Regional German transport operator Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr GmbH (RNV) is set to carry out a pilot project to test the viability of wireless inductive charging technology of electric buses.

Research by Harvard professor David Keith suggests that the global capacity for energy generation from wind power has been overestimated, and that geophysical / climate effects of turbines will reduce the benefits of large-scale power installations.

UK holds sixth spot in quarterly Renewables Attractiveness Index, but consultancy warns industry still being undermined by policy uncertainty

Two turbine facility at Michelin factory in Ballymena follows similar sized development at company's Dundee plant.

Global survey reveals public trust in the UK energy industry is continuing to plumb the depths, but could popular renewables help deliver a step-change?

For isobutanol to become practical, however, scientists need a way to reliably produce huge quantities of it from renewable sources.

Report concludes that global installed capacity for utility-scale solar farms will top 12GW by the end of the month.

Silicon nanocrystals have a size of a few nanometers and possess a high luminous potential.

As renewable energy technologies become more cost-competitive, the importance of government subsidies is set to decrease to create a sustainable growth platform for both developed and emerging markets, as well as manufacturers

Researchers from the Vienna University of Technology, together with colleagues from the U.S.

Host of green companies join largest ever overseas business delegation with prime minister

Eco-friendly refrigerators, dishwashers, and laundry machines don't just save you money – they're also better for the environment.

A new world efficiency record has been set for thin film silicon solar cells by EPFL’s Institute of Micro-engineering, reaching an impressive 10.7%.

Solar Choice provides a solar PV price index for Australian solar that is updated monthly.

A glut of photovoltaic solar panels has swamped the market due to increased production but less demand, causing some companies to go bankrupt and a general malaise for the whole industry.

Researchers have discovered that an exotic form of silicon may improve solar cell efficiency.

Amid this thriving Chinese megalopolis, the Hong Kong government and the city’s Construction Industry Council have recently completed a project to demonstrate how low a modern building can reduce its carbon footprint.

But $7bn raised in final quarter of last year fuelling hopes for a better performance in 2013.

Industry completes record installations and is poised for further rapid expansion after growing by a third last year

Retailer becomes the first supermarket to deploy GE’s new LED lighting system, promising energy savings of 59 per cent.

Bloomberg New Energy Finance reports smart grid investment soared seven per cent last year and is set to continue climbing

Ed Davey and Pat Rabbitte to sign formal memorandum of understanding paving the way for transmission lines linking Irish wind farms to the UK’s grid

Project to generate hydrogen by replicating photosynthesis holds out promise of highly efficient green fuel UK scientists are hoping to harness the process plants use to turn sunlight into energy to produce a new highly efficient and renewable source of zero-carbon fuel.

Officials in Japan have announced plans for building the largest wind farm in the world, ten miles off the coast of Fukushima

Belgium is to build an artificial island made of sand three km off the Belgian coast.