Renewable Energy News

The number of jobs in the solar power industry now outnumbers those in the coal-mining sector.

Your Turn: Put focus on clean energy, not coal Advocates of coal ignore health risks; Minnesota must expand clean-energy portfolio Check out this story on sctimes.com: http://www.sctimes.com/story/opinion/2014/07/11/turn-put-focus-clean-energy-coal/12553049/ As a member of House District 15B and long-time resident of the St. Cloud area, I am ... (more)

Do we have the right to portage our canoes over ancient paths, or can the government stop us in the name of modernity? Allan Turnbull canoes near Bala Falls: Local residents are opposed to plans for a hydroelectric plant at the falls.

South Carolina's success in attracting international business to the state has made clean energy one of the most important topics in the critical world of economic development, the state's top business official said The state has led the nation in foreign direct investment the past two years and is on track to repeat that feat this year, state ... (more)

Massachusetts launched its "solar carve-out" program in 2010 to accelerate the adoption of solar energy statewide.

Plans for a A 1.2 billion undersea electricity cable that will help boost the country's renewable energy capacity have been given the go-ahead.

Regulated utility companies argue that such third-party purchase agreements are not legal under Iowa law, which gives them the exclusive right to sell to those customers.

They are meant for roads, driveways, parking lots, bike trails and, eventually, highways.

Eric Carlson, right, a partner with Honolulu-based RevoluSun, said that the company is in talks with big battery energy storage firms to bring in this type of technology to Hawaii.

Daily JournalA line of solar panels collects energy from the sun at The Rock Farm, a Strata Solar project on N.C. 177 behind Rockingham Speedway.

Quebec's largest pension fund manager is acquiring a 24.7 per interest in Invenergy Wind, a leading company in the North American wind power industry.

When it was completed in 2013, the London Array was the largest offshore wind farm in the world, designed to produce a gigawatt of electricity.

Murphy announced Wednesday that city data analyst Conor Baldwin will be Lowell's new chief financial officer and Diane Tradd will be assistant city manager/ director of the Department of Planning and Development.

Chemists have made a decisive step towards more cost-efficient regenerative fuel cells and rechargeable metal-air batteries.

Stigma, pay cuts, and risk of radiation exposure are among the reasons why 3,000 employees have left the utility at the centre of Japan's 2011 nuclear disaster.

In this June 19, 2014 photo, Sean Travers, Japan president of EarthStream, poses for photos at his office in Tokyo.

Dieter von Lehsten first visited the East End in 1969 and has owned a house in Southampton for 25 years.

Hawaii's solar photovoltaic industry, which was one of the fastest growing industries in the state before it was slowed by ongoing interconnection issues, is in a state of transition, and as a way to keep business flowing, some companies are installing "rogue systems," the head of the industry's trade group told PBN.

Brazilian airline GOL will begin using biofuel to power its 737 flights from Brazil to the U.S. later this month.

Derbyshire County Council has announced that it is exploring opportunities to use its land for renewable energy projects to generate money.