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The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) in the US has approved a $590m (€482.1m) electric transmission project that will assist in enhancing the Houston region's import capacity from other parts of the state.

The upcoming Teesside energy-from-waste (EfW) plant at Teesside in the United Kingdom will use innovative technology to generate 49MW of green energy from residual municipal and commercial waste. The power project, whose groundbreaking is scheduled for 2014 and operation commencement scheduled for 2016, is being developed under a build, own, operate and transfer (BOOT) contract for Merseyside and Halton Waste Partnership (MHWP).

Researchers at the University of Bolton are pioneering developments in 3D textile structures using piezoelectric energy-harvesting fibres. The results of the project could lead to the development of energy-harnessing carpets or mobile devices that can be charged as your clothes move.

Gas turbine design has changed to account for the growing use of combined heat and power (CHP) plants.

US firm Babcock & Wilcox is developing a small modular reactor.

Creating heat using abundant solar energy stored in rivers, lakes, reservoirs and the sea.

$1.8bn Agua Caliente Solar farm is a 290MW photovoltaic (PV) power project located in the east Yuma County of Arizona, US. It is owned by NRG Energy and MidAmerican Energy Holdings and is currently the world's biggest photovoltaic solar power plant.

But user data will not be used to customise ads, says CEO. Snapchat users will soon begin watching ads in their 'stories', as the tech start-up looks at generating revenues. Stories let users put together photos and videos and create a kind of slideshow. The stories remain for 24 hours before vanishing from the receiver's database.

Any cinema-goer will know that Kevin Bacon "don't like waiting for anything" - but what of us, the British public? We are now constantly wired into the internet, streaming videos and updating social media profiles, and 4G is a big part of this. CBR rounds up the biggest 4G data bundles out there.

The contest introduced colour TV, intercontinental voting systems and uses the world's largest LED displays. The Eurovision Song Contest is a special occasion where countries like Russia, Ukraine, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan and many more come together under the same roof. The contest, originally created to unite Europe after the war, also started as a technological experiment.

Balqon, a developer and manufacturer of heavy-duty electric vehicles and drive systems, has partnered with T&K Logistics, a provider of switching, shuttle and yard management services, to provide electric yard tractors for Ford Motor Company at its Wayne Assembly Plant in Michigan.

Using the power of Google's search engine to promote energy alternatives, this search engine maintains an exclusive index of almost 1,500 green websites in the energy planet directory.

Wow - this is really awesome! Reduce water usage by 90%, and energy consumption by 98% in washing a typical load. Brilliant.

Here are some resources to get students engaged in their world, and the topics of global warming and climate change. The One Million Acts of Green Program works closely with the National Wildlife Federation, The Climate Project, and its website partner GreenNexxus to provide what we believe are high-quality, age-appropriate resources for K-12, and beyond.

Peak Oil Countdown clock displays the current world oil consumption and remaining oil reserves.

"The minute we stop innovating, we die," said an executive interviewed for a recently released report by the Boston Consulting Group, National Association of Manufacturers, titled The Innovative Imperative in Manufacturing: How the United States Can Restore Its Image. The report ranked the U.S. eight among innovative-friendly countries. Singapore made the top spot.

GRC has developed a proof of concept machine (Patriot 1) that is capable of processing tires on a continuous basis. An example of GRC's tire processing system: For every 1 ton of tires processed in the GRC Patriot 1, there is 120 gallons of oil, 5000 cubic ft. of combustible gases, 200 pounds of reusable steel and 750 pounds of carbon ash produced which are all marketable commodities.

I hope this is used world wide! Good video.