Although projections suggest that the costs of installing solar energy may outweigh the benefits in the near term, a report recommends that New York State embrace the technology.

ClearEdge Power, based in Oregon, has announced a deal with Gussing Renewable Energy of Austria to supply 8.5 megawatts of fuel cells to run on methane made from renewable sources.

Under regulations that took effect on Jan. 1, airlines that fail to pay emissions allowances in flying into European Union countries can be fined per ton of carbon dioxide. Persistent offenders could be banned.

One of the greatest problems of large scale solar power facilities is that they do not produce electricity at night, and when they do produce power, it is constantly fluctuating with the sun’s strength. Under development in the deserts of Tonopah, Nev…

With campaigns like Unfriend Coal, environmental groups find new ways of mobilizing grass-roots support.

The water board in Texas says the state should spend $53 billion to meet the demand for water over the next 50 years.

The Danube runs from Germany to the Black Sea. It is a long river with many countries on it. Now it is running low due to drought. It has run low before around 2007 most recently. It threatens people, crops, and even nuclear reactors. The nuclear …

The 138 page document has been released by the New Jersey Governor’s Office that is a master plan on energy for the state. This final version is largely the same as the draft document released last summer, save for a few changes. It lays out the dire…

There are no surprises, but environmentalists and some legislators are still disappointed by the scaling back of renewable energy goals.

Because no single entity is in charge of representing the broad national interest where the reliable delivery of electricity is concerned, it is hard to tap into renewable energy sources, a study suggests.