Governments and firms around the world are racing to define their place in the clean energy economy, which is growing quickly as policy makers develop new industrial strategies that also bolster energy
Engineers are brimming with ideas of how to extract every last tonne of fossil fuel: one company is now showing that all it takes is common fertiliser.
Giant electricity plants in the Sahara desert could provide 15 per cent of Europe's power. But there may be better solar solutions closer to home.
The global photovoltaic (PV) power industry is experiencing dramatic technology advances and market growth. Over the past 20 years, manufacturing output has grown by a factor of 200, reaching 5 gigawatts (GW) in 2008. The total accumulated installed capacity is now around 15 GW.
Petrol might yet survive the green revolution. Some investors are taking seriously the concept of
No longer lowly pond scum, algae have rocketed in status to what some say is the most promising
The Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency (HAREDA) has signed a management contract with Gurgaon-based Advit Foundation for running the Rajiv Gandhi Renewable Energy Park in Gurgaon.
Bags of cash are being thrown at high-risk, high-reward research by the Department of Energy. New Scientist takes a look at the lucky recipients.
Neena Vyas New Delhi: Can algae be genetically engineered to produce sufficient quantities of biomass for fuel? Can
This Guide provides an outline of how financing renewable energy works, with a particular focus on more mature end of the market i.e. the proven technologies that can be deployed now and at scale. It aims to show how policy looks and where it fits in from a financing perspective; as well as the range of other factors that need to be taken into account in doing an actual project or deal.
Offshore structures that generate electrical power from ocean waves have been deployed but engineering challenges remain.
