Alternative Energy / Renewable Energy

Dec 05, 2011 at 17:51 | John Daly

Hawaiian efforts to move towards renewable energy have a powerful ally in the form of Mark Glick, chief administrator of the State Energy Office, part of the Department of Business,…

Dec 04, 2011 at 21:52 | Gary Hunt

That is the question customers are asking as their utility rates go up to pay for the cumulative cost of the aspirations of politicians and regulators. But until now the…

Dec 01, 2011 at 17:10 | James Burgess

Latin America is one of the world’s largest continents, with abundant, untapped energy resources. It also boasts several countries with rapidly growing economies such as Brazil and Mexico. In fact…

Nov 30, 2011 at 17:34 | Brian Westenhaus

More Fantastic Than Rossi’s E-Cat Out of Cleantech via Al Fin Energy comes a hint of a nuclear fusion company more fantastic than the Rossi E-Cat.  While the…

Nov 30, 2011 at 17:28 | Barry Stevens

The conclusions given at the end of this commentary are somewhat radical and show from a life cycle basis of overall efficiency and carbon dioxide emissions that natural gas fueled…

Nov 26, 2011 at 10:50 | James Burgess

Back in July Larry Page became Google’s new chief executive and immediately began a campaign to reign in Google’s projects and focus their resources. This was due to the stiff…

Nov 24, 2011 at 17:11 | John Daly

While renewable energy advocates see hydroelectric facilities as largely beneficial, things get complex when the rivers to be harnessed cross international borders. Bangladesh and India are now at loggerheads…

Nov 24, 2011 at 16:46 | Innovation Policy Blog

It’s worth noting a pair of recent developments on the Defence Department energy front. One is a useful reminder of what DOD can achieve now with the proper support, and…

Nov 23, 2011 at 17:44 | John Daly

Most Americans are only dimly aware of Canada’s importance to U.S. energy imports. The typical American audience, if they are aware of Canadian energy exports to the U.S. at all,…

Nov 20, 2011 at 10:01 | Breakthrough Institute

Congressional investigators should prioritize clean energy commercialization solutions over political grandstanding and focus on identifying key lessons from the experience of the Loan Programs Office. Congress should put these lessons…

Nov 17, 2011 at 16:36 | Energy Digital

HyperSolar, Inc., the developer of a breakthrough technology to make renewable natural gas using solar power, announced yesterday that it has filed a patent application for the production of renewable…

Nov 15, 2011 at 16:52 | James Burgess

Humanity is constantly looking at innovative technologies to help reduce our dependence on fossil fuels. Yet it’s not always the big discoveries that make the difference. Small inventions that reduce…

Nov 09, 2011 at 08:17 | John Daly

On 30 May, in the aftermath of Japan’s Fukushima nuclear disaster, German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced that Germany would close all of its 18 nuclear power plants between 2015 and…

Nov 04, 2011 at 08:55 | John Daly

Like many countries in Africa, Ethiopia is investigating the country’s renewable energy potential. While recent hydroelectric projects, including the 1,870 megawatt $2.2 billion Gilgel Gibe III dam on the Omo…

Nov 01, 2011 at 08:29 | SciDev SciDev

Countries in the Asia-Pacific region need a new 'industrial revolution' based on green technologies to provide food, water, energy and housing while cutting down their resource consumption and emissions by…

Oct 31, 2011 at 08:29 | Brian Westenhaus

A University of Maine engineer and his research team have discovered a revolutionary new chemical process that can transform forest residues, along with other materials such as municipal solid waste,…

Oct 25, 2011 at 07:35 | Green Futures

New power plant will run on forest waste, save 230,000 tonnes of CO2 per year. Finland has announced plans for the world’s largest biomass gasification plant, a 140MW facility running…

Oct 21, 2011 at 07:28 | Gloria Gonzalez

Investors will not shy away from the clean-tech sector because of the collapse of solar panel manufacturer Solyndra, according to an executive from the Cleantech Group. “Nobody is running for…

Oct 19, 2011 at 07:35 | John Daly

German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced on 30 May that Germany, the world's fourth-largest economy and Europe's biggest, would shutter all of its 17 nuclear power plants between 2015 and 2022,…

Oct 10, 2011 at 07:44 | Brian Westenhaus

University of Illinois chemical and biological engineering professor Paul Kenis and his research group joined with researchers at Dioxide Materials, a startup company, have found a catalyst that improves…