A Pittsburgh company partners with the Haitian government to pick up trash and turn it into power in the Port au Prince area.
Renewable Energy
Record Wind Power Deal For Aussie Energy Firm
Australian energy provider Origin Energy plans to take all the power generated by a 90-turbine wind farm with an installed capacity of 270 megawatts.
Hydrogen Bus Cleans Up Military Base Commute
There’s a greener way to get around sprawling Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington now: an emissions-free hydrogen bus.
China’s 700 Million Pigs Mean A Biogas Goldmine
The Chinese love of pork might result in very tasty dumplings but it has also lead to a sizable amount of waste, and there’s an effort to put it to good use.
Small Wind-Turbine Maker Sees ‘Energy Clusters’
The company behind a small-scale wind turbine that can be fitted to residential buildings has proposed creating community energy clusters.
Australia Puts Its Money Where Its Waves Are
Federal and state financial backing should allow Carnegie Wave Energy to have its unique wave power system grid-connected in Australian waters before 2014.
Renewable Revolution: Don’t Worry, It’s Coming
Sure there are obstacles, but when EarthTechling columnist Susan Kraemer steps back to look at the big picture on clean energy, she sees big change on the way.
US Wave Energy Testing Set To Hit The Surf
This summer a milestone in the U.S. wave energy technology sector will be reached with the launch of the first ever test platform off the Oregon coast.
US Wind Power Surges: Boom Before The Bust?
U.S. wind power installations shot up in the first quarter, but the industry fears what might come when a key tax incentive expires at the end of the year.
Wind Farms, Global Warming Connection Lukewarm At Best
Scientists behind a study of how wind farms impact local area temperatures release a Q&A trying to disentangle the take away from how certain media are covering the report.
Power Meeting: Where Rivers Hit The Sea
Yale researchers determine the most efficient ways to generate power when tapping the salinity gradients where rivers meet oceans.
World’s Largest Solar Thermal Heating System Online
Solar thermal collectors covering the equivalent of five football fields are providing hot water for a Saudi Arabian women’s college.
Green Drone: Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powers ScanEagle
After a successful test flight, the developer says hydrogen fuel cells could make unmanned military aircraft more reliable and give them great payload capacity.
Biofuel Powers Boeing 787 Across The Pacific
A Boeing 787 Dreamliner makes aviation history by completing the first transpacific biofuel flight.