Energy

States see a renewable future in wind farms offshore

Five student teams will compete in Washington, D.C., next week in the fourth annual national competition in the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Clean Energy Business Plan Competition (NCEBPC) series. Each of these teams has previously won a regional business plan competition in order to advance to the June 24 finals

Countries' current pledges for greenhouse gas cuts will fail to achieve a peak in energy-related emissions by 2030 and likely result in a temperature rise of 2.6 degrees Celsius by the end of the century, the International Energy Agency said on Monday.

The decision is a victory for a plan to curb CO2 emissions from existing power plants, which is central to President Barack Obama's Climate Action Plan to fight climate change

Obama administration changes could change how you get your electricity

A solar-powered plane will fly for an estimated five days and nights—or ditch in the ocean

How can a new office building cut energy costs and stay chic?

A new video covering everything you always wanted to know about energy--or at least, a lot of it.

Last week, the U.S. Department of Energy awarded prizes to five companies focusing on the soft-costs of solar power through the SunShot Initiative’s Catalyst Prize

A crude petroleum spill that has stained a California beach and fouled offshore waters may rank as the biggest oil spill to hit the Santa Barbara coastline in more than four decades.

Nuclear industry advocates lean on climate pitch for new reactors