United States

Buildings are the largest consumers of energy in the United States.  According the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, buildings consume 72% of America's electricity, account for 55% of the nation's natural gas consumption, and are definitely the country's energy hog -- eating 40% of all energy produced.  The energy costs for America's buildings are estimated to be US$350 billion p

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A Norwegian group led by wind turbine company Sway AS and funded by the Norwegian government and industrial pillars of that country’s economy is in the lead to build the first operating prototype of a 10 megawatt (MW) wind turbine. 

The heat is on in India, with the recent announcement by Tata Power Company (BOM: 500400), the country's largest non-state power utility, of its intention to develop domestic geothermal res

The most radical of the four designs proposed for the world’s first 10 megawatt wind turbine is this vertical-axis Aerogenerator X from UK company Wind Power Limited. 

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Imagine taking a brand new extended range electric vehicle and ripping it apart.

Here are the Top 10 Renewable Energy News Stories You May Have Missed this Week.

Conservatives, take a breathe. Let’s talk about energy. And why so many conservatives are so wrong -- so liberal, even -- on wind and solar energy.

Solar Power Rocks, an online solar power resource for everyone interested in solar energy, from professionals to neophytes, recently released it 2010 Report Card, in living color, in graph form, with so many rating

As more studies increasingly show that energy independence and climate change will play a major role in the future of national security, some believe the U.S.

Improvements in the economy may not be so beneficial for the environment. When the U.S. was suffering economically, energy use decreased slightly – as did emissions.