100% Carbon Free Electricity by 2018

We need a massive increase in electricity generated from alternative energy. Here's Al Gore's vision: Here's one way to achieve ...

Why Alternative Energy?

A poll carried carried out for the BBC World Service of nearly 20,000 people from across 19 countries found wide support for alternative ene...

Alternative Energy Inspires Young Scientists

In Indianapolis a number of the 1,500 young scientists competing in the International Science and Engineering Fair for $4 million dollars in...

Mixed Signals & Federal Funding for Alternative Energy Research

There have definitely been some mixed signals on alternative energy research recently. At the same time President Bush's State of the Un...

BP to Create BP Alternative Energy Business Unit

BP has announced that it plans to double its investment in alternative and renewable energies to create a new low-carbon power business with...

Alternative Energy Venezuela: OPEC Oil Producer Switches to Wind Power to Increase Exports

Playa Medina, Sucre, Venezuela Business News Americas reports that Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA aims to boost fuel oil exports by...

World Leaders Needed: The Future of Oil and Everything Else

Today's post is inspired by an engineer, details of which I'll get to later. Energy is the future. Our future depends on energy. Man...

Alternative Energy in Developing Countries: New U.N. Report

a Ghanaian woman A United Nations environment agency survey has revealed the potential for renewable energy in some of the world's devel...

Alternative Energy Technology: Toshiba Develops One Minute Rechargable Lithium-Ion Battery

Thanks to Alternative Energy Blog reader Josh who referred me to this recent press release by Toshiba who have developed a high energy densi...

Alternative Energy Hungary: River Energy

The Budapest Sun reports that Laszlo Oroszi, the inventor of an alternative energy system, believes rivers hold at least one of the keys to ...

Alternate Energy China: Renewable Energy Law sets 10% Target

BBC News reports that China's government has passed a renewable energy law which is intended to increase production of energy from susta...

Alternate Energy Pakistan: US $875m Windpower Project to Provide 30% of Karachi's Needs

A new US$875 million wind power project will provide 30 percent of Karachi's power needs, a state government official has said. Speaking...

Alternative Energy China: Asia's Largest Wind Farm

A private company plans to build Asia's biggest wind farm in the sea south of Shanghai, setting up 100 turbines in shallow coastal water...