Do poplars have biofuel potential?


Energy breakthrough uses sun to create solar energy materials


Claim: Using more wood for construction can slash global reliance on fossil fuels


Claim: Hybrid vehicles more fuel efficient in India and China




Driving down fuel consumption with XL hybrids


Recycling with 3D printing


Optimizing solar fuel at Berkeley Labs


Report: New catalyst could lead to cleaner energy


Energy efficiency bill wins bi-partisan support


Warren Buffett loves wind power


Is the South a wind-power dead zone?

t’s a common reaction among those taking their first look at the U.S.Geological Survey’s new interactive map that depicts the location of every utility-scale wind turbine in the country: Whaddup down South?



Improving solar power’s efficiency

First Solar is apparently inching toward manufacturing some silicon solar products, but that doesn’t mean the company’s bread and butter, cadmium-telluride (CdTe) cells, are taking a back seat. Not if this news is any indication: a new CdTe cell conversion record of 20.4 percent.

Is alga viable as a biofuel?


Kite is an underwater energy device


What is the capacity of offshore wind power?

Offshore wind power has hit a rough patch in Europe. There have been troubles with basking sharks and red-throated divers, but mostly there have been challenges in making the difficult technology economically viable.

Is Nissan's Leaf the greenest of them all?

What is the most environmentally friendly car in America? That is a question that is open to a huge debate, depending upon how many different factors you consider.

Obama admin wants more desert solar

The Obama administration marches on in its quest for more big renewable energy. This week, the Department of the Interior announced its 49th and 50th approvals of utility-scale renewable energy projects on public lands. Pre-Obama, there were zero such approvals.

Moving to 100% renewables - is it possible?

Mark Jacobson, the Stanford professor who specializes in designing scenarios for a massive transition to renewable energy, is at it again – in a more high-profile way than ever.