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Year in review: Green-tech growing pains

year in review More people and companies are getting on the clean-tech bandwagon, but the financial crisis and falling fossil-fuel prices have cooled the frenzied pace of innovation.

December 29, 2008, 4:00 AM PST

At MTI Micro, pushing fuel cells for portables

MTI Micro's goal is to displace lithium ion batteries in portable gadgets. The first fuel cells, it says, are due in 2009.
(Posted in Green Tech by Hanna Sistek)
Photos: Fuel cells for cameras

April 7, 2008, 4:00 AM PDT

CIGS cell makers battle it out for efficiency crown

Global Solar says it's number one in solar cells made from copper indium gallium selenide, but so does Nanosolar.

January 27, 2008, 9:00 PM PST

Burning Man backs solar-power project for Nevada towns

Nonprofit partners with renewable-energy venture and a Nevada power company to install solar arrays in public buildings.

December 17, 2007, 10:00 PM PST

Wave power to go commercial in California

Harnessing the ocean for energy has been discussed for years, and now a major utility in the U.S. will purchase some sea power.

December 17, 2007, 9:00 PM PST

Storing sun and wind power

Several technologies are being tested to tie large-scale storage to renewable power sources.
Images: Making wind power that lasts all day

December 5, 2007, 4:00 AM PST

FAQ: All about coal--a necessary evil

Coal is probably a fact of life. The problem is how to burn it. We answer some of questions surrounding the fuel and how scientists might make it more eco-friendly.
Photos: Coal addiction

December 3, 2007, 4:00 AM PST

Energy geeks compete for coolest solar home

Upcoming Solar Decathlon contest will judge 20 solar-powered homes built by college students. MIT's entry is already under construction.
Photos: MIT's solar house

August 10, 2007, 4:00 AM PDT