Researchers at Uppsala University in Sweden have discovered that a particular type of algae produces a substance that can be used to make inexpensive, non-toxic, simple-to-build, flexible, thin and durable batteries that, after optimization, are …
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Sustainable biofuels could provide Hawaii with enough fuel, food and fiber to significantly reduce it’s dependence on foreign sources of fossil fuel and imported food.
Biofuel plantations could revitalize Hawaii’s agricultural sector, anchoring a cluster of …
Cathy Zoi has had a long career promoting renewable energy and fighting climate change, and is now President Barack Obama’s nomination to be the Energy Department’s assistant secretary for energy efficiency and renewable energy, the …
New figures released this week by the Energy Information Administration showed that non-hydro renewable energy increased 17.6 percent in 2008 compared to the year before.
Overall electricity generation was down 1 percent in 2008, most likely …
A 30-megawatt solar farm in New Mexico, will be built by First Solar (FSLR) which has entered into a contract with the Tri-State Generation and Transmission Authority.
The New Mexico contract is worth around $98 million …
If you would like to install solar panels, but don’t like the aesthetic appearance of conventional, or older style solar panels then a great alternative might be solar roof tiles. Also known as solar roof …
Ignacio Galàn, the charismatic chairman and chief executive of Iberdrola, owner of ScottishPower, was held a press conference ahead of the Iberdrola’s annual meeting. He raised concerns about ScottishPower’s ability to invest in the UK …
Research firm IDC has issued a new report that says that renewable energy is set to receive the lion’s share of new revenues from the stimulus– but that smart grid and energy efficiency companies should …
The oil company Royal Dutch Shell Plc doesn’t plan to make any more large investments in wind and solar energy in the future and does not expect hydrogen to play an important role in energy …
Although the technology for electric vehicles is progressing rapidly, no country has the infrastructure to support them, according to Stefan Jacoby, CEO of Volkswagen America. Jacoby’s comments essentially echo what his boss, VW Group Chairman …
First Solar (FSLR) has already invested $25 million in the solar financier and installer SolarCity. Now it is continuing to signal that it will offer financing of it’s own for solar power projects.
The move to …
University of San Diego researchers have discovered that carbon nanotubes don’t have to be perfect to do a better job. Prabhakar Bandaru, a professor in the UCSD Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering have discovered …
V2G technology or Vehicle-to-grid, would enable electric car owners to make money while storing power for the grid. The technology was unveiled at the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting in San Diego …
Offshore renewable energy development new rules and regulations could be introduced in the U.S. this year, potentially cutting the red tape for companies looking to put their wind, wave, or tidal projects in the water. …
For all those who missed the excellent BBC documentary on Peak Oil and it’s potential impact on farming broadcast, last night, Friday 20th called A Farm for the Future. It will be repeated tomorrow, on …
The government’s new chief energy scientist Professor David MacKay told the BBC that reductions in carbon dioxide emissions since 1990 are “an illusion”. Greenhouse gas emissions created by Britons are probably twice as bad as …
As concerns about climate change and energy security escalate, as government incentives for harnessing solar energy expand, and as these costs decline while those of fossil fuels rise the harnessing of solar energy is expanding …
Despite the tightness of global credit markets the Chinese are showing a willingness to finance renewable energy projects wherever they may be. A consortium of Chinese businesses backed by Chinese banks have committed $1.5 billion …
