Wind energy

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

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

2 | November 28, 2012 1:37am | By Charlie Osborne

"The Morning Briefing" is SmartPanet's daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we're reading about travel and tourism.

12 | November 26, 2012 2:26am | By Charlie Osborne

Days after the World Bank urges immediate action against catastrophic global warming, solar/wind organization Desertec notes that the lender has funded $12 billion of fossil fuel projects.

8 | November 22, 2012 4:55am | By Mark Halper

Siemens Energy says that it has received orders worth 880m euros in the wind power industry since July.

2 | November 21, 2012 7:25am | By Charlie Osborne

Google is investing $75 million in a wind farm project in Iowa. But why Iowa?

6 | November 15, 2012 10:08am | By Tyler Falk

It's a windmill. It's a solar panel. It's a holiday home. It's Sharp.

1 | November 15, 2012 3:42am | By Mark Halper

Wind turbines have a big recycling problem -- which is why plant-based turbines are the new focus.

6 | November 14, 2012 9:12pm | By Laura Shin

Carbon policy has failed to meaningfully cut emissions. It's time to try a new approach that uses carrots, not sticks. A national feed-in tariff could do the trick.

47 | November 14, 2012 3:00am | By Chris Nelder

Building a smarter city rests on a solid business plan. But drafting a viable one is trickier than you might expect.

November 12, 2012 12:17pm | By Rachel King

Ready-to-build ideas for Staten Island, New York's hurricane-battered borough.

10 | November 7, 2012 3:52am | By Chris Sullivan

Tata Power looks to grow its renewable energy sector.

1 | November 6, 2012 12:12pm | By Tyler Falk

Europe's largest economy shows that solar power can succeed even in northern climates.

8 | November 6, 2012 3:00am | By Channtal Fleischfresser

From 2012-2015, North America will add more than 400,000 megawatts of renewable energy capacity.

1 | November 1, 2012 2:45pm | By Tyler Falk

China has launched a trade investigation into solar panel ingredients imported from Europe.

November 1, 2012 8:06am | By Charlie Osborne

Hurricane Sandy could finally put an end to climate change silence and denial, and teach us to build a more resilient and climate-friendly infrastructure.

80 | October 30, 2012 1:08pm | By Chris Nelder

Hitachi will be taking over the U.K.'s Horizon nuclear project in order to build nuclear power stations.

2 | October 30, 2012 4:44am | By Charlie Osborne