Renewable Energy News

As the number of offshore wind farms continues to grow, the farms may affect both seals and their prey, the finding suggests.

Washington, July 22, 2014-Scientists may have overcome one of the major hurdles in developing high-efficiency, long-lasting solar cells-keeping them cool, even in the blistering heat of the noonday Sun.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jack Hatch criticized Gov. Terry Branstad on Monday for giving up a $1 million solar energy grant, saying the governor is letting powerful utility companies write his energy policy.

Jackson-based CMS Energy Corp. announced the plans Tuesday, saying it's a part of an effort to diversify the use of renewable energy by Consumers Energy.

The agency will be able to do the maintenance work with current staff at its Packwood Lake Hydroelectric Project, which is about 35 miles away in Lewis County.

Energy coalition rallies against public utilities The Sunshine State Clean Energy Coalition is against new power plants and wants energy saving programs Check out this story on wtsp.com: http://on.wtsp.com/1mxlhZC The environmental groups, known as the Sunshine State Clean Energy Coalition , are hoping big public utilities save more energy and ... (more)

Sen. Mark Udall tours the Siemens Test Wind Turbine at the National Wind Technology Center just south of Boulder, Colorado, in 2013.

The green high-yield craze in the United States is too hot and full of wind. The latest antidote to meagre interest rates is the so-called "yieldco" - collections of wind farms and solar plants.

A polar bear is shown in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska in this undated photo.

Ethanol and other biofuel mandates and subsidies got started when politicians bought into claims that we are rapidly depleting our petroleum, and fossil-fuel-driven global warming is boiling the planet.

This move means more solar power can be provided to the national power grid, according to the Energy Market Authority.

Estimates by federal agencies that they in effect threw away nearly $100 billion last year should infuriate taxpayers.

Staff Reporter, Bhopal Renewable Energy Minister Shri Rajendra Shukla has said that apart from conventional energy, the state government has decided to generate maximum power from unconventional sources also.

This is just a small list of initiatives that India plans to implement in the renewable energy and the environment protection sector.

AS THEY clutch their favourite stuffed toys with pride, buddies Josh Martin, 6, and Josh Jones, 9, look just like everyday kids.

Richmond City Councilmember Tom Butt, pictured in 2013, said the main reason his city joined Marin Clean Energy was not cost savings, but to give residents an opportunity to buy greener power.

Already locked in its third dry year, an ongoing drought could complicate California's battle against global warming and make it more expensive, officials said.

The San Francisco Chronicle reports Sunday that a drought stretching on for years could slash the amount of clean energy collected from the state's dams and send emissions spewing from other sources.

A massive wildfire that has forced the evacuation of towns, destroyed numerous homes and blackened scenic hillsides in north-central Washington has been burning into new areas, fueled by dry conditions and gusty... Cooler temperatures and lighter winds are forecast to descend on a wildfire-stricken Washington state, helping firefighters battle ... (more)

Germany is now the target of a PR-assault - one that is taking aim at its plans to expand its renewable energy portfolio using government's levers.