In China, wind energy is quickly overtaking coal and hydro power to become a major source of electricity. In fact, wind energy in China now accounts for 5.3 per cent of the country’s generating capacity and supplies about 2%...
Juneau-based beer maker The Alaskan Brewing Co. has installed a $1.8 million furnace to cut its fuel costs by burning the company’s grain waste and generating it into steam that will be used to power the brewery’s major operations.
Company...
Evonik, a New Jersey company that has been developing lithium-ion batteries for Daimler for the past 5 years, has developed a record-breaking electric vehicle that employs kite power as its main energy source.
Astonishingly, during tests, the electric car drove...
The process of hydraulic fracturing includes injecting of large volumes of water, sand and chemicals deep underground into gas wells at high pressure to crack open shale rock and extract its natural gas.
Recently it has been established that the...
According to Birdlife International, two threatened vulture species in southern Africa may be at risk of extinction if a new wind power project in the mountains of Lesotho comes to fruition. The vultures are often killed by the spinning...
Environmentalists appealed on Monday that Arctic nations do not have clear plans about cooperation over oil spills.
The eight-nation Arctic Council, which is expecting approval this coming May, released a statement that the countries in the region should maintain a...
Research done by NPD Solarbuzz analysis placed Germany, China and North America in the top 10 photovoltaic (PV) global market chart of 2012.
The incredible 26% of the PV market share goes to Germany, because of their increase in volume...
In any venture involving the exchange of money, it is often advisable to hire an analyst to perform a “Cost-Benefit Analysis,” which compares the amount of money you'd spend to what kind of returns you can expect. Such analysis...
Apple's latest $300-million project in Austin, Texas looks to eventually double their workforce by 2021. The plans have undergone some changes since the project began, but for the better. Apple's latest plan iteration includes reduction of exposed concrete and...
Toyota's always played its concept cards pretty close to the chest, and this year's entries at the Geneva Motor Show are no different, especially the world-premiere of the i-ROAD. Toyota innovation doesn't always look pretty, but giving its engineers...
