Windwords proposal turns wind turbines into public art
In a bid to clamp down on the NIMBY (“not in my backyard”) opposition to wind farms, international design collective...
Fukushima on track to become a renewable energy hub
In hopes of reinventing its image, new life is breathing into Fukushima, the Japanese northeastern prefecture that...
Honda makes largest renewable energy purchase of any automaker
Multinational auto manufacturer Honda Motor Company, headquartered in Tokyo, recently made the largest renewable...
Eucalyptus screens block out the sun's harsh rays in this off-grid home
S?o Paulo-based firm Studio MK27 has unveiled a spectacular home made out of a beautiful blend of natural and...
Coal prices continue to rise, becoming more costly than solar and wind alternatives
Coal prices are on the rise in the United States. The vast majority of coal production now costs more than wind...
Greek island Tilos is showing the world how to go 100% renewable
The Greek island of Tilos is nearing 100 percent energy independence using only renewable sources with the help...
California legislature passes historic bill to achieve 100% clean energy
California is going all in on clean energy. Legislators just passed a bill that puts the state on a path to become...
Egypt set to open its first solar farm - and it's the largest in the world
Egypt has long relied on environmentally taxing fossil fuels. Over 90% of electricity is generated from oil and...
Ben & Jerry's backs onshore wind farms with gusty ice cream names
Cherry Gale-cia, anyone? How about some Strawberry Breeze-cake or Caramel Blew Blew? Ice cream company Ben &...
Germany just approved 1,610 megawatts of offshore wind power
Offshore wind turbines could soon provide more electricity for Germany — to the tune of 1,610 megawatts (MW)....
General Electric to debut world's largest wind turbine in UK
General Electric just announced that it will begin testing the world's largest wind turbine - the Haliade-X - at...
Utility giant aims to build America's biggest wind farm — paid for by customers
One of the United States' biggest electric utilities, American Electric Power (AEP) is planning to build a two-gigawatt...
Ryan Zinke claims wind energy contributes to global warming
Wind turbines kill up to 750,000 birds every year, according to Donald Trump's Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke....
Solar and wind energy could meet 80% of US electricity demand
Fourth-fifths of the United States' electricity demand could be met with wind and solar power, according to four...
Nova Scotia Power pioneers new energy storage system using Tesla Powerpacks
Nova Scotia Power has established a pilot project that utilizes Tesla's Powerpack 2 home batteries and their utility-grade...
?rsted's massive new offshore wind farm will generate power for 1 million homes
Offshore wind farms keep getting bigger and bigger. ?rsted, formerly DONG Energy, just began offshore construction...
Dutch utility?plans massive windfarm island
TenneT, the primary Dutch electric utility company, is planning to construct a "windfarm island" in the North Sea....
Google signs new contracts to offset 100% of its energy use with solar and wind power
Google just signed new contracts to offset 100% of its energy use with solar and wind power. The contracts were...
The world's first floating wind farm just switched online
Five massive wind turbines floating in the sea near Scotland have started sending energy to the grid. Statoil,...
The entire world could be powered by one deep-sea wind farm
What if the world’s energy problems could be solved with one deep-sea wind farm? A new study, conducted by the...
Former coal miners receive training for renewable energy jobs
Over half of the United States' electricity came from coal in 2000. That figure has plummeted to around one third...
The world's biggest offshore wind farm is being built in the UK
Very soon, the UK will be home to the world’s largest wind farm. The UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial...
Wind-powered machine mimics the sound of 500 galloping horses
How do you bring an ancient landscape to life? Architecture studio NEON breathes life into England’s historical...
Tesla and Vestas team up to combine batteries and wind turbines
Two of the world's leading renewable energy giants are teaming up to work towards a sustainable energy future....
How the upcoming solar eclipse will affect 7 million homes and businesses
A total solar eclipse will block sunlight from reaching parts of the Earth for an estimated three hours on August...
Wind power supplied 124% of household electricity needs in Scotland from January through June
Wind power in Scotland is soaring again. The renewable energy source generated 124 percent of Scottish home electricity...
Germany expects to add 900 MW of new offshore wind capacity in 2017
Germany's offshore wind boom is accelerating. The Federal Republic has already brought online a total of 626 megawatts...
Germany generated 35% of its electricity with renewables in first half of 2017
Good news! In the first half of 2017, Germany derived 35.1 percent of its electricity needs from renewable sources,...
Chinese province runs entirely on renewable energy for 7 days
A province in China just showed it is indeed possible to achieve 100% renewable energy. Qinghai Province recently...
Global coal production falls 6.2% in the biggest decline in history
U.S. President Donald Trump may believe coal is the future, but newly-released statistics by BP state otherwise....