google Pulls Plug On Renewable Energy Research
Among other cuts, Google has scrapped the RE>C project but has posted its results for others to use
Are Data Centres Going The Wrong Way On Green Power?
Peter Judge asks why data centres are switching to renewable energy, just as the government may be backing away from it
Solar-Powered 3D Printer’s Future Is Built On Sand
The SolarSinter project makes objects from sand and sunlight - and it will be on show in London in September.
Can Energy Scavenging Save The World?
Ambient heat, light, sound and radio can all be harnessed to power devices. It is well worth doing, says Peter Judge
Project Aims To Use Renewable Energy For DC PODs
AMD and HP are joining a New York agency and university to investigate wind and solar power for data centres
Greenpeace Praises Facebook’s Solar Effort
Facebook gets a cheer for using a bit of solar energy, but Greenpace isn't satisfied yet
Google Invests £100m In Mojave Desert Solar Tower
Google's largest investment in clean energy is £103 million in a desert solar energy plant
Logitech Wireless Solar Keyboard Shipping In December For £70
The Logitech Wireless Solar Keyboard charges on solar or indoor light and can work in darkness for up to three months