Mechanical engineer students at the University of Central Florida have discovered a new way to take used fryer grease from a Chick-fil-A restaurant and make it into clean-burning fuel....

Friends of the Earth produce hard evidence of human rights abuses as palm oil plantations expand in Indonesia. EU targets on bio-fuels are helping to drive these land grabs from subsistence farmers....

Mobile electronics that are powered by human motion, wind and the sun.

The future is here......

Watch this video of a bike me and my friends made that generates power. See what its awesome power can do......

It seems residential wind power is finally getting some positive buzz after receiving mostly negative press in recent months. This week, both The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal have published articles casting small wind in a very positive light. The continuing story of William Kamkwamba...

Google is investing heavily in renewable energy technologies. Their goal is to make green energy sources of electricity cheaper than that produced from coal. It's a very ambitious goal. Considering the Google track record, do you think they will succeed?...

Many companies boast of what they are going to do. Nanosolar isn't boasting, they are manufacturing now, solar cells printed on thin aluminum sheet. Their solar cells will cost 90% less than traditional cells and will have the same efficiency. Will this be the energy source cheaper than coal?...

Honda and General Motors both have fleets of zero-pollution fuel-cell vehicles being driven by ordinary people. Fuel cells have been around for decades – they powered the Apollo moon missions – but only lately have they become small and inexpensive enough for use in cars....

Paul Gipe has written make books on the subject of wind power and his expert opinion is that "small wind doesn't make economic sense" for residential use. It's hard to argue his credentials, but I would like to think there are economical options for small scale wind power....

The world's most environmentally friendly car race has set off on an epic 1,864-mile course - fuelled only by the sun.

A contingent of 38 solar-powered vehicles will spend around four days travelling the length of Australia at speeds of more than 60 miles per hour...

The state of Oregon's current electric fuel mix, with a majority of Oregon's power coming from hydro-electric sources. Oregon is unique in that it has an opportunity to expand its current sea wave energy projects as a model for other states....

With its sleek, bladeless design and capacity to produce nearly 2000 kilowatt hours per year, the Windspire might just inspire some YIMBYism -- that's Yes, In My BackYard -- about wind power. At 30 feet tall and 2 feet wide, the propeller-less design is bird-safe, relatively quiet -- it produces a...

Nevada has the most solar power production per capita in the nation, and Reno is the only U.S. city with a population over 100,000 with enough geothermal power within its borders to power the whole city. Nevada companies are also innovating with biodiesel, including growing ultra-efficient fuel sou...

A new effective film has been developed and tested that goes over photo voltaic(PV) cells. The new film can withstand a wide range of temperatures, and is sure to advance with the growing solar energy market....