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»
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»
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»
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»
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»