The main reason for this is that there has been an increase in society’s dependence on space-based services that are severely influenced by these disturbances.

Renewable energy could fully power a large electric grid 99.9 percent of the time by 2030 at costs comparable to today’s electricity expenses.

Chemists Use Plant Extract in Eco-Friendly, Sustainable Lithium-Ion Battery.

A well-designed combination of wind power, solar power and storage in batteries and fuel cells would nearly always exceed electricity demands while keeping costs low, the scientists found.

Work is due to start on the country’s first solar farm early next year, officials say

Acknowledging that the Arctic environment consists of ecosystems with unique features and resources, and as such, require special protective measures, Rosneft has taken the initiative for a Declaration on environmental protection in the Arctic to be signed with its partners.

Peru’s solar power received a boost with the commissioning of the first of two projects in a $210 million partnership.

British government support for low-carbon electricity generation will triple by 2020 after the energy and finance ministries reached a deal to end months of wrangling over costly reforms.

The alga secretes enzymes (so-called cellulose enzymes) that ‘digest’ the cellulose, breaking it down into smaller sugar components which are then transported into the cells and transformed into a source of energy: the alga can continue to grow.

Tiny Tokelau will no longer rely on imported diesel, instead switching over to solar panels and coconut-based biofuel.

Researchers from Pennsylvania State University have come up with a novel gel that can absorb 40 times that is strong enough recover the oil.

Sandra Ribalta is now working to raise awareness of climate change, as the key reason for reforestation.

The world’s urban areas will more than double in size by 2030, presenting an opportunity to build greener and healthier cities.

San Francisco suburb banned smoking in duplexes, condominiums and other multi-family homes, with city leaders saying they hoped to lead a wave of such regulations across California and ultimately the country.

The electric scooters drive at a maximum speed of 25 km/h and can go 130 km on a fully charged electric battery.

Nanostructured thermoelectric material breaks record for turning heat into electricity.

The genetically modified bacterium turns greenhouse gas CO2 into ethylene – an energy dense fuel and major industrial feedstock – reversing the largest CO2-emitting process in the petrochemical industry and with an added bonus of O2.

The researchers analyzed an extensive data set to determine not only how much oil and gas was eaten by bacteria, but also how the characteristics of this feast changed with time.

A new UCLA-led study has found that companies that voluntarily adopt international “green” practices and standards have employees who are 16 percent more productive than the average.

Researchers at RTI International have developed a new solar technology that could make solar energy more affordable, and thus speed-up its market adoption.

There is enough energy available in winds to meet all of the world’s demand.

The federal government is following the U.S. lead in establishing tougher fuel efficiency standards for light-duty vehicles – cars, vans and sport utility vehicles – for the model years 2012 to 2016.

Scheme with enough capacity to power 40% of Scottish households has been submitted for planning permission.

Today’s small solar panels cost about twice as much as big solar panels and typically fail within two to five years.

The new materials are aimed at replacing current state-of-the-art membranes, with cost, durability and efficiency improvements that would allow their use in energy and fueling markets.

Renfrew County farmer Michael Donohue expects about half of his usual corn crop this year.

Vancouver has added 13 new electric cars to its existing fleet of three, and is now boasting it has the greenest municipal fleet in Canada.

What’s good for the environment is also good for our health, too.

The superfood designation has been applied mostly to exotic food sources that contain very little bulk, few calories, but are high in nutritional value. Many of them, for example, chlorella or spirulina, are beyond home gardening capacity.

Facing looming policy uncertainty beyond 2012, the U.S. remained one of the fastest-growing wind power markets in the world in 2011 — second only to China.