Renewable Energy

Regulators grant permission for energy and gas company E.On Climate and Renewables to construct a 150 MW biomass plant that will use imported wood.

Researchers report on a potentially clean, less expensive way to produce hydrogen fuel by taking advantage of tree-like nanostructures to harvest solar energy.

EnergySource announced that newly completed 49.9 MW Hudson Ranch 1 geothermal power plant in Imperial County, California has passed field tests with flying colors.

Hoping to push the U.S. offshore wind industry toward its potential, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announces a six-year, $180 million initiative.

At a Daimler plant in North Carolina, President Obama proposes expanding alternative vehicle incentives to include natural gas-powered cars and trucks.

A public-private partnership in Oregon inches forward in its effort to give the U.S. something Europe already has: a grid-connected marine power test facility.

In February, a record of 21.7 percent of Spain’s electricity came from wind, making it the country’s third-largest source of power after coal and nukes.

Puget Sound Energy’s Lower Snake River wind power plant, in eastern Washington, begins generating up to 343 megawatts of power.

Sen. Jeff Bingman’s proposal would require large utilities to boost clean energy under a flexible system that awards greater credits for lower carbon emissions.

A new project, SPIDER will help transform the way the US military deals with power failures, integrating solar and wind into microgrids.

Ernst & Young has China still on top in the quarterly Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index, while California leads in a new state-by-state ranking.

The money-centric become hysterical when they see energy use drop, even though, says columnist Susan Kraemer, it’s really a sign of progress.

The push for a production tax credit extension continues, and wind-state Republicans are among those most forcefully backing the clean-energy subsidy.