At their genesis, bike sharing networks were low on tech and heavy on grassroots. But the systems rolling out today for managing thousands of bicycles in cities from Milan to San Antonio are of another generation -- one built upon mobile access and G...

Panasonic Corp. plans to spend up to about $9.5 billion buying out two of its subsidiaries in an effort to go greener, faster. The company announced today that it aims to take total control of Sanyo and Panasonic Electric Works.

Mimicking the overall solar industry this year, thin film solar darling First Solar, delivered a solidly mixed bag for its quarterly earnings today, announcing revenues that topped expectations, raised earnings guidance for the year, a drop in profit...

The power grid is so dumb that a decades-old networking technology, which has disappeared from pretty much all other industries and has 8,000 times less bandwidth of current average networks, is still one of the most common choices for digitally conn...

Molycorp, a company that controls one of the largest deposits outside China of a group of metals used in many green technologies, is off to a rocky start on the public markets after raising $393.8 million in its IPO today.

During our test drive of Nissan's electric LEAF this week Nissan's Mark Perry, told us that the car giant is working with AT&T to provide a connection for digital services for the car, like battery charge monitoring and finding the nearest chargi...

Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk took on the Colbert Nation last night, chatting with Stephen Colbert about living large, Tesla's long-discussed plans for a $30,000 third-generation electric car (after the Model S), dollars and timelines for private space...

ViaCycle aims to take the idea of bicycles on demand, strip out the pricey infrastructure, amp up the location-based services, and deliver a system that will let universities and municipalities implement bike sharing programs with more flexibility an...

We took (arguably) the most affordable, mainstream, soon-to-be-released all-electric vehicle the Nissan LEAF out for a test drive for this week's episode of Green Overdrive (where if it's green we'll drive it.)

The debate over whether utilities want to use public networks, like cell phone company infrastructure, or build out their own private networks for their smart grid deployments, rages on. Here's 10 reasons that utilities want to build out their own sm...

Turning battery breakthroughs into a sustainable business means requires a team to find the "killer application" for their particular technology, and figure out who's willing to pay for it, says Maurice Gunderson, a senior partner for CMEA Capital's...

In the balancing act between reducing the budget deficit and giving automakers enough long-term certainty to gamble on building and launching green vehicles in the UK, the government has stayed firm in trying to cultivate the next generation of clean...

When it comes to the jargon-laden "green IT" sector, companies have a common response: meh. But it's the opportunity to save money via reduced energy costs that's really driving companies to buy green IT products, or gear that can make IT more energy...

At a cost of $29, which includes six reusable AA batteries, this little white charger offers you the chance to power all of your wireless desktop accessories with a clean conscience knowleding you're doing your part to help the environment.

When it comes to car sharing, General Motors' new venture capital arm, GM Ventures, wants to get some skin in the game. And according to GM Ventures President Jon Lauckner, Zipcar and GoLoco are two "interesting models."

Hot on the heels of General Motors unveiling an 8-year, 100,000-mile warranty for its upcoming Chevy Volt, Nissan announced today that it will offer the same warranty for the battery in its all-electric LEAF sedan.