Alternative Energy News

The thought of a driverless, computer-guided car transporting people where they want to go on demand is a futuristic notion to some.

The 500kW ESM is a component in a 2.5 MW Ship-wide power generating system designed to enable fuel efficient, single generator operations, delivering annual fuel savings in excess of $1 million per ship.

Today California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger dedicated the 2 megawatt solar power system at the Applied Materials campus in Sunnyvale, California, one of the largest corporate solar power installations in ...

The Montana Democratic Party is running television ads and mailing fliers to voters attacking the Republican candidate for governor as "Big Oil" Roy Brown.

The Idaho Public Utilities Commission announced Friday its decision to add to the company's operating certificate.

Maine's potential for generating wind power is under increasing scrutiny. The Bangor Daily News reports that First Wind, a Massachusetts company behind Maine's two largest wind energy facilities, plans to file ...

Rodney M. Bordeaux, the Rosebud Sioux tribal council president, said that with the proposed 30-megawatt wind farm, "We can become a major player in wind in South Dakota." Native American tribes like the Rosebud ...

If ita s just an electric car with a motor, chassis and wheels, one would rather stick to the existing gas-guzzling four-wheeler. And this is where the EVE concept steps in.

A good deal of it goes right out the tailpipe instead of powering your car. Now a Northwestern University-led research team has identified a promising new material that could transform a technology that ...

Turmoil on Wall Street should abate once the presidential election signals what direction the next administration will take on economic policy, Gov.

Amid a solar panel-covered parking lot Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger today dedicated the two-megawatt solar power system at the Applied Materials Inc., campus in Sunnyvale and called the company a "real California ...

Iowa Gov. Chet Culver hit the campaign trail Wednesday for Barack Obama, arguing the Democratic presidential candidate's energy plan would help Iowa's growing wind energy industry thrive.

Electric utilities have to persuade the general public that nuclear power is a safe and reliable alternative to coal-fired plants if they want to build more reactors, former New Jersey governor and federal ...

It was a home run, a grand slam, a dream come true or the biggest birthday present ever for the solar industry, depending on who you spoke with.

A group of public agencies and companies has announced plans to build a research center in Aurora to promote commercial solar energy technologies.

The Garrett County Commissioners have approved a new comprehensive land-use plan that lacks the ridge-top protections sought by wind power opponents.

A majority of car shoppers are making purchase decisions based on what's good for the environment, a new survey found.

MURPHY, N.C. - When oil topped $100 a barrel earlier this year, and gasoline prices soared above $4 a gallon, Americans cried out for relief.

Ericsson has equipped its environmentally friendly radio base station site concept Tower Tube with built-in support for wind power, in a bid to help operators go green and expand mobile networks to where ...

The push for more power from renewable fuels has renewed interest in one of the oldest energy sources: wood.

While airwaves have been permeated by advertisements for solar and wind power, last year wood generated more net electricity in the U.S. than those two up-and-comers combined.

New wood-burning electricity plants are again being proposed from Massachusetts to New Mexico as the nation finds itself in a third energy shock.

Using wood for electric power generation grew rapidly during the energy crises of the 1970s and 1980s, but fell away when the price of coal and fossil fuels dropped.