GE wins a contract to build facilities in Denmark to test wind turbine nacelles with an output power up to 10 megawatts.
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US Solar Busts Out Another Record-Breaking Year
Installed U.S. solar capacity grew by a record 3,313 megawatts in 2012 – more in one year than in the previous three years combined.
Biofuels 101: How Green Is This Clean Energy Source Really?
You don’t hear about biofuels as much as you used to, but production continues to grow. How green they are all comes down to what’s used to make them, though.
No Net Energy, No Net Water, No Waste In Portland [PHOTOS]
We tour an eco-friendly Portland, Oregon “living building” home that consumes no net energy, no net water, and sends no waste.
How Best To Support Renewable Energy? Predictably, Ambitiously, Fairly
While government probably shouldn’t be picking technological winners and losers when it comes to renewable energy, we do need to make a clear, decisive choice.
Danish Container Home Keeps Modular Secrets Hidden
Danish firm WorldFlexHome has created an energy-efficient, modular shipping container home that betrays none of the industrial boxiness seen in other container projects.
Offshore Wind Advances In Maryland; Will Feds Help?
Maryland’s legislature is finally on board with promoting offshore wind power, but Congress could help even more by passing an expanded tax credit bill.
Is Blue The Hot New Hue For Cool Roofs?
After years of creating squint-inducing white cool roofs to reduce solar gain, researchers are coming up with a a wider array of colors, including deep blue, to reflect unwanted rays.
Toyota I-Road Another Into The Future, Snazzy Looking EV
Toyota unveils the I-Road in Geneva, showing off its vision of short range electric vehicles which would be used to commute those final few miles into a city center.
Biomass From The Forest To Power Fuel Cell
The plan on California’s North Coast is to turn timber byproducts into hydrogen, which will then be used to power a fuel cell system.
MIT Turns Over A New Solar Leaf Plan
The solar-to-fuel dream lives on, as the “artificial leaf” team outlines a path to efficiencies that could make the technology viable.
Jet Biofuel Enlisted For Contrail Control
NASA is running tests to see if jet fuels that include biofuel from camelina plants will impact contrail formation and decrease aviation’s environmental impact.
NYC’s ‘90 by 50’ Plan Sets High Bar For CO2 Reduction
The Big Apple is the focus of the Urban Green Council’s plan to reduce CO2 emissions by 90 percent by 2050, mostly through the use of better building materials and techniques.
Solar Power Rocked The American Energy House In 2012
Production of electricity from U.S. solar power plants rose a staggering 138.9 percent in 2012, a faster growth rate than any other type of generation.