Alternative Energy News

THE PUBLIC are being asked to comment on a project to build a renewable energy park in Puriton - which could create thousands of jobs.

Stateside military bases are generating 130 megawatts of solar energy - a modest amount that's only enough to power 22,000 homes, but still a step the solar power industry says is improving national security.

Clovis Unified flipped the switch Friday on phase 1 of its new 5.9-megawatt solar power system.

Windsor on Wednesday became the first city to join the Sonoma Clean Power Authority, created as an alternative to PG&E to provide a greener product at competitive, if not cheaper rates.

NASA's In-Space Validation of Earth Science Technologies program has funded a team led by Lars Dyrud, a scientist at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Md., to develop a miniature instrument that will measure the amount of solar energy reflected by Earth and the amount emitted to space as infrared radiation or heat.

An initiative that would allow utilities to count all hydroelectric power toward renewable energy requirements was approved this week for signature gathering .

In a bid to safeguard biodiversity and the Caribbean's tourism-based economy, regional political leaders and corporate executives will gather Friday on billionaire Richard Branson's private island with the aim of protecting 20 percent of the region's coastal resources by 2020.

Scientists with the U.S. Department of Energy 's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have reported the first fully integrated nanosystem for artificial photosynthesis.

The Sunshine Coast Salmonid Enhancement Society has started work on an alternative energy project at its Chapman Creek hatchery.

With atmospheric carbon dioxide recently hitting a record 400 parts per million , the discovery of alternative renewable energy sources has taken on added urgency.

Green Orchard, the home Paul Archer designed for his parents outside Bristol, England, sows the seeds of an active retirement.

Wind turbines line the crest of a hill in Canada. New studies question just how much wind farms can grow before they encounter a limiting wind-shadow effect.

WAM Abu Dhabi, 16th May 2013 : Masdar, Abu Dhabi's renewable energy company, and the International Finance Corporation , the private sector arm of the World Bank, announced their intention to collaborate on the advancement of clean energy projects.

The Scottish Islands could make a significant contribution to the UK's 2020 renewable energy targets, according to a joint report by the UK and Scottish Governments.

Any top 10 list of Oregon's most daunting challenges is likely to include global warming, wobbly school funding and unstable state finances.

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, right, speaks during a signing ceremony for two alternative energy bills on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at the City of Loveland's Water and Power Division.

The Arctic Council meets in Sweden on Wednesday. The disappearing Arctic ice cover is one of the issues confronting the council.

Solomon, a 14-year-old golden eagle, perches on a branch at the Sulphur Creek Nature Center in Hayward.

The European Commission has carried out surprise inspections at several major oil companies over possible price fixing in breach of European Union anti-trust rules.

With advances in solar power, batteries have had to evolve to prove their worth.