U.S. solar supremacy got a bump today when eSolar, a Google-funded startup that makes Lego-like modular solar panels, turned on the first solar power tower in the country. The five-megawatt Sierra SunTower, located in Lancaster, ...READ»
What would happen if we actually followed through on Waxman-Markey's emission cut requirements as they stand today? The Electric Power Research Institute, a non-profit consortium of electricity-generating companies, takes a look in a new report.
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Europe's ITER project is blowing $14 billion on the creation of a nuclear fusion power plant, but the bloated project might be outrun by General Fusion, a Vancouver, Canada startup that claims it can build a prototype plant in under a ...READ»
Nuclear power is one of the most controversial energy-generating methods, mainly because of safety and terrorism concerns. But that hasn't stopped the United Industrial Corporation, a Russian manufacturer, from pressing forward with ...READ»
Think you have what it takes to design a hydrogen-powered car? How about the guts to drive one? You can find out now that the Hyrban Project's Riversimple Urban Car, an open-source vehicle, has been unveiled in London. The ...READ»
Cleveland State University professor Majid Rashidi intends to prove that small-scale wind power can be cost-effective on city roofs with a turbine design using the same principle that lets airplanes fly. Rashidi's turbine, in ...READ»
Geothermal power plants are the ugly ducklings of the energy world; they're not as big or flashy as wind and solar plants, and most of their energy-producing magic happens underground. But a new $25 million geothermal plant being ...READ»
Konarka made headlines last year when it announced the creation of the world's largest roll-to-roll thin film solar manufacturing facility. Now the solar company has revealed plans to use its plastic thin film solar technology to ...READ»
The world's first completely solar-powered stadium, located in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, is set to be completed in time for July's World Games. The massive stadium has a 14,155 square meter roof area--every inch of which is covered ...READ»
Northern Power Systems unveiled a community wind power package for schools earlier this week at WINDPOWER 2009 featuring a turbine meant for school use and an accompanying educational package.
As part of the package, schools ...READ»
