Written by Aditi Justa

Let’s hope to see the beginning of the next generation of renewable energy cell phones with the new patent filed by Nokia. The company seems to be quite serious about taking piezoelectric charging for cellphones. Under patent application 20,100,045,241, Nokia has filed a patent for a cellphone that will juice up using the kinetic energy produced by the movement of the user. Now you don’t need to worry about running out of juice while you are on the go.

Written by Susan Kreamer

A Florida Power and Light hybrid of solar and gas at the Martin Next Generation Solar Energy Center in Florida could provide a road map for helping shepherd utility-scale solar past regulatory roadblocks.

Written by Tina Casey

ARPA-E is on a roll.  The agency charged with propelling the U.S. into a new energy future just announced a new $100 million round of funding aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions.  The focus is on innovative technologies for grid-scale energy storage, along with next-generation power converters and new energy efficient heating and cooling systems in buildings – and not just because these things are sort of neat.

Written by Susan Kreamer