Was your car too energy efficient to qualify as a “Clunker?” Don’t despair; maybe your refrigerator or washing machine is inefficient enough to justify replacing it with government help.

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) recently announced that they are challenging a program in China which appears to be subsidizing domestic wind power companies.

While the U.S. Congress cannot come together to pass an energy bill, two states recently adopted comprehensive sets of policies on utility energy efficiency programs, including an Energy Efficiency Resource Standard (EERS).

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is working on making fuel for vehicles from water, wind, and sun. This idea isn’t as pie-in-the-sky as it first sounds.  

The U.S. and China recently concluded the 21st session of the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) in Washington, D.C with some significant agreements about smart grid technology and wind power.

Mercedes-Benz (ETR: DAI) recently announced that they will deploy 70 fuel cell vehicles onto California roads by 2012. The B-class Mercedes-Benz vehicles are designed to have a 270-mile driving range on one tank of hydrogen and take less than five minutes to refuel.

The “Green Machine” may sound like a monster truck, but think again. It is actually cutting edge geothermal technology.

GridPoint, Inc., a leading smart grid company, recently released GridPoint Platform 3.0. 

Ever heard the term “cool roof” and wondered what it meant? The term can refer to any roof that’s not a traditional dark color – which tend to absorb heat and raise energy bills.

As the appliance industry’s technological capabilities improve, so does its capacity for energy efficiency. True energy efficiency, therefore, is always a moving target.