Energy News

Hoku Scientific Inc. said today it is changing its name to Hoku Corp. to reflect the expansion beyond its original focus of fuel cell technology when the company was founded in 2001.

Maryland has an ambitious goal of producing 20 percent of its electricity with renewable resources by 2022.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that it will conduct a comprehensive research study to investigate the potential adverse impact that hydraulic fracturing may have on water quality and public health.

Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty recently did something so stupid when it comes to uh fighting global warming, it should warn all Canadians to keep an eye on their politicians, lest they do something equally dumb.

A backlash against efforts in California and Congress to rein in greenhouse gas emissions is brewing in hard economic times.

Quebec-based Gaz Metro is eyeing the thousands of transport trucks travelling weekly between Ontario and Quebec and wants them to fill up with natural gas to help increase the fuel distributor's growth.

Scientists at a wind energy group in California said their unique radar technology mitigates the risk of wind farms to migratory bird species.

Eco-friendly LA is about to put its money where its mouth is. A proposal by LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa would raise electricity bills 8.8% to 28.4% to pay for an ambitious clean energy initiative.

The U.S. military is growing increasingly concerned that proposed wind farms can disrupt or block radar designed to detect threats and protect America's skies, a problem that is stalling the alternative energy projects around the country.

March 18 -- Michael McNamara, an analyst at Jefferies International Ltd., talks with Bloomberg's Erik Schatzker about the outlook for wind energy and his investment strategy in alternative-energy stocks.

Las Vegas Sands and U.S. Green Building Council officials are unveiling a sustainable development program at the Venetian resort and Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas.

U.S. Sen. Mark Udall announced Wednesday he is introducing a bill in Congress to extend residential solar energy tax credits to community-based solar farm collectives.

Vice President Joe Biden was planning a visit to a North Carolina company enjoying rapid sales of its light-producing semiconductor chips the Obama administration is offering as an example of manufacturing job growth from energy-efficient products.

Engineers from the University of Cincinnati devise a foam that captures energy and removes excess carbon dioxide from the air -- thanks to semi-tropical frogs.

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The second phase of a wind farm in northeast Weld County was approved by the Weld County Planning Commission following some last minute changes to the use by special review request from the company.

Aviation experts say recent test flights have proved the viability of plant-based fuels for jet aircraft and that they may largely power airline traffic within a decade.

First Minister Alex Salmond is due to unveil the firms who have won the world's first commercial wave and tidal power leasing deals.

Ridgeline Energy, LLC and BP Wind Energy have announced Tuesday, March 16, that they are mobilizing the construction site for the Goshen North wind farm in Bonneville County, Idaho.

A bipartisan group representing the governors of 29 states unveiled a plan Tuesday for the federal government to boost the development of wind power across the country.