Silicon Valley makes big push into solar and smart-grid technologies
Friday, February 12, 2010 - 15:21
in Physics & Chemistry
Cleantech's vast ecosystem includes a dizzying array of emerging technologies, from green building materials to electric vehicles, lighting and wind power. But as Silicon Valley reinvents itself as a global center of clean technology, two sectors -- solar power and "smart" upgrades to the electric grid -- already are reshaping the valley and changing the way energy is produced and used.