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Misleading advertising and outright fraud are all too common among companies and politicians promoting green energy schemes. Two of the biggest scams are biofuels and biomass burning for electric power.

Shell has signed agreements to deploy more than 800 MW of solar power generation in the U.K.

A British company wants to demonstrate that underwater turbines can be a viable source of hydroelectricity, by winning a share of $363 million worth of electricity generation contracts being offered up by the U.K. government....

Amazon just announced plans to install 41 megawatts worth of solar power on the roofs of its US facilities this year. The project is part of amazon's larger initiative to install solar systems on 50 of its order fulfillment...

We've all driven by a wind turbine farm and looked up in wonder. What are these alien-like contraptions that are taking up this entire hillside? They are quite unique, which makes the first, second, or third time seeing them...

Product Designer Alexander Main has released a design for what he describes “as a new innovative approach of solar technology integration in home devices.” Solar power has long been referred to as the future source of...

Imagine if a world full of forests generated all the energy we need. Well, that dream could become reality with a new form of energy production. The technology is called piezoelectricity, and it refers to the electric charge...

An innovative new system being piloted by a startup in Canada could significantly cut the cost of compressed air energy storage by using simple, off-the-shelf technologies...

Biofuels are about to get even greener, with the opening of the world’s first biofuel facility operated totally on renewable energy sources. An unfortunate consequence of most renewable and green energy sources is the amount...

Power is now pumping from Europe’s largest-ever solar photovoltaic plant, as France’s 300 megawatt Cestas solar project has been connected to the country’s power grid...

Proving the benefits and capacities of clean energy know no bounds, a recent report says adding solar power to refugee camps could significantly improve the lives of residents, while saving dollars and the planet at the same...

Proving the benefits and capacities of clean energy know no bounds, a recent report says adding solar power to refugee camps could significantly improve the lives of residents, while saving dollars and the planet at the same...

As if you needed any further proof that clean energy has fossil fuels on the run, a recent report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) shows renewable energy accounted for nearly half of all new power plants built in...

A Taiwan food facility will soon be home to a major piece of solar power technology, when the world’s largest rooftop dual-axis solar tracker power station is installed on its building...

Offshore wind power is booming in Europe. And when it’s completed, the Hywind project will be the largest floating wind farm development in the world, producing enough power to light up nearly 20,000 homes. Owned by Norway’s...