Gov. Jim Doyle has given five southeastern Wisconsin companies $1.7 million in grants and loans to develop clean energy technologies.

Solar energy can be utilized in various ways - to provide electricity, mechanical power, heat and lighting. Passive solar heating and cooling can save substantial electricity bills. Design of a building is very important for tapping passive solar energy. The building and windows are designed in such a way that they carefully balance their energy requirements without additional mechanical equipment. Solar benefits are utilized through windows and pumps, and fans are used minimally. (more…)

The solar power installation at Applied Materials' headquarters is further evidence that companies looking to go green should think blacktop.

State regulators have approved Xcel Energy's plan to meet energy demands through 2015 by increasing the power it gets from renewable sources and stepping up conservation and efficiency.

Chemical engineer Randy Cortright and his colleagues at Virent Energy Systems of Madison, Wisc., a National Science Foundation Small Business Innovation Research awardee, and researchers led by NSF-supported ...

Taiwan's manufacturers of solar cells reported revenues climbed by nearly 70 percent in the first half of 2008, compared to the same period a year ago, due to strong demand from European countries including ...

' Oklahoma State University plans to convert its fleet to vehicles that use compressed natural gas, university President Burns Hargis said Thursday.

Lawmakers in Michigan approved a plan that requires more electricity to come from renewable sources, raises residential rates, restricts competition among power companies and aims to make homes and businesses ...

Mayor Richard M. Daley has announced a plan to dramatically slash emissions of heat-trapping gases, part of an effort to fight global warming and become one of the greenest cities in the nation.

The plan calls for reducing greenhouse gas emissions to three-fourths of 1990 levels by 2020 through more energy-efficient buildings, using clean and renewable energy sources, improving transportation and reducing industrial pollution.

'We can't solve the world's climate change problem in Chicago, but we can do our part,' said Daley on Thursday. 'We have a shared responsibility to protect our planet.'

One of the biggest music events ever is taking place this year. India is set to host a new installment of Live Earth, which will feature tons of celebrities in an effort to raise funds for solar energy.