Alternative Energy News

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.

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

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.

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

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.

The Bowmanville plant released 5,082 tonnes of SO2 between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2012.

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.

However, the energy industry will not act until the price is right. We have all seen it when we walk in the forest after the lumberjacks have been there.

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

Jon Snover thought he'd found his dream job at a fuel-cell company in 2001 - and that, as lead chemist for the company, he was going to change the world by developing advanced technology to solve society's energy crisis.

A bill designed to attract large wind-energy farms to Nebraska is headed to a final vote in the Legislature.

The government aims to generate 10,000 megawatts of power sourced from renewable energy by 2030, despite this being relatively more expensive than fossil fuels.