German trains to run on 100% renewables

During our live chat with Solarcentury's Jeremy Leggett yesterday, we started out by discussing the high profile solar railway bridge his company is helping install in central London as

Germany, also leader in “poo power”

Biogas - Germany, also leader in ?poo power? - Renewable Energy Magazine, at the heart of clean energy journalism

Near net zero reached at Frito-Lay plant

If only more existing buildings would go "net zero". The Empire State Building has saved 40% in energy costs with a major retrofit. Now a Frito-Lay facility, a

World’s largest solar bridge begins to take shape

PV - World?s largest solar bridge begins to take shape - Renewable Energy Magazine, at the heart of clean energy journalism

Strategic alliance to produce “ground-breaking” wind-solar hybrid systems

Wind - Strategic alliance to produce ?ground-breaking? wind-solar hybrid systems - Renewable Energy Magazine, at the heart of clean energy journalism

Quick win: aviation biofuels offers breakout for clean energy

In Copenhagen this week, a coalition of companies and associations involved in aviation biofuels made a strong case for the sector not only as a quick win for biofuels, but as a quick win for clean energy as a whole.

NASA-approved electric airplane flies 200 miles in 2 hours

So this is cool. Electric airplanes have been gracing our pages for years now, and while they remain infeasible as a replacement for commercial airliners (duh), they continue to inspire folks with their increasingly impressive feats of sustainable

Japanese flair for detail elevates 'earth-bricks' house by Atelier Tekuto

Photos: Toshihiro Sobajima for Atelier Tekuto Earth building is unusual in Japan, a nation better-known for its high-tech and ultra-modern architecture. That's why this single-storey earth-brick residence in Chiba, Japan by Atelier Tekuto is so striking:

The future of transportation on a planet with 7 billion people

Photo: Flickr, CC Take a Step Back and Look As we near the moment when our planet officially hosts 7 billion people (of course this is just a statistical guess - nobody's sure precisely how many humans are on Earth), we need to take some time to think

19 year old improves solar power capacity by 40%

The idea is such a simple one: rotate solar panels to follow the sun throughout the day so they capture the most of the sun's energy as possible. Solar power tracking systems have been around for some time, but a 19-year-old

Whale thanks saviors with incredible ‘dance’

This week the amazing story of how Michael Fishbach saved a humpback whale that was entangled in a mesh of netting has taken the online community by storm. The

First bio-powered transatlantic flight lands

Biofuels - First bio-powered transatlantic flight lands - Renewable Energy Magazine, at the heart of clean energy journalism

New solar product captures up to 95 percent of light energy

Efficiency is a problem with today's solar panels; they only collect about 20 percent of available light. Now, a University of Missouri engineer has developed a flexible solar sheet that captures more than 90 percent of available light, and he plans to make prototypes available to consumers within the next five years.

Solar Impulse sun-powered plane successfully completes first international flight

The totally solar powered Solar Impulse aircraft made its maiden international flight, piloted by Andre Borschberg, across Europe on Friday