Space Technology Aids Water Power

By Paul Brown, Climate News Network Apr 26, 2014 One of the most modern technologies, satellite imagery, is helping to exploit one of the greenest and most traditional -- water power. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Top 5 Reasons Solar Energy Will Save the World

Juan Cole / Truthdig Apr 23, 2014 The research and development monies now going into solar energy are great enough to fuel innovation and bring down prices rapidly. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Flush Forward: Harvesting Renewable Energy From Toilets (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Apr 23, 2014 Here's a bit of Earth Day news we might one day use: Researchers in South Korea have developed a method of harvesting electricity from the motion of water. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Nuclear Subsidy Deal ‘Will Kill Renewables’

By Paul Brown, Climate News Network Apr 7, 2014 The U.K. government's plan to subsidize nuclear power contravenes European Union rules, critics say, and would stifle renewable energy initiatives. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Duckweed Raises Hopes for Biofuel

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Feb 22, 2014 Scientists believe they have identified a vigorous new source of biofuel -- a tiny plant that lives almost everywhere and grows with extraordinary speed.Scientists believe they have identified a vigorous new source of biofuel—a tiny plant that lives almost everywhere and grows with extraordinary speed. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Carbon Output ‘Will Climb 29 Percent by 2035′

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Feb 8, 2014 The world's emissions of carbon dioxide are likely to be nearly a third higher in 20 years than they are today, a major energy producer predicts. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

U.S. Team Makes Oil From Algae — Fast

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Dec 23, 2013 Although it's still a long way from commercial viability, a U.S. team has produced oil from algae in less than an hour, in contrast with the millions of years the natural process needs. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Giant ‘Battery’ Ensures Renewable Energy Supply

By Paul Brown, Climate News Network Dec 9, 2013 Scandinavian researchers say they have devised a scheme to link wind and hydropower in a unified system that would ensure a constant energy supply. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

In the Battle for Tax Subsidies, Big Oil Beats Renewables and the Poor

BLANK Nov 7, 2013 A collection of articles and studies questions our commitments to a better world. As Big Oil rakes in near-record profits and massive tax subsidies, renewable energy ventures remain under-subsidized. And some 50 million Americans remain mired in poverty. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Energy Change Means Challenge for Investors

By Kieran Cooke, Climate News Network Nov 1, 2013 The transition from fossil fuels to renewables may be more problematic than investors imagined. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Renewables ‘Need Huge Mineral Supply’

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Oct 31, 2013 The world will have to hugely increase its consumption of minerals, and to find sustainable ways of exploiting them, if it is to replace fossil fuel technologies with renewables, researchers say. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Green Climate Fund ‘Can Power Poor’

By Paul Brown, Climate News Network Oct 28, 2013 A new funding idea for developing countries could provide the renewable electricity output equivalent of 100 new coal plants by 2020. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )