Alternative Energy Technology

Global warming is a challenge for the largest private oil company, but fossil fuels will remain predominant

A hybrid approach combines the benefits of photovoltaic and solar-thermal technologies into a device the size of a fingernail

Emitting carbon dioxide at current rates will soon push Earth’s temperature up by 2 degrees Celsius. Here’s how to make the calculation yourself

The latest IPCC report notes the risks of devoting cropland to fuel rather than food

As the cost of solar power drops, more consumers find that they hold the upper hand as utilities fight to maintain paying customers and the relevance of the grid

In California and Nevada, projects store electricity in the form of heavy rail cars pulled up a hill

The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory has a working prototype for a space-based solar energy collector and distributor that would beat the cloudy-day problem. David Biello reports

 

Renewable power can pay for its own manufacture via energy produced plus cover the cost of adding batteries

White House data splurge meant to "change the game" on climate

Has the Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy failed in its mission to create alternative energy breakthroughs? 

Rebuilding plants into bionic superpowered energy photosynthesizers—we have the nanotechnology