Researchers from UCLA reported that they have re-engineered a common bacteria to produce complex and energy-dense alcohols. They have used the bacteria Escherichia coli to produce various long-chain alcohols with carbon numbers ranging from 5 …

A 250 turbine wind farm planned to be built about 10 miles offshore in Wales has just been approved. The project will (hopefully) begin feeding electricity to the grid in 2012, and will have a …

Until recently most solar installers just sold their panels and put them onto the roofs in fairly standard configurations. The market has since blossomed to include a number of different, highly successful business models. A …

EU leaders today agreed to combat climate change by ordering 20% of Europe’s energy mix to come from renewable sources by 2020.
The agreement is being hailed as “landmark” deal and a breakthrough by politicians and …

The engineers at eSolar decided to create an unusual birthday present for the firm’s founder, Bill Gross. They put together this video, after programming their solar mirrors to spell out happy birthday for Gross.
The eSolar …

Oil has now dipped to levels that could be too low for many advanced-biofuel startups to succeed, especially those that attracted investment this summer, while oil was well above $100 a barrel. Tight credit markets …

Ford Motor Company has just released its plan for surviving the recession. The report is part of an effort this week by the Big Three automakers to get massive loans from the government.
They were turned …

Battery provider Southern California Edison (SCE) has demonstrated a lithium ion battery with a lifespan of more than 180,000 miles, a major milestone in advanced battery performance that opens the door to a new generation …

Winter has arrived for us here in the northern hemisphere and it’s time to turn on the heat. The problem is that many of us are using more heat than necessary due to thermal leaks. …

Existing hydropower technologies require an average current of five or six knots to operate efficiently, while most of the earth’s currents are slower than three knots. This new technology can generate electricity in water flowing …