Geothermal energy

New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg awarded Cornell University with the rights to build a new high-tech campus in the city, besting Stanford, Columbia, NYU and Carnegie Mellon.

2 | December 19, 2011 6:59am | By Andrew Nusca

Going Green in Gaza, the United Nations initiative to build environmentally friendly buildings in Gaza, reveals designs for the first of 20 zero-emissions schools in the works.

3 | December 9, 2011 5:15am | By Sun Joo Kim

The search giant can't keep throwing around all that money. Google drops a renewable energy program and abandons solar thermal electricity, saying it's not competitive against photovoltaics.

3 | November 23, 2011 8:37am | By Mark Halper

Would you prefer products made via renewable energy? A new certification aims to harness consumer purchasing power for companies who harness the wind, from big banks to building blocks.

3 | November 22, 2011 4:00am | By Melissa Mahony

Der Spiegel's new HQ is the newest addition to Hamburg's HafenCity- Europe's largest inner-city redevelopment project.

November 17, 2011 7:55am | By Beth Carter

Energy futurist Chris Nelder suggests community "solar gardens" as a way for towns to transition to renewables in the absence of federal incentives, and shares a dream he had about how one...

10 | November 16, 2011 5:25am | By Chris Nelder

The proposals from Cornell University and Stanford University lead the race to launch NYC's tech campus.

November 6, 2011 7:24pm | By Sun Joo Kim

Energy futurist Chris Nelder does the math to determine when we should transition energy to renewables and transportation to rail. The answer: about 40 years ago.

18 | November 2, 2011 5:40am | By Chris Nelder

A $9.6 million grant will help Ryan Law turn Cornwall's tin mining past into a renewable electricity future. He'll tap hot rock 3 miles below southwest England. Who needs lava when you have granite?

1 | November 1, 2011 8:58am | By Mark Halper

Data centers are huge CO2 emitters, and Facebook runs big ones. Its latest solution: cold bytes from northern Sweden.

3 | October 28, 2011 2:11am | By Mark Halper

A three-year project supported by Google.org gives a clearer picture of geothermal energy resources in the United States and measures the potential of enhanced geothermal systems.

October 25, 2011 5:10pm | By Kirsten Korosec

An infographic from One Block Off the Grid charts the time spent and money saved after making energy improvements to your home.

1 | October 25, 2011 9:34am | By Sun Joo Kim

Resembling a traditional Hudson Valley barn, New York's first certified Passive House was designed by architect Dennis Wedlick with support from the New York State Energy Research and Development...

6 | October 21, 2011 6:23am | By Sun Joo Kim

The N. Atlantic island has been trying to lure industry with 100 percent renewable, stably priced electricity. A Jersey City IT firm serving NY, London financial districts is moving in. Is IBM next?

October 5, 2011 12:00am | By Mark Halper

In his inaugural column, resident energy futurist Chris Nelder outlines why the United States' infrastructure spending plans are a rounding error to what's actually necessary.

18 | October 3, 2011 6:42am | By Chris Nelder

Simbol Materials launched commercial operations at a factory that will eventually extract lithium from the discharge brine created by geothermal plants operating near the Salton Sea.

1 | September 29, 2011 10:52am | By Kirsten Korosec

The city of Portland approves plans for the Oregon Sustainability Center and recognizes the value of sustainable building.

3 | September 26, 2011 7:25pm | By Sun Joo Kim

Solar isn't always squeaky clean. A Chinese plant dumps deadly toxins. Villagers riot. It's all another reason why Beijing will lead a global nuclear resurgence.

12 | September 20, 2011 5:01am | By Mark Halper

The ancient Archimedes' screw is coming into its own as a hydroelectric technology. The Queen buys two to power Windsor Castle.

3 | September 9, 2011 2:16am | By Mark Halper

Meet the hybrid geothermal-solar plant -- a new spin on an old idea that could help utilities move away from fossil fuel-power plants.

August 31, 2011 10:35am | By Kirsten Korosec