Nine years of intense lobbying by Greens has finally paid off. It was tough, it was hard. There were intense debates and politics was done on the issue. Finally very first offshore wind farm to generate electricity has been approved. As announced in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Mr. Ken Salazar who is Secretary of Interior.Mr. Salazar revealed that a 130 turbine wind farm will be built with estimated cost of $900 million. It would generate 450 Megawatt of electricity out of thin air!

Number of people installing solar panels at their homes is increasing everyday. There are many factors fueling this hot trend. Increasing price of oil and electricity are among them. Decrease in cost of solar panels and subsequent decline in per watt rate of electricity produced by them has encouraged small scale solar energy generation. Gone are those times when people who cared about environment were unable to switch to solar because the cost of solar panels. But these days, this excuse is no more. Everyone can now afford solar energy system for their home provided they get enough sunshine during the day. Cost is no more a factor.

Think City electric car will be able to drive more than 100 miles on a single charge. Top speed is around 73 miles per hour which is pretty decent for an urban car. It is a good compact design and is enough for a small family of two with children.

On Thursday it has been announced by Lowe’s home depot that it has started selling solar panels, starting at $99, at 21 stores in California, and according to the Associated Press, it has made plans to start offering these panels nationwide next…

First Solar Inc., which is a U.S.-based renewable energy company, is going to build the world’s largest solar power plant in China as the country plans to increase electricity generation without…

Last week it has been announced by The U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) that it had finalized a $535 million loan guarantee for California’s Solyndra, who are makers of…

A joint venture has been announced by solar thermal company Solar Millennium and plant construction firm MAN Ferrostaal, they have called their venture as Solar Trust of America, LLC. This joint venture have been announced to turnkey development, construction and financing of large-scale concentrated solar power (CSP) plants in…

A site in North Carolina has been bought by a Maryland company for a photovoltaic solar farm….

On Monday it has been said by German thermal solar specialist Solar Millennium AG and German construction and engineering firm MAN Ferrostaal AG that they have formed a joint venture in order to build three utility-scale plants in the Southwestern U.S. which will cost about $3 billion. Each plant will be having a capability to [...]

A solar-powered mobile phone has been launched by Kenyan­ mobile network operator, Safaricom. It is branded as Simu ya Solar and it has been manufactured under a partnership with ZTE, the handset has been made by them from…

Geothermal heat pump is a type of heat pump by which the ground, ground water, or ponds are used as a heat source and heat sink, rather than outside air. The temperatures of ground or water are more constant and as compared to air temperatures they are warmer in winter and cooler in summer.