When Turkmenistan became independent in 1991, the authorities lost interest in science, research centres suffered staff cuts, and the Academy of Sciences and the Solar Institute were closed altogether.

France has started construction of a 7-MW solar PV farm on land belonging to municipal authorities. It is scheduled to be operational by the end of 2008.

Lashed by some of the roughest seas in the world and with high tidal ranges, Britons could one day see wave and tidal power providing at least one-fifth of its energy needs, with some experts predicting an even greater role.

At the end of 2007, China's installed base of wind power totaled just over 6 gigawatts (GW), making China the fifth largest producer of wind power, after Germany, the U.S., Spain and India.

Why Wind Power Might be a Perfect Fit for Many Communities in Peru.

Finland is planning to increase the Nordic country's wind power production up to 30-fold in coming years.

FORMER Sydney University professor Dr David Mills couldn't find funding for his giant solar power plants in Australia, but US investors had no qualms wagering at least $40 million on the idea.

Britain will put "rocket boosters" behind developing tide and wave energy under a future Conservative government.

China plans to triple its wind power capacity over the next two years.

From the scanty information being released, it appears that the crude oil discovered by Tullow Oil at Mputa in western Uganda is heavy, waxy and low sulphur. This is both good and not so good news.