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Sweden Looks to Import Garbage for Energy

Oct 02, 2013 at 16:47 | Charles Kennedy

What happens when you’re a small country—like Sweden—and you want to generate power by converting waste? You have to look beyond your own borders for garbage. Sweden, population…

eBay’s Next Auction—Clean Energy

Oct 01, 2013 at 19:08 | Charles Kennedy

The US state of Utah is about to become home to a new 5-megawatt recovered energy generation (REG) power plant thanks to a joint venture between online auction superstar eBay…

U.S. Dept. of Energy Supports New Renewable Energy Storage System

Sep 28, 2013 at 12:23 | John Daly

The two bottlenecks inhibiting further use of renewable energy systems are cost and the fact that the sun doesn’t always shine or the wind blow-in one word, storage. While mass…

Dead Bodies for Renewable Energy?

Sep 26, 2013 at 20:20 | Joao Peixe

Could human corpses end up providing our next renewable energy source, or is this controversial idea dead in the water?A crematorium in the city of Durham in…

German Elections Seal Fate of Renewable Energy

Sep 24, 2013 at 22:45 | Charles Kennedy

Despite rising electricity surcharges due to renewable energy subsidies, Germans on 22 September voted out the only political party that stood in the way of renewable energy efforts and would…

Syria and Solar Panels

Sep 09, 2013 at 17:25 | Dave Zgodzinski

War by social media. Should the US bomb Syria? - Like or dislike. The US, as a social media nation, has thousands of points of view on this…

Why Work Should Begin on Elon Musk’s Hyperloop Immediately!

Aug 13, 2013 at 17:10 | Business Insider

When I got home last night, I read every page of Elon Musk's 57-page plan for the Hyperloop.My conclusion:It's a great idea, and we should…

EVs Worse for Environment than Hybrids in Most US States

Aug 12, 2013 at 17:06 | James Burgess

I’m sure you have heard the statement that an electric car is only as green as the electricity that is used to power it. Climate Central performed a study…

The Renewable Energy Boom that Never Happened

Aug 02, 2013 at 14:39 | Breakthrough Institute

The world was moving faster towards reducing its reliance on carbon intensive energy consumption in the 1970s and 1980s than in the past several decades. In fact, over the past…

A Lesson from the Kiwis

Aug 02, 2013 at 14:30 | Zana Nesheiwat

Did you know that a Kiwi is not just a fruit? It is New Zealand’s native flightless bird and a slang term for a New Zealander. Did you also know…

Keystone XL's Goose is Cooked

Jul 31, 2013 at 16:53 | Daniel J. Graeber

Maritime acreage about 9 miles off the coast of Rhode Island went on the auction block Wednesday for wind energy development. The Bureau of Ocean Management said it’s the first-ever…

10 Renewable Energy Statistics you Might Not Know

Jul 23, 2013 at 16:53 | Matt Smith

For the last couple of months I’ve been digging into the hydrocarbon space and studies from LNG exports to NGVs to gasoline, so it seemed a prudent time to go…

Hydropower and Geothermal Energy in 2013

Jul 19, 2013 at 23:18 | Robert Rapier

This is the 2nd instalment in a series that looks at the recently released 2013 BP Statistical Review of World Energy. The previous post – Renewable Energy Status Update…

The Renewable Energy World in 2013

Jul 16, 2013 at 17:13 | Robert Rapier

Today I begin a series that looks at the recently released 2013 BP Statistical Review of World Energy. Because the past two posts have dealt with the Keystone XL pipeline…

Why Sunny States are not the Best for Wind and Solar Plants

Jul 10, 2013 at 16:48 | Futurity

Wind and solar plants do the most good where they can reduce pollution and carbon dioxide emissions, so the best place to build them might not be where you think.

Scientists Produce Cheap Hydrogen from Rust and Sunlight

Jul 09, 2013 at 17:07 | Brian Westenhaus

Researchers at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne have managed to accurately characterize the iron oxide nanostructures to be used in producing hydrogen at the “lowest known possible cost”.

New Engineless Planes could Fly on Ionic Winds

Jun 28, 2013 at 17:17 | Green Futures

Electrical power phenomenon with "miraculous potential" could lead to more sustainable forms of flight.Flight powered by ionic wind: a notion from the wilder shores of UFO spotting? Or…

Tesla: ‘False Profits’ and a Bullish Market

Jun 27, 2013 at 17:03 | Charles Kennedy

It’s been a great year for Tesla Motors Inc. (TSLA), which everyone’s eyeing for a takeover: the company’s stock is up 194% this year, it’s recorded its first ever quarterly…

Can Obama Lame-Duck His Way to a Greener Future?

Jun 19, 2013 at 17:03 | Daniel J. Graeber

President Obama made a historic visit to Germany this week, sounding more like a candidate with a mandate to lead instead of a president approaching his lame-duck era. During an…

Developing Countries Lead the Way in Renewable Energy Investment

Jun 18, 2013 at 16:49 | SciDev SciDev

Spending on renewable energy is undergoing a geographic shift, with developing countries investing more last year despite an overall 12 per cent drop in global spending since 2011, according to…

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