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

Tinyest fuel cell generates power from bacteria

A tiny biological fuel cell, the smallest of its kind (0.3 microliters), has been built by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), powered by

Green environments essential for human health, research shows

Research shows that a walk in the park is more than just a nice way to spend an afternoon. It

Solar power goes viral: modified virus improves solar-cell efficiency by one-third

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at MIT have found a way to make significant improvements to the power-conversion efficiency of solar cells by enlisting the services of tiny viruses to perform detailed assembly work at the microscopic level.

Solar comes of age: solarcity to double PV systems on american homes by 2016

A leading American solar company is set to begin the largest residential rooftop project ever undertaken, effectively doubling the number of solar systems currently on homes around the U.S.

Google discloses carbon footprint, renewable energy goals

Google has been playing an interesting role in renewable energy development, and not only because it has invested more than $780 million in renewable energy generation and tech development.

Eight bio-based technologies for 2050

What kind of technologies will evolve in the 2030s, and even the 2040s, to transform our fuel, food, and materials choices, and lead us towards some of the fuel targets outlined for 2050 by the International Energy Agency? In looking that far down the line, we have some long term trends to guide us.

New Zealand commits to spend $6.7 million to fund first solar plant for Tonga

PV - New Zealand commits to spend $6.7 million to fund first solar plant for Tonga - Renewable Energy Magazine, at the heart of clean energy journalism

Cost of solar electricity to be halved by 2020

PV - Cost of solar electricity to be halved by 2020 - Renewable Energy Magazine, at the heart of clean energy journalism

Cracking cellulose: a step into the biofuels future

University of York scientists have found a method to convert cellulose efficiently into bioethanol. The researchers identified the molecular mechanism