Project for Algae to Turn Coal Plant C02 Into Biofuel Awarded $70m by DOE
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced that Arizona Public Service (APS), Phoenix, Ariz., has been awarded $70.5 million...
Team Germany Wins 2009 Solar Decathlon
U.S. Department of Energy Deputy Secretary Daniel Poneman today announced the winners of the 2009 Department of Energy Solar Competition on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Team Germany, the student team from Darmstadt, Germany, won top honors by designing, building, and operating the most attractive and efficient solar-powered home. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign took second place followed by Team California in third place.
US Climate Bill Will Have Modest Economic Impact
Cutting greenhouse gases along the lines of a climate bill pending in Congress would modestly impact the US economy over...
Solar Power Brings Light and Water to Ugandan Hospital
Lack of electricity is a core cause of malnutrition, starvation, illiteracy and extreme poverty around the world. Moreover, lack of...
Impacts of Climate Change Coming Faster and Sooner
The pace and scale of climate change may now be outstripping even the most sobering predictions of the last report of the Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change (IPCC). An analysis of the very latest, peer-reviewed science indicates that many predictions at the upper end of the IPCC's forecasts are becoming ever more likely.
Tiny Algae Loom Large in Biofuel Pilot Projects
The production of biofuels from algae gained new prominence this summer when ExxonMobil announced that it will invest up to...
Light Gives Students a Chance at Night School
Less than two percent of Liberia’s estimated two million rural dwellers have access to electricity. Most rely on candles or...
Micro-Hydropower Plant Brings Electricity and Economic Growth to Dodarak Village
On April 6, electricity flowed for the first time in Dodarak village in Nangarhar Province. Supplied by a new 60...
Sunnymoney Micro-Franchising Project
Sunnymoney is the name given to SolarAid’s innovative solar products. It gives small-scale solar entrepreneurs in Kenya the means to...
Solar for Children Project
The majority of Tanzania’s electricity supply is generated by hydropower. This is highly vulnerable to drought, which is occurring more...