- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 21st, 2013
US Looking to Turn Methane Hydrates Into an Energy Source
The country hopes to “safely and sustainably” unlock the natural gas in these structures
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 15th, 2013
US Announces $7M (€5.2M) Investments in Tribal Clean Energy Projects
American Indian and Alaska Native tribes will be the beneficiaries
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 15th, 2013
New Facebook Data Center Will Be Powered by Wind Energy Alone
The center is expected to go online in the first few months of 2015
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 13th, 2013
World’s Energy “Trilemma” Can Be Solved, IEA Says
All human society has to do is promote energy efficiency
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 11th, 2013
Wind Turbine Goes Online 20 Kilometers (12 Miles) from Fukushima Bloomberg
The 2-megawatt turbine started generating power this Monday
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 9th, 2013
Brand-New Nuclear Power Plant Under Construction in Belarus
The first nuclear safety-related concrete was poured on November 6
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 8th, 2013
$84M (€62.34M) Investments in Carbon Capture, Storage Announced in the US
The Obama administration says these investments are needed to curb global warming
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 7th, 2013
“Rooftop Solar Challenge” Launched by US Department of Energy
The goal is to make it easier for people to embrace solar power
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 9th, 2013
US Set to Be the World's Largest Oil and Gas Producer in 2013
New report says production levels will soon reach 50 quadrillion British thermal units
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 17th, 2013
Microbes Double as Mini Power Plants, Produce Electricity from Sewage
These so-called wired microbes generate electricity by digesting plant and animal waste
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 7th, 2013
US Readies to Harvest Wind Power off New England's Coast
Wind farms are to be developed in the waters near Massachusetts and Rhode Island
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 29th, 2013
Scotland Announces Plans to Build the World's Largest Wave Farm
The farm is expected to generate as much as 40MW of energy
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 22nd, 2013
China Readies to Build New Mega Dam
The cost of the project amounts to £2.9bn (€3.42bn / $4.40bn)
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 20th, 2013
Los Angeles Readies to Bid Coal Its Farewell
The city plans on using renewables and natural gas to meet its energy demands
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 18th, 2013
California Will Soon House the World's Largest Solar Tower
The solar tower is expected to generate the energy needed to power 200,000 households
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 13th, 2013
Student Figures Out a Way to Harvest Electricity from Thin Air
Dennis Siegel's electromagnetic harvester soaks electricity from its surroundings
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 11th, 2013
Solar Capacity Worldwide Surpasses 100GW Barrier
30GW of new capacity were installed in 2012 alone, new report says