Top 3 Myths About Renewable Energy- Busted!

The future is in renewable energy, there is no doubt about that. Of course, no great technology can go without meeting opposition from a...

US DOE Releases Web-Based Software to Determine Solutions for a Clean Energy Future

An energy analysis tool that helps educators and individuals determine future energy use scenarios has been created by the US Department of Energy’s (DOE)...

Europe Consortium Planning to Harvest Arabic Desert's Sun

One of Europe's most ambitious goals is to capture wind and solar energy across the Arab deserts to power homes in Africa, Middle East...

Large Wind Farms Might Produce Less Energy Than Thought

A study conducted by scientists from University of North Carolina and Harvard University claims that global wind power resources have been significantly overestimated. Amanda S...

The Cost of Clean Air Based on New Environmental Regulations

Economists at the University of Chicago and MIT published a study, which reports an annual cost of $21 billion for manufacturing companies, due to...

U.N. Report Says 80% Energy Production From Renewables Possible by 2050

A recent United Nations report says that by 2050 up to 80 percent of the global energy could be supplied from alternative resources if public policies will come up with proper incentives.

Wastewater Disposal from Oil and Gas Industry Triggers Earthquakes

The rapid increase in the rate of earthquakes across the state of Oklahoma has been linked to wastewater disposal by the oil and gas...

Google Pulls Plug on Renewable Energy Project

Anyone knows that by trying to catch two (or more) rabbits at once you probably won't catch any. So does Google, it seems. Larry...
Near Zero's Forecasts Solar Installation Pricing Through 2020

More Homes to Become Solar Powered, Experts Predict

Since the 1980s, solar installations have seen a steady decline in pricing, leading to further adoption by residential and commercial entities alike. While the...

Astounding Discovery: Marine Algae Using Quantum Mechanics Principles for Light Harvesting

Professor Greg Scholes, the lead author of the study published recently in Nature, says: "There's been a lot of excitement and speculation that nature may be using quantum mechanical practices. Our latest experiments show that normally functioning biological systems have the capacity to use quantum mechanics in order to optimize a process as essential to their survival as photosynthesis."