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A collection of images that show the beauty of wind power

New machine by Xeros cleans clothes with beads and a tiny amount of water and may cut household bills by 30%"Dry" cleaning is set to become a domestic activity with a washing machine that uses 90% less water than a normal...

Who doesn’t hate mosquitoes? For centuries humans have had to endure this pest, and we started to win the war when DDT came out. Of course DDT isn’t allowed any more, but now you can kill these little buggers...

Monbiot has got it wrong: feed-in tariffs are not a waste of money. They work – just look at the German renewables industryThank goodness Jeremy Leggett stepped in to correct some of the inaccuracies in George Monbiot's...

We do not have a moral obligation to blindly support inefficient, expensive renewable technologies • George Monbiot: Are we really going to let ourselves be duped into this solar panel rip-off?• Jeremy Leggett: Solar...

The coal 'gasification' stakes are high – not least because the company behind the plan is called Clean Coal LtdKing coal is ready for a British comeback in a form that sounds more like medieval hellfire than an energy...

Economies of scale in manufacturing are causing rapid reductions in costs and solar energy has a bright futureGeorge Monbiot's attack on solar energy and the government's "cash-back" solar photovoltaic (PV) market-building...

Will the government's feed in tariff scheme which guarantees a rate of payment for renewable energy sold back to the grid tempt you to install your own solar panels or wind turbine?Is it now the right time to invest in micro-generation?P...

Eighty-seven differents projects will each receive £150,000 and two years to demonstrate success in cutting CO2 emissionsThe enormous task of making Britain's existing homes greener will be boosted today with the launch...

Unless the energy bill mandates tighter emissions standards for coal-fired power stations, the UK will miss its carbon-cut targetsThe future of coal-fired power stations is a burning issue...

Aerogenerator turns conventional windmills on their side, with a 100m tall V-shaped blade rotating on a vertical axisA radical windmill design could hold the key to making offshore wind power more economical and helping the...

Anticipation and suspicion run high before launch of Bloom Box, claimed to be a cheap source of clean energy from a device the size of a loaf of breadA new but still unseen technology that its creator claims can be an off-grid...

A taxi cab that runs on the latest hydrogen fuel cell technology is being developed with the aim of being ready for full road trials in time for the 2012 Olympics

From green living tips to eco tools, calculators and shopping guides, here is a pick of the best mobile applications for the environmentally consciousWith the climate science wars spilling onto the battleground of the Apple...

Morrisons' decision to withdraw one of its biofuel blends could spell the end for a fuel whose green credentials are questionableIt's not been a great week for the "greener driver"...