LILBOURN, Mo . -- It's one of the newest buildings in this small agricultural town.

Polymarin Composites, an international company that makes rotor blades for the wind industry and a wholly owned subsidiary of Emergya Wind Technologies, on Wednesday announced it will put a new manufacturing ...

DOVER - Delaware regulators have approved agreements for Delmarva Power to buy energy from three land-based wind farms.

What began as a simple debate answer on the topic of alternative energy set the blogosphere on fire and even prompted responses from both presidential campaigns.

When we talk about wind energy, we don?t specifically mention ocean winds. But global satellite maps from NASA promise a new hope. Nearly a decade of data from NASA?s QuikSCAT satellite gives us hope that we can harness ocean?s wind for energy generation. These maps can help in locating and planning the offshore wind farms for producing electric energy. (more…)

It's hard not to look at the price of oil and wonder how we need an alternative energy source.

Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer and his Republican challenger have both called for increased energy development, lower taxes and a more open state government.

Schweitzer points to last year's property tax rebate and several recently announced wind and coal projects as testament to his ability to deliver on those issues _ and the reason why he deserves another term.

But state Sen. Roy Brown charges that after almost four years, the incumbent's promises are beginning to ring hollow. Brown says oil production is falling off, the tax rebate is unlikely to be repeated and Schweitzer's advocacy of open governance were undermined by a recent speech in which he boasted of trying to influence the state's 2006 congressional election.

Plans to generate power from wind turbines and hydro schemes alongside canals and rivers across the country have been unveiled.

Critics say a proposed renewable energy rule that Florida utility regulators are considering would be one of the weakest in the nation.

The UN food agency cast doubt Tuesday on the potential of biofuels to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions while warning that their development threatens food security.