Industry: Energy—Electric \ Gas \ Petroleum

Sungevity, a California-based firm that leases solar panel systems, was out to change the common perception that upfront costs are too big a hurdle for prospective customers. Its plan of attack: the Rolling Rooftop Revolution mobile tour. Targeting homeowners in the Northeastern U.S., the tour focused on parks, outdoor movie theaters, beaches and block parties. […]

Just south of the Middle Eastern city of Abu Dhabi, construction crews are busy building a zero-carbon city from scratch. Its name is Masdar City and when it’s done, it will be home to some of the most innovative green technologies on the planet—from wind towers that can drop the desert air in the city […]