Is the future of wind power floating off the Norwegian coast? The world’s first full-scale floating wind turbine – StatoilHydro’s Hywind pilot – was officially launched yes...
Will our future highways be paved with solar gold? Solar Roadways, a small Idaho start-up, just got a $100,000 grant to produce a prototype for its Solar Road Panel, a system of solar panels that ...
The idea of harvesting solar power from space has been circulating for quite some time. The advantages are obvious – constant sunlight independent of weather conditions; so, what we normall...
You can turn off the TV and stop watching the Weather Channel right now. The +Eco Clima Control desktop weather station from Oregon Scientific will give you all the weather info you need right fro...
Art Haines, a mechanical designer from Maine, came up with the idea of building a solar powered car. When he pitched the idea of having local high school students help him build the car to his loc...
Some of our natural sources of alternative energy, like wind and wave power, just won’t cooperate by producing power when we, or utility companies need it. One solution – stop wastin...
Boro Fuel Oil Co., Inc., which has been providing Brooklyn, NY residents and businesses with fuel and energy services for 80 years, is taking the plunge and going green. On November 1st the compan...
The US Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon announced the 2009 winners of its biennial competition, which challenged 20 colleges and universities from around the world to design, build, and o...
Wind power innovator, Mariah Power, and Connecticut’s Quinnipiac University are installing the first micro-wind farm at a U.S. university.  The 25 turbine installation, which will be ins...
