Tidal Power Makes a Surprising Comeback
Can a U.K. firm's novel plant design defuse environmental concerns?
Profile: Allan Robinson, Tidal Power Engineer
Creating cutting-edge energy systems to tap the tides
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A New Green Energy Idea: Harvesting Deep Ocean Currents
Currents provide a steady, reliable form of ocean power
First Tidal Power in U.S. Starts Flowing to the Grid
Maine installation is first offshore energy facility in the United States to supply power to a utility grid.
Wave Glider Robot Takes On the Final Frontier in Hurricane Prediction
Liquid Robotics launches a Wave Glider to improve forecasts of hurricane intensity.
Wright's Law Edges Out Moore's Law in Predicting Technology Development
Economies of scale trump time as a factor in driving down costs, shows study of 62 different technologies
Inventor of Wave Energy Converter Gets a Medal
But who'll get the money?
Ohio Natural Gas Activity Halted After 4.0 Earthquake
Wastewater injection wells in Youngstown area may be linked to seismic activity
Is Gas Fracking Inducing Earthquakes?
Induced seismicity from human activities is a fact, and fracking is likely just the latest example
Geothermal Energy’s Promise and Problems
Google-funded research shows U.S. potential is huge, but extraction could cause quakes
Hot Rocks: Canada Sits Atop Massive Geothermal Resource
Report suggests 100 projects could provide much of the country's power needs
New Mapping Tool Shows Tidal Power Potential
Georgia Tech database indicates big potential in Northwest, Northeast
Wave Power On Its Way to Oregon Shores
New contracts suggest pilot project in Reedsport could be up and running soon.
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Nuclear Energy's Grim Future
It wasn't looking too good even before Fukushima
Earthquakes Hinder Green Energy Plans
Quakes slow geothermal energy, hydropower, and carbon sequestration projects
Tidal Power Coming to India?
Asian facilities adds to a growing list of tidal projects
Clean Tech Patent Survey finds Asia in the Lead, Europe lagging
"The nation that leads the clean energy economy will be the nation that leads the global economy."
Deep Under the West Virginia Coal, Geothermal Resource Beckons
State's underground temperature appears higher than previously thought.
Hydrokinetic Power Coming to New Orleans?
Turbines spinning in the Mississippi River could be on their way.
In the American Southwest, the Energy Problem Is Water
Energy producers on the Colorado River are struggling
U.S. Wind Industry Calls for Renewable Energy Standard
It may sound like a good idea, but arguably it's not
EPA Carbon Regulation Is Challenged
As the Obama administrlation seeks strong climate legislation, its trump card has been its authority to regulate carbon unilaterally, which the Supreme Court gave EPA four years ago. But that regulation is now being widely challenged.
Dutch Unearth Big Geothermal Potential
Deep drilling into aquifers radically improves outlook
The Copenhagen Accord
The agreement may be not as bad as it looks and the most that realistically could be hoped for
Copenhagen and the UN's NGO Problem
Does the climate secretariat have an attitude about NGOs, or does it just seem that way?
Copenhagen Crunch
As push comes to shove, nothing beats live real-time video reporting
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Kyoto and Copenhagen
Kyoto is such a dirty word in the United States, Americans forget that it's still a major part of the Copenhagen agenda
Tracking Carbon Pledges
More tips from Copenhagen
China's Copenhagen Presence
If the leaders of the People's Republic just don't care about climate change, as their critics sometimes claim, they're doing a very good job of suggesting the opposite at Copenhagen COP15 conference
The U.S. Copenhagen Presence
Senator Kerry makes case for emissions targets and verification, China included