Energy News

Washington state ranks number one in the nation for our use of renewable energy sources according to an analysis by Slate Magazine .

Enough Northwest wind energy to power about 85,000 homes each month could be stored in porous rocks deep underground for later use, according to a new, comprehensive study.

ReneSola and Positive Energy Solar are offering three 2.5 kilowatt solar grants for non-profit organizations in Las Cruces, Santa Fe and Albuquerque, New Mexico.

The U.S. Army has just issued its latest policy for Operational Energy , and it provides the clearest demonstration yet that the Department of Defense is serious about transitioning the colossal machinery of the American military into a more flexible, efficient and sustainable future.

More than 100 workers at Creative Lead Finder in King Street, Leyland, walked out on Friday, claiming they had not been paid properly for six weeks.

Miranda Green observes a new trend among communities hoping to conceal unsightly landfills and garbage dumps: covering the sites with solar panels.

The Horticulture Department at Alamance Community College is taking an extra step to advertise itself and selected a prime location to do it - I-85. A glance at Exit 150 on the interstate offers drivers something new to see, a sign touting "Grow Green" on the side of a hydroponic greenhouse.

Montana Gov. Steve Bullock has vetoed almost as many bills this spring as former Gov.

However, a proposed county zoning amendment that applies to ground-mounted solar or wind-power installations is the only likely amendment that would be relevant to Prescott Valley, according to town planner Ruth Mayday.

Now, here's a scientific study Popeye would really go for: Researchers at the University of Georgia have captured energy from spinach, according to a new study published in Energy & Environmental Science .

A team of Norwegian research scientists has unveiled a concept that could see electricity stored on the seabed.

Beneath the Tobin Bridge, at the end of a vast parking lot in Charlestown is a giant metal building.

Lopez-led Energy Development Corporation has gotten the green light from the Department of Energy to push through with the development of its $300-million wind project in Burgos, Ilocos Norte.

This beautiful 1814 stone house in the Swiss mountains has been carefully restored by Savioz Fabrizzi Architects , bringing it up to contemporary standards while retaining its historical charm.

A team of scientists has won a berth on a tiny satellite to explore one of NASA's most important frontiers in climate studies: the imbalance in Earth's energy budget and the extent to which fast-changing phenomena, like clouds, contribute to that imbalance.

Linda Davis supported building and paying for two town-owned wind turbines when the project came before voters at town meetings between 2007 and 2009.

A legal battle between a suburban Dallas neighborhood association and a homeowner seeking to install solar panels on his house exposed problems with a 2011 Texas law.

HIS political attacks were famously compared by former county council leader Nick Clarke to being "savaged by a cotton bud" although it is unlikely that accounted for the surprise defeat of Councillor Kilian Bourke as Lib Dem leader.

Earlier this month, Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick announced that his state reached the goal of 250 megawatts of installed solar energy capacity.

When the Alabama Legislature convenes Monday for the last day of the 2013 legislative session, it will be pass or die time for several Baldwin County bills.