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10 Clean Energy Trends To Watch In 2011 And Beyond

As the clean energy industry emerges from a challenging period caused by the global economic downturn, it is entering a stage of rapid change in which business models are being transformed against a backdrop of regulatory uncertainty. READ»

This Is What Happens When A Country Ditches Nuclear Power

Germany is now working without three quarters of its nuclear power--and relying on France instead. READ»

China Gears Up To Export Nuclear Technology

Still panicked after the Fukushima disaster? China's not: They're sending nuclear technology to everyone--even Pakistan.READ»

Are the Oil Barons Panicking? Saudi Arabia to Spend $100 Billion on Renewable Energy

Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil exporter, is showing signs of concern about its ever-declining oil supply. READ»

Was a Nuclear Renaissance Possible Before the Japan Disaster?

The Japan disaster stuck a fork in an already-cooked industry.READ»

Should Hydropower Replace Nuclear Power, Post-Japan?

The Hydropower Improvement Act of 2011, proposed this week by 10 U.S. senators, could grow the country's hydropower infrastructure with grants and sped-up site approval. Is this a good thing? READ»

Can Crowdsourcing Help Japan's Nuclear Crisis?

The Global Innovation Commons has compiled a list of patent disclosures and open source technology that could be used as part of Japan's disaster relief effort.READ»

MIT: We've Got Plenty of Uranium

Nuclear power advocates have a new weapon against detractors who claim that there isn't enough uranium to support a growing nuclear habit.READ»

Bill Gates-Backed Nuclear Power Startup, TerraPower, Gets $35 Million

Nuclear power, that oft-maligned source of clean energy, got a boost earlier this year when TerraPower announced plans to team up with Toshiba to build a hot tub-sized traveling-wave nuclear reactor. Now TerraPower is moving even ...READ»

NuScale Wants to Bring Modular Nuclear Reactors to the Mainstream

As energy prices rise and the environmental effects of major power sources like coal become more apparent, the reliability and relative safety of mini nuclear energy systems is beginning to look more and more attractive. Hyperion ...READ»