Alison Pruitt's blog

Okay, when you see the name of the Paper Battery, Co. you think: “I know technology can do a lot of amazing things, but a battery made out of paper? They can’t be serious.” In fact, they are.

The color of the U.S. Navy is traditionally blue, but now it’s also a little green.

Wouldn’t it be cool if the heat your car’s engine emits could be captured and converted into energy to power your stereo or air conditioning? Well, that day is coming.

Recently President Obama outlined more details of the new “Homestar” program that he had first mentioned in the State of the Union Address.

If you’re looking for evidence of China’s growing importance in the world of renewable energy, look no further than Applied Materials' (Nasdaq:AMAT) new Solar Technology Center.

Big trucks are notorious gas guzzlers, but saving the nation as much as $10 billion annually in diesel fuel costs may soon be possible.

By now I’m used to hearing about biofuel made from funny things like manure and onion peels, but I always expected insulation to be….well, synthetic.

Algae is one of the most promising components for the development of sustainable biofuels. A current stumbling block for algae as a fuel feedstock is it can be expensive and time-consuming to harvest.

Recently India concluded its hosting of the world’s largest international forum promoting methane capture and use.

A123 Systems (Nasdaq:AONE), a developer and manufacturer of advanced Nanophosphate lithium-ion batteries and systems, recently completed a battery supply agreement with Fisker Automotive, an American automaker of green vehicles.