The Solar Decathlon is underway at the National Mall from now until October 20th and Virginia Tech, with help from Siemens corporation is looking to take home the top prize or at least one of the ten prizes

The Solar Energy Industries Association, a representation of the U.S. and foreign solar industry, is crying foul over a decision by U.S. Customs officials to impose a tariff of 2.5 % on solar panel imports.

According to analysis by the World bank 1.6 billion people in poor countries have no access to electricity. That bears repeating: 1.6 billion people have no access to electricity.

BrightSource Energy, Inc. of California announced yesterday that it has dropped plans to build a solar power plant in Broadwell Dry Lake, part of Sleeping Beauty Valley in the eastern Mohave Desert. The company faced strong opposition from environmental

Students at Rice University are proving that solar energy is not just for the well off anymore. As part of the U.S. Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon, set to take place in Washington, D.C. in October, a group of Rice University students built the

A New Zealand company reports that they have developed a method for converting steel factory waste gases into ethanol.

State Regulators in New Jersey on Wednesday approved over $515 million in solar related projects, twice the amount of solar energy currently being produced in the state. As a result of these projects New Jersey will maintain their position as the...

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.

The Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Partnership Chose 20 partners to recognize for generating the highest amount of green electricity on site. According to EPA figures..

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.