Insight from Oak Ridge National Laboratory, commitment from two Michigan companies and funding from the Department of Energy have led to the commercialization of a lightweight urban transit bus with double the fuel efficiency of conventional hybrid buses.

AUSTIN, Texas----Solar thin film manufacturer HelioVolt Corporation and the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory were awarded the Editor's Choice Award for Most Revolutionary Technology from R&D Magazine at a gala award event

As a consequence of climate change, population growth and increasing energy and agricultural demands, clean water shortages are expected to rise in coming decades. Addressing this fully requires significant research to identify new methods of water purifi

----Global Solar Energy: WHAT: Dr. Jeff Britt, chief technology officer at Global Solar Energy, is presenting the innovative applications of Copper Indium Gallium diSelenide thin-film technology on flexible substrates at Intersolar North America .

To help move clean energy technologies from the laboratory to commercial production, DTE Energy and the University of Michigan are challenging teams from Michigan colleges and universities to develop the best business plans for bringing new clean energy t