Alternative Energy Technology


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Recent Articles about Alternative Energy Technology

Green Economy Blooms

A recent study reveals substantial growth in clean energy jobs.  Read more

Green Collar Jobs Can Spur Job Growth

A new study suggests climate change legislation could net the U.S. 4.5 million jobs.  Read more

The Transformer

Most aspiring college entrepreneurs usually write business plans for new companies. Aaron Hall wanted to breathe life into an old one. Today, he's running Bo...  Read more

Being Al Gore

Entrepreneurs offer advice to the veep-cum-venture capitalist.  Read more

Going Green Isn't Just about Doing Good

It's also smart business for a lot of companies on the Inc. 5000, Inc. magazine's list of the fastest-growing private companies in America.    Read more

Alternative Energy's Uphill Climb

Many people are enthusiastic about the prospects of the alternative-energy industry, but two pieces of news today underscore the fact that the industry is...  Read more

Is the Green Bubble a Good Thing?

Lately, I have heard lots of talk about the "Green Bubble" as the next looming boom and bust on the horizon. It is true that far too much loosely invested...  Read more

MIT Calls On Energy Entrepreneurs

A new competition will award $200,000 for the best clean energy idea.  Read more

Business Groups Attack Energy Bill

A House move to raise oil industry taxes will result in higher energy prices for small-business owners, opponents say.  Read more

Business Groups Attack Energy Bill

A House move to raise oil industry taxes will result in higher energy prices for small-business owners, opponents say.  Read more

Small-Business Aid Added to Energy Bill

A sweeping energy bill approved by the Senate Thursday night included several provisions aimed at helping small businesses adopt renewable energy sou...  Read more

The Futurists

From solar panels to clean coal, betting big on the future of energy.  Read more

The Integrators

Bringing fundamental change to everyday life. And, for that matter, death.  Read more

Looking Into the Sun

If David Slawson is right about solar power, our days of oil dependency are numbered.  Read more

Hot Stuff

Is it finally time to jump on the alternative-energy bandwagon? Well, yes and no.  Read more

Opportunity Knocks

With technology markets tanking, what's the next big thing?  Read more

Energy Goes Cellular

Along with more competition and -- theoretically, at least -- lower prices, energy deregulation is bringing some uncertainty to the nation's power grid. A...  Read more

Tech Talk: Green IT Proves Profitable

A California-based Web hosting firm discovered that energy-saving technologies, such as solar power and virtualization, helped it meet environmental and busi...  Read more

Going for Broke

Harold McMaster, founder of Solar Cells, Inc., hopes to universalize solar energy, but has put off making a buck to take R D further. But will his ...  Read more

Are We Having Fun Yet?

John Paul Mitchell Systems is a new-wave profit machine with few moving parts and a direct connection to Paradise  Read more

Limiting Liability

Cheap debt in Switzerland; power from the wind (and from R D limited partnerships); taking the slow track in venture capital.  Read more

Living And Dying At The Federal Trough

The oil cartel gripped the United States in an energy stranglehold in 1973, creating problems for motorists and opportunities for entrepreneurs. Figuring...  Read more

The Fight To Harness The Sun

Roger Little of Spire Corp. is betting that his strategy for making solar power pay can overcome foreign competition, big oil, and lack of government support...  Read more

Solar Power Gets Cheaper, But Never Cheap Enough

When the U.S. space program began using them on its satellites in the late 1950s, solar cells cost more than $1,000 per peak watt (Wp). At that price, a p...  Read more

Turning The Sun's Power Into Affordable Energy

"Solar electricity is now a commercial business, something we couldn't say five years ago," says Roger G. Little. As a result, he expects his company, Sp...  Read more

9 Ways to Cut Energy Costs

Energy costs have been rising in recent years and new taxes are on the horizon, so every business has a reason to become more efficient. Here's how.  View slideshow

Cut Your Staff

If American businesses can slim down, they're more likely to win the productivity race.  Read more

Heartland Poised for Entrepreneurial Growth

Expanding organic industries and a population shift make the Plains states a "potential hotbed of capitalist creation," according to a new report.  Read more

Will Algae Make Green for Small Businesses?

Algae-based biofuel may finally have real market value as an innovative alternative fuel.  Read more

The Converts

They saw the light. Now they're making sure everyone else does, too.  Read more

Higher Power

New business sells electric powered cars.  Read more

Go Big or Go Home?

As entrepreneurs, we all know the value and necessity of forming partnerships. Little would get done in the business world without a solid network to help...  Read more

Heated Interest

In discussing Spire Corp.'s interest in going public ("A Fight to Harness the Sun," May), the article said that, "investment bankers have urged [Little] t...  Read more

How We Did It: Michael Brown and Jacques Sinoncelli, Greenline Industries

As told to Hannah Clark Steiman Industry Leader: Energy Three-Year Growth: Read more

Top 30 Entrepreneurs Under 30 - Aaron Hall, Borrego Solar Systems

#1 Aaron Hall Borrego Solar Systems Age: 29 Read more

My Place: Thomas Ennis's Glass Beach House

The owner of this glass beach house holds 29 patents. He's putting some of them to work around the house.  Read more

House Committee Approves Energy Bill

The House Small Business Committee this week approved legislation aimed at helping small businesses cope with rising energy costs. The Small Busine...  Read more

Energy Firm Wants Businesses to Go Green

April 19, 2007 -- DTE Energy, a Detroit-based energy firm, is encouraging small businesses to power their offices by wind, sun, water, an...  Read more

Innovation: A New Rooftop Wind Turbine

The WindTronics turbine can generate energy at low speeds.  Read more

Millennium, Horizon Fuel to Deliver Portable Generator

The HydroPak offers clean and quiet power for consumers and small offices.  Read more