Wind energy

Armed with new research, New Jersey officials say coastal wind farms would have "minimal environmental impact" to the state's fauna.

June 21, 2010 9:22am | By Andrew Nusca

The old joke with fusion is that it's the energy of the future--and it always will be. But one industry executive says even if it takes another 50 years, it will still be worth the investment for...

41 | June 21, 2010 2:00am | By Melanie D.G. Kaplan

In a national address yesterday, President Obama called for a "national mission" to embrace alternative energy. Is it more than lofty rhetoric?

4 | June 16, 2010 5:00am | By Dan Nosowitz

Milwaukee wants to be the "Clean Machine Shop to the World." And it's doing so with its old forté: manufacturing.

June 16, 2010 3:44am | By Andrew Nusca

Ever wonder how wind power works, start to finish? A new infographic from Column Five Media explains...well, everything.

3 | June 15, 2010 5:59pm | By Andrew Nusca

Exxon, ConocoPhillips, Chevron and Shell say their offshore drilling rigs won't come back after a federal moratorium is lifted. Will it open the door for cleantech?

9 | June 15, 2010 12:18pm | By Andrew Nusca

A series of big oil CEOs from the likes of ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell and ConocoPhillips testified before a House committee and one common thread was developing natural gas resources as a bridge...

2 | June 15, 2010 11:56am | By Larry Dignan

Architects increasingly turn to design tools to test theories in cyberspace prior to construction

June 15, 2010 6:35am | By Heather Clancy

At the Internet Week New York conference, corporate executives say consumers expect more when it comes to companies' attempts to "do good."

3 | June 10, 2010 1:22pm | By Caroline McCarthy

Osmotic power is years from commercial scale, but a new report indicates that cleantech vendors believe it can provide thousands of terawatts per year of baseload electricity.

16 | June 9, 2010 7:41am | By Andrew Nusca

When it comes to corporate social responsibility, Siemens' Jim Whaley says the best sustainability policy is investing in education -- especially STEM fields.

June 6, 2010 7:34pm | By Andrew Nusca

Siemens VP of sustainability Alison Taylor says sound environmental policy is in business' interest -- and a price for carbon is the place to start.

2 | June 6, 2010 7:33pm | By Andrew Nusca

It's a head-scratching puzzle: how could a battery-less wind-powered car possibly travel faster than the speed of the wind, going downwind? Yet this one appears to do just that.

36 | June 3, 2010 4:30am | By Dan Nosowitz

Madrid, Spain-based renewable energy firm Ingeteam has unveiled its plans for a new $15 million wind manufacturing facility in the U.S.

2 | June 1, 2010 7:51am | By Andrew Nusca

We're all going to be on it one day, and securing it is a work in progress

2 | May 28, 2010 11:30am | By Deborah Gage

Acciona's Eric Schneider says the U.S. has wind power potential that's the envy of the world -- and the Midwest holds the key. But a major federal push is required to build out the necessary...

8 | May 27, 2010 8:36am | By Andrew Nusca

SmartPlanet is launching a new, occasional series aimed at dissecting some of the complex topics we cover on a daily basis. First up: wave power.

13 | May 27, 2010 4:00am | By Christina Hernandez

Chevron has kicked off Project Brightfield, a test of seven next-generation solar energy technologies in Bakersfield, California.

2 | May 26, 2010 7:19am | By Andrew Nusca

Boulder, Colorado forces licensed marijuana providers to offset their electricity usage with wind or solar power. A boon for the clean energy industry or just another drug bust?

8 | May 26, 2010 4:00am | By Melissa Mahony

German researchers develop a paint that mimics the aerodynamics of shark scales. Could this mean smoother sailing for ships, soaring for planes, and spinning for wind turbines?

10 | May 25, 2010 4:00am | By Melissa Mahony