Renewable Energy News

Washington state has two potential sites where excess electricity generated by wind turbines could be stored underground as compressed air then converted back nearly instantly when needed.

Germany should cut value-added tax levied on energy consumption to help cut household bills as the nation transitions to wind and solar generation from fossil fuels and nuclear, according to BayWa AG.

Russia approved an incentive program to boost renewable-energy production, targeting almost 6 gigawatts of new capacity by 2020 and its first solar parks.

First Solar , a solar panel manufacturer, is by most standards a failing company.

The Southern Co. is brainstorming ways it could more widely incorporate renewable energy, particularly solar power, into its traditional business model, CEO Thomas Fanning said this week.

A data-collection buoy that can be plopped in the ocean and used to determine the suitability of remote locations for offshore wind farms is ready for real-world testing, the University of Maine announced Friday.

The world is fast approaching a tipping point after which the damage caused by climate change can't be undone, Gov.

Minnesota's investor-owned utilities will be required to get 1.5 percent of their power from solar energy by 2020 under legislation signed by Gov.

In full-page newspaper ads Thursday, the Associated Industries of Massachusetts and the Massachusetts Competitive Partnership say the state already has expensive energy, and the project's above-market power costs will make it tougher to attract business.

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines in November 2009 operated its first ever passenger flight powered by sustainable biokerosene.

If you want an objective view of energy, ask an economist, who can tell you what to expect to pay at the pump in the coming years, and why, as well as what to expect from medium- and long-term economic growth and what the real drivers will be.

People living close to new wind farms will receive at least A 100 off electricity bills under a scheme announced by a renewable energy company.

The deal comes as Makani carries out the first fully autonomous flights of robot kites bearing its power-generating propellers.

Image courtesy of Sunsense Solar This illustration depicts two sites for proposed solar panels near Cabondale's Roaring Fork water treatment plant to help the town lower some of its utility costs.

The Harper government is declining to explain how and where it is spending millions of taxpayer dollars on advertising to promote oil, gas and pipeline companies as well as other Canadian natural resources.

Committee on Climate Change says the sooner the UK invests in low-carbon power generation the cheaper it will be Many on the right of the Tory party have been clamouring for an end to onshore windfarms.

It took off at 04:47 local time from Phoenix, Arizona on Wednesday, bound for Dallas, Texas.

Tesla Motors, which makes a highly acclaimed $70,000 electric car, has paid off a startup loan from the U.S. government nine years early.

The Fossil Free campaign argues that if it's wrong to pour pollution into the air and contribute to climate change, it's also wrong to profit from it.

Scottish ministers have cleared plans for a major wave farm off the Western Isles.