Japan Poised to be the Leader in the Next Energy “Game Changer”

Japan, a country deep in the throes of economic expansion, is in need of more and more energy to meet growing demands. To counter...

British Government Doubles Renewable Energy Incentives For Households

The British government is expected to announce an increase in the one-off payments to help households  switch to renewable energy sources. The measure will be...

Startup LightSail Energy Plans to Innovate Compressed Air Energy Storage

In the ongoing quest to green the grid, the startup LightSail Energy, in conjunction with Peter Thiel, Bill Gates, and Khosla Ventures, has raised...
EIA Charts Non-Renewable and Renewable Energy Sources in the US Since Independence Day

The Looks of a Century of Renewable Energy in the US

While it's true that renewable energy has been on the rise in the last hundred years, it's also interesting to note that it hasn't...

Mini Black Hole for Microwave Energy Created by Chinese Scientists Could Have Green Uses

Two researchers from the State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves at Southeast University from Nanjing, China, have discovered and prototyped a device that acts like a black hole for electromagnetic waves in the microwave spectrum. It consists of 60 concentric rings of metamaterials, a class or ordered composites that can distort light and other waves.

USS Zumwalt Brings Electric Power Systems to the Battlefield

The next stage in modern Naval warfare is upon us with the recent unveiling of the USS Zumwalt DDG 1000, a highly advanced Destroyer-class...

Very Efficient and Dimmable Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs

Most of us still use today the traditional incandescent light bulbs to light our homes. But as the traditional light bulbs have a high energy consumption, most turn nowadays to compact fluorescent light bulbs(CFLs).

The First EU Carbon Capture and Storage Facility Secures Funding

The European Commission awarded 1bln Euros to nineteen private investors, who run green energy programmes. Out of the total amount, 300 mln euros were...

World’s First Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Plant to be Built Off Chinese Shore

US aerospace company Lockheed Martin have signed an agreement with Reignwood Group, a resort developer based in Beijing, China, to construct an Ocean Thermal...

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...