Wind energy

Google takes another step in the world of renewable energy by announcing its latest investment in wind power through the construction of a $200 million wind farm.

9 | January 10, 2013 12:42am | By Charlie Osborne

"The Morning Briefing" is SmartPlanet's daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we're reading about wind energy and farms.

2 | January 10, 2013 12:10am | By Charlie Osborne

You might have been on Christmas break and not noticed when China tightened its stranglehold on the metals vital to everything from missiles to iPhones.

5 | January 9, 2013 5:28am | By Mark Halper

Filing a patent for a new energy storage and generation system, it seems Apple may be looking at new ways to add clean energy to its manufacturing processes.

9 | January 9, 2013 12:44am | By Charlie Osborne

Luminescent road markings. Overhead lights powered by the draft of passing cars. Take a drive on the road of the future in this 1-minute clip from a country better known for bikes than autos.

2 | January 8, 2013 3:30am | By Mark Halper

Just a year ago, MidAmerican Energy, a unit of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, created a new business to handle its renewable energy interests. It kicked off the new year with a major purchase.

January 3, 2013 9:44am | By Kirsten Korosec

The bill approved in Congress in a last-minute holiday vote to avoid the fiscal cliff included a slew of tax provisions that benefit an assortment of industries.

2 | January 3, 2013 5:00am | By Kirsten Korosec

From gaming applications to fitness accessories, the potential consumer applications for motion-capture technology are quite literally limitless.

4 | January 2, 2013 3:07am | By Mari Silbey

BUENOS AIRES -- Just across the Rio de la Plata from Argentina, Uruguay is aiming to become a world leader in wind and other renewable energy by 2015. Can it meet such an aggressive timetable?

2 | December 28, 2012 3:00am | By Ian Mount

Incoming Prime Minister Shinzo Abe smiles upon the idea of restarting the country's reactors.

1 | December 20, 2012 10:48am | By Mark Halper

The former chief of the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency has been hired by Google to drive energy initiatives at its philanthropic arm Google.org.

3 | December 17, 2012 1:37pm | By Kirsten Korosec

Without it, geopolitical instability could bring financial ruin, warns the former boss of the International Energy Agency.

17 | December 17, 2012 4:46am | By Mark Halper

As the UK resumes drilling, critics warn the public that gas prices won't plummet like they have in the U.S.

1 | December 13, 2012 11:03am | By Mark Halper

Two U.S. utilities - Pacific Gas and Electric, and Florida Power & Light - are considering adding a modular reactor at renewables sites to assure 'baseload' electricity.

9 | December 13, 2012 4:30am | By Mark Halper

"The Morning Briefing" is SmartPlanet's daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we're reading about smart grid implementation and worries.

December 13, 2012 12:46am | By Charlie Osborne

The 100% renewably powered grid is coming sooner than you think. The only question is whether grid operators will be ready for it in time.

98 | December 12, 2012 3:00am | By Chris Nelder

Transporting energy long distances has one big problem: It loses energy. But a new invention could solve that -- and give renewable energy a boost.

12 | December 12, 2012 3:00am | By Laura Shin

In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, "resilient" is seen as the new green by a budding architectural movement, says SmartPlanet columnist C.C. Sullivan.

5 | December 5, 2012 4:06am | By Chris Sullivan

The U.S. Energy Department has funded 66 cutting-edge projects that are ambitious, innovative and could change the country's energy future.

2 | November 30, 2012 9:25am | By Kirsten Korosec

"The Morning Briefing" is SmartPlanet's daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we're reading about electric vehicle battery technology.

3 | November 29, 2012 1:26am | By Charlie Osborne