Category: Renewables Alternative Energy

Maryland Offshore Wind Approved

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted March 20, 2013

The state of Maryland is kickstarting offshore wind in the U.S.

Is This the Next Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA)?

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted March 20, 2013

Detroit Electric was a well-known electric car maker in the early 1900s -- and now, the company is being revived to compete with manufacturers like Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA)...

New Battery Technology Makes Solar Competitive

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted March 20, 2013

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency is funding Ecoult's development of renewable energy storage solutions...

China Cutting Solar Subsidies

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted March 19, 2013

Last year, solar companies in the U.S. and Europe underwent consolidation. Now China's companies are experiencing it, and they're far from prepared...

Flammable Ice Investing

Written by Jeff Siegel
Posted March 19, 2013

A new discovery in Japan could lead to one of the biggest natural gas finds ever recorded...And the extraction method could be bigger than fracking.

China Wind Power Growth

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted March 19, 2013

Is wind making a bigger impact than coal in China?

Another Way Ethanol is Screwing Taxpayers

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted March 14, 2013

Fuel refiners are struggling to meet the EPA's ethanol requirements, which means higher prices at the pump...

Massachusetts Offshore Wind Investment

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted March 14, 2013

Massachusetts is hoping to be a hub for the offshore wind industry.

Biofuel Airplanes are Flying

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted March 13, 2013

Transatlantic biofuel flights have begun.

Nuclear is Dead

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted March 12, 2013

Nuclear power in the United States is being gradually taken over by wind power, and this could mean good things for the future of renewables...

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) Dominance Continues

Written by Jeff Siegel
Posted March 12, 2013

Elon Musk ups the ante, yet again, with a special feature of the Tesla Model S.

Clean Coal is Dead

Written by Jeff Siegel
Posted March 12, 2013

Despite investors jumping ship, the government continues to fund the FutureGen clean coal scam. But we still have nothing to show for it.