The 2008 Wind Technologies Market Report, issued recently by the U.S. Department of Energy and Berkeley Lab, indicates that while 2008 was a banner year for the wind market 2009 may see a significant if not temporary step back.

China announced a new program last week, The "Golden Sun" project to install at least 500 megawatts of solar farms across the nation over the next two or three years.

In a joint effort between the two agencies the U.S. Departments of Energy and Agriculture announced on Wednesday $6.3 million in funding for fundamental genomics-enabled research for the improved use of plant feedstocks for biofuel production.

The Toyota Prius "Harmony Between Man, Nature And Machine" marketing tour has taken to the road this summer to spread good vibes about Toyota's market leader. The purpose of the overall advertising campaign is to highlight the environmental benefits..

Perhaps propelled by the recent dawn of solar powered airplanes, this stunning solar powered blimp is poised to take flight by harnessing sunlight for fuel. Dubbed Nephelios, the solar-powered helium blimp was designed and built by high school..

The Department of Energy announced today that they are providing more than $288 million in Recovery Act funding to expand weatherization assistance programs in Arkansas, Iowa, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, and New Hampshire.

The U.S. Department of Energy announced on Thursday a deal to provide $59 million in conditional loan guarantees to support renewable energy industry initiatives by U.S. companies Nordic Windpower and Beacon Power. Nordic Windpower "has been offered..

The energy system of the future is being founded now. New energy systems and technologies are growing on an accelerating curve: o Buildings that are green, super-efficient and fully managed by digital technologies have become economically competitive.

Solar Ivy (or SMIT Grow) is a spectacular system of thin, fluttering solar panels that generate energy by sparkling in the sunlight. The wind and solar power generating photovoltaic leaves can be easily integrated on the side of a building to produce..

GENEVA - Governments are failing to stem a rapid decline in biodiversity that is now threatening extinction for almost half the world's coral reef species, a third of amphibians and a quarter of mammals, the world's premier conservation watchdog warned