Year-to-date share-price increases for several solar industry companies have been huge, despite the recent corrections in the markets: Ascent Solar, up 543%; SunPower, up 246%; JA Solar, up 206%; Yingli, up 203%; Trina Solar, up …

via Wired
Researchers in Italy have high hopes for a new wind-power generator that resembles a backyard drying rack on steroids. Despite its appearance, the Kite Wind Generator, or KiteGen for short, could produce as …

Buzzing Hong Kong is better known for keeping lights on all night and the air conditioner running full blast, not saving energy. But engineers in the city have introduced an innovative wind energy technology than …

By Suzanne Goldenberg in Washington
via Guardian Unlimited
America today took a first small step towards mandatory controls on green house gas emissions, in direct opposition to the Bush administration’s policy on climate change.
Today’s vote in a …