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 …

Denmark is launching the world’s biggest offshore wind farm this week. Using 91 turbines across 35 square kilometers, the Horns Rev 2 farm, built by Danish utility company Dong Energy, will be able to produce …

This is the possible mix that the US could have by 2020 (still far short of countries like Germany and Spain with 16% and 35% respectively) according to the latest report, projecting that The United …

Google Inc is closing in on its goal of producing renewable energy at a price cheaper than coal, the company’s green energy czar Bill Weihl, the engineer in charge of the project, said on Tuesday.
“We …

We just got back from the Intersolar show on Friday and what an amazing experience it was to see the scale of solar energy industry. More than 1,400 manufacturers, suppliers, dealers and service providers from …

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 …

Nearly $200 million in federal stimulus money is coming to help Arizona move into a green future.
State, local governments and individual homeowners will be provided with money to find new ways to conserve energy, generate …

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 …

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 …

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 …