Solar energy is gaining popularity as a renewable power source for homes and businesses worldwide. At the heart of this technology are solar panels, which come in four distinct varieties, each with ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dianne Plummer is an Energy Consultant and Certified Energy Manager. As the world races to combat climate change, the debate over ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. ­– Sayanti Mukherjee, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University at Buffalo, knows that converting from fossil fuels to renewable ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists have created a floating droplet electricity generator that turns rainfall into power using water as its own support and ...

Part 1. Green gas -- Henry Ford and the search for ethanol -- Giant Chinese silver grass -- The rise, fall, rise and fall of alcohol fuel -- Gas lines and gasohol -- Back to the ethanol future -- Part ...

NREL has been renamed and given a new remit beyond renewables. Image: National Laboratory of the Rockies The US Department of Energy (DOE) has renamed the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) ...