The journey of juice: Inside the electric grid

CNET’s Martin LaMonica takes a road trip to get a front-row view of the wholesale grid in action and to see how the grid will change in the future.

The journey of juice: Inside the electric grid

CNET’s Martin LaMonica takes a road trip to get a front-row view of the wholesale grid in action and to see how the grid will change in the future.

The massive power production of Niagara Falls

Road Trip 2010: CNET reporter Daniel Terdiman visits Niagara Falls. While he doesn’t get a chance to see the massive Niagara Power Project, he does think it’s worth an explanation.

Originally posted at Geek Gestalt

Smart ForTwo electric minicar headed to U.S. cities

CNET’s Martin LaMonica takes the Smart ForTwo electric drive minicar for a ride and gains insight on the potential and challenges of electric urban commuter cars.

Exploring the home energy angle in a water crisis

Faced with a “boil water” order in Massachusetts, CNET’s Martin LaMonica dives into the complex and fascinating question of the most efficient way to boil water.

Chasing home efficiency, nudged by the sun

Call it home hypermiling: CNET’s Martin LaMonica sizes up the numbers after two years with solar panels and finds on-site power has made him more thrifty.

A week off the grid and in touch with energy

CNET’s Martin LaMonica spends some time visiting an off-grid, solar-powered resort, a place where you’re keenly aware of where your energy and water come from.

Parsing fact from fiction with the Bloom Energy box

CNET’s Martin LaMonica is horrified he missed last week’s alternative energy hoopla. Now he’s trying to make sense of the excitement.

Live blog: Bloom Box press conference

Join us for a live blog Wednesday morning where Bloom Energy is set to unveil more details on its Bloom Box product. CNET will be on the scene live, taking photos and bringing you up-to-date news.

Originally posted at Web Crawler

Solar homes go for high-tech and practicality

Cornell University house chose to use three core ten steel silos to reflect their rural landscape of upstate New York.

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WASHINGTON–If you designed a net zero energy home, would it be a science experiment or something you’d move into as soon as it was done?
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