Wind Energy: Nasa Funded Study Identifies 72 Terawatts of Global Wind Power Potential

Stanford researchers have produced a new map that pinpoints where the world's winds are fast enough to produce wind power. The map may h...

Grassroots Action: Switching to Green Energy in Cornwall, England

Eden Project in Cornwall, England A non-profit word-of-mouth campaign encouraging people to switch to Green Energy tariffs is being launched...

Peak Oil: Non-Geological Peak Scenario

Geoff Styles has written a post on a recent report on peak oil by Science Applications International (SAIC) which was commissioned by the ...

Austin Energy Texas First in America for Alternative Energy Electricity Sales

Austin Energy has shown its commitment to renewable energy. The U.S. Department of Energy said Austin Energy's Green Choice program sol...

Wind Energy Japan: Vestas Eyes Offshore Future

While it sees the Japanese mainland as a challenge due to the country's dense population, Danish wind turbine maker Vestas Wind Systems ...

Energy Efficiency: LED Lights to Replace Lightbulbs?

Alternative Energy Blog reader Jeff Vail emailed me about this Associated Press article on the increasing use of and advances in LED techno...

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...