Japan could be on course to become the world’s largest market for solar energy, just two years after theFukushima power station melt down took virtually all of its nuclear fleet offline.

Project Loon, the latest experimental technology from Google, seeks to fill in these internet gaps with a network of solar-powered, high-altitude balloons.

A sliver of wood coated with tin could make a tiny, long-lasting, efficient and environmentally friendly battery.

Tesla Motors said Thursday it would demonstrate a way to quickly recharge electric cars by swapping drained batteries for fresh power cells.

The Cape Wind offshore wind project has secured a $200 million investment from a Danish pension fund in what the wind farm's president said Tuesday is a milestone for the long-delayed project.

The renewable energy credit, or REC, is a staple in the retail energy sector. But fourteen years ago, when the tool was first being crafted, very few people understood its potential.

From this tweet by the always excellent Energiewende Germany I learned about an article titled “Hydrogen plant starts storing wind energy in Germany“.

Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has increased the nation's 2013 target for newly installed solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity from 130 MW to 175 MW, while launching programs to assist technology development and the overseas expansion of the nation's PV industry.

MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine Solar Power Alliance (PSPA) and the World Wide Fund (WWF) for Nature Philippines are working together to promote solar energy to Filipino households and businesses.

The German solar industry welcomes the federal government's announcement that it will support battery systems to accompany solar photovoltaic (PV) generation beginning in May 2013.

Researchers at the University of Alicante have patented a new device that allows more efficiently to cultivate microalgae and can be used as raw material for biofuel or for other valuable substances in the agri-food or pharmaceutical industry.

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a dimmable LED street light that consumes significantly less energy than current lighting systems, while improving the lighting characteristics.

SheerWind, a wind power company from Minnesota, USA, has announced the results of tests it has carried out with its new Invelox wind power generation technology.

Having already put its Google Wallet where its mouth by backing a solar power tower plant in California to the tune of US$168 million, Google has now turned to wind power.

Engineers at Iowa State University think concrete columns could be the key to building taller, higher-powered wind turbines.

Kwon Sunbeom, 25, and his friends have invented a garbage bin that compresses rubbish using solar power and wirelessly communicates to be collected when full.

Anyone who thinks that share price tells all should listen to theStockradio.com’s interview with Envision Solar’s CEO, Desmond Wheatley.

We’ve seen Pavegen’s energy-harvesting tiles turning up in a variety of places to harvest some of the kinetic energy generated while walking or running over them.

"Imagine opening a hatch in a submarine under water. The water will flow into the submarine with enormous force. It is precisely this energy potential we want to utilize."

Greater Gabbard set to double in size as government green lights 504MW extension project

But government left with £8m Green Bus Fund underspend after bidders fail to meet required criteria for electric, hybrid and gas vehicles

Giant turbines churning in the wind are a rare sight in Africa—but that will not be the case for long.

A new project makes the user interface for intelligent buildings monitor energy supply and consumption more easily accessible to everybody, from geeks to computer-illiterates.

A company called Contemporary Energy has unveiled a new device it calls the Solar Kettle.

Wind energy capacity is growing rapidly in the cold climates of the world.

As preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil hit the final stretch, the first of many solar-powered stadiums being used for next year’s tournament was recently put in the spotlight with an inauguration event.