For those naysayers who doubt that Cape Wind can produce the equivalent of 75 percent of the Cape’s electricity, I have to agree that that figure is not exact. Actually, Cape Wind could provide the equivalent of 93 percent of the Cape’s electricity. That figure is not Jim Gordon’s–he is much too modest for that. [...]

Don’t get too attached to gas powered vehicles. A new hydrogen fuel station, the first of its kind on the East coast, opened for business, Monday. Drivers in the United States spend more than $25 billion annually on oil from foreign countries. Now new hydrogen stations in South Carolina could eliminate the U.S.’s dependency and [...]

Tesla Motors, run by PayPal founder Elon Musk, and backed by Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page, is now taking orders for what it says will be the world’s first mass-produced, highway-ready electric sedan. Electric cars have several advantages over petrol, and some that you might not expect. They develop maximum torque instantly, meaning [...]

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have created a revolutionary battery that can be charged in just 10 seconds. As well as saving hassle in household appliances, a development that could usher in a new era of electric cars. The new technology involves lithium-ion batteries which are common in laptop computers and cellphones because [...]

A new technology that was developed at the University of NSW allows traditional panels to catch more light from the blue end of the spectrum, the short wavelengths, and is expected to influence future panel production around the world. Many existing solar panels end up reflecting back the shorter wavelengths of light due to a [...]

All of Europe’s energy needs could be supplied by building an array of solar panels in the Sahara, the climate change conference has been told. Technological advances combined with falling costs have made it realistic to consider North Africa as Europe’s main source of imported energy. By harnessing the power of the Sun, possibly in [...]

Study finds renewables could provide 40 per cent of global electricity by 2050 Renewable energy technologies could meet 40 per cent of global electricity demand by 2050 as long as governments show the sector the same degree of support they provide the nuclear and traditional fossil fuel industries. That is the conclusion of new research [...]

The Swift Wind Turbine was developed by Renewable Devices in Scotland, and is the first quiet rooftop turbine that generates electricity by harnessing the power of the wind as a cost effective energy source for home, commercial, and industrial applications. The Swift generates an of average of 1,680 watts of immediate power, and can produce [...]

Yes, this is what most of us think an electric car should look like. Small, eccentric, techno-geeky, Toyota’s FT-EV has got all the right electric cues, and most importantly it confirms a battery-electric future or Toyota, one that the company says will become a reality in 2012. Certainly, Toyota has partial-electric vehicles in its fleet [...]

As the term suggests, bio-fuels are fuels that are formed when biological matter, primarily plants, decomposes. Bio-fuels can exist in all the three states of matter: solid, liquid, and gas. Bio-fuels are different from fossil fuels in the following ways: Fossil fuels take millions of years to form whereas bio-fuels can be made extremely quickly, [...]

Without a good way to store electricity on a large scale, solar power is useless at night. One promising storage option is a new kind of battery made with all-liquid active materials. Prototypes suggest that these liquid batteries will cost less than a third as much as today’s best batteries and could last significantly longer. [...]