Ethiopia Turns On Biggest Wind Farm in Africa
This is just the second wind farm in the country - there are plans for 800 megawatts.
Landowners Get Paid for Wind Turbines, How About Transmission Lines?
With so many big transmission projects held up, utilities may want to ask this question.
Who Is Driving Solar? It's the Middle Class
Solar rooftop installations are overwhelmingly in middle class neighborhoods, countering utilities' claims.
Latest Push to Unplug Electric Vehicles
An Iraq vet is developing a wireless charging station that looks like a manhole cover.
Maryland Rewards Citizens for Forest Stewardship
Maryland's first-in-the-country law gives citizens tax deductions for enhancing and protecting forests as part of its impressive climate change plan.
Walmart Turns Green Roofs Into Research Labs
Portland State's Green Building Lab is conducting research on green roofs at two Walmart stores.
Thin-Film Solar Efficiency Breaks Through Barrier
For the first time, researchers have achieved higher efficiency for thin-film than traditional silicon-based solar cells.
8 States Join to Get More Electric Cars on the Road
Governors of 8 states signed a pact to get 3.3 million zero emission vehicles on the road in the next 12 years.
Britain & India Go Nuclear As Japan Struggles to Contain Radiation
Britain has approved the first nuclear plant in Europe since Japan's meltdown and India turned on its largest reactor at the site of the 2004 tsunami.
Putting Robots To Work for Solar Energy
Robots can greatly reduce the costs of building and maintaining large solar plants.