The European Union’s Energy Roadmap for 2050

Summary .   The European Union (EU) has issued an Energy Roadmap for 2050.   It calls on the 27 member nations of the EU to reduce energy co...

Crazy Scientist Says We Should Cement Trash into Pyramids Which Would Be Tourist Attractions

Local Dump (TGW) – A Dutch engineer has come up with an idea to solve two of the world’s most pressing environmental problems: solidify wast...

New Toyota Hydrogen Car Goes 516 Miles on a Single Tank

Toyota HQ (TGW) – Toyota has announced that it has developed an advanced fuel cell car that can run for 516 miles on a single tank of hydro...

Second Tallest Building in the World to be Chicago Spire - Will be Green!

Chicago (TGW) – Foundation work has begun on the Chicago Spire, a rotating residential building that is likely to achieve an LEED Gold Ratin...

Next Generation Wind Turbine Unveiled Which Supposedly Breaks $1 a Watt Barrier

Houston (TGW) – BroadStar Wind Systems has unveiled its “next generation” wind turbine in Houston. According to BroadStar, the turbine produ...

Those Crazy Japanese: Car Unveiled That Supposedly Runs on Nothing but Water

Genepax HQ (TGW) – Japanese company Genepax today unveiled its car that, they claim, runs on nothing but water. Water is poured into the tan...

Nanosolar Unveils Machine That Can Ink 100 Feet of Solar Cells a Minute

Nanosolar HQ (TGW) – Nanosolar unveiled Wednesday its thin film coater that it says can coat 1 gigawatt worth of solar cells a year, the sol...

Sleek, 137 MPG, Solar Powered Car Unveiled

Hungary (TGW) – The three-seating, 137 mpg Antro Solo was unveiled today in Hungary by Antro. The lightweight car weighs only 600 pounds an...

$2000 "Wind Turbine in a Box" for Homeowners Unveiled

Your roof (TGW) – The Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center today unveiled its first commercial product, a $2000 wind “wind turb...

World's Largest Thin Film Solar Farm Goes Online

East Germany (TGW) – The world’s largest thin film solar farm, built by Juwi, has begun operation in Germany at the Waldponez Solar Park. T...

Mercedes Will Eliminate Petroleum From Its Lineup by 2015

Mercedes HQ (TGW) – Mercedes plans to eliminate petroleum powered vehicles from its lineup in the next 7 years - by 2015. Mercedes wants to...

First Driver-Caused Tesla Crash

San Francisco (TGW) – The unnamed owner of Tesla #6 crashed his $98,000 car last Friday, it has been revealed. The Tesla ended up between a...

World's Largest Wind Farm To Date Approved in Oregon

Oregon (TGW) – The construction of the world’s largest wind farm to date took a big step forward this week when the Oregon Energy Facility ...

New Solar Cell Material Is 23% More Efficient, Captures Infrared Light

Spain (TGW) – Researchers in Spain have developed a new material that can absorb infrared light, in contrast to today’s solar cells which on...

"Nuclear-in-a-Box" Technology to be Commercially Ready by 2013

See also "$2000 Wind Turbine in a Box" Your backyard (TGW) – Hyperion Power Generation’s “nuclear-in-a-box” technology will be av...

New Fuel Cell Cheaper, Longer Lasting, Just as Effective

Australia (TGW) – Scientists in Australia have revolutionized the design of fuel cells which could make hybrids more reliable and cheaper t...

Kite Energy Could Power 100,000 Homes

Netherlands (TGW) – Researchers at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands have tested using kites tethered to a generator as...

Green Wikia - The Green Wiki

Just a little link love to Green Wikia, the Green Wiki. The site "is being spearheaded by Jimmy Wales (founder of Wikipedia)", and...

New ESL Lightbulbs Cheaper, Cleaner Than CFLs and LEDs

Your light socket (TGW) – A new type of energy-efficient lightbulb, ESL (electron-stimulated luminescence) was patented in June by Vu1, acc...

Solar Antennas Could Eventually Replace Solar Panels

INL (TGW) - Researchers at the Idaho National Laboratory have developed a way to collect more light for power more efficiently: plastic she...

NREL Sets New Solar Cell Efficiency World Record at 40.8%

NREL (TGW) – Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have set a world record in solar efficiency, creating a solar c...

Google to Invest $10 Mil in Enhanced Geothermal

Google (TGW) - Google.org announced today that it will invest $10 million in Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS). EGS differs from traditiona...

$7000 Residential Vertical Wind Turbine Can Power Your Whole Home

Your roof (TGW) – Mariah Power is planning a bigger version of its $5000, 30 foot, 1 kilowatt, residential vertical axis turbine. The new $7...

All-Electric ZAP Alias Now Taking Reservations

Zap HQ (TGW) – Zero Air Pollution (ZAP) has announced that it is taking reservations for its 2 seat, 3 wheeled electric vehicle: the ZAP Al...

New Solar Cell Can Be Made With Nail Polish, Pizza Oven, Injket Printer

Australia (TGW) – The inventor of the innovative iJET solar cell has won two Australian Museum Eureka Prizes - the nation's top science...

10 Things You Can Start Doing Today to Minimize Global Warming

This post was contributed by Heather Johnson, who writes on the subject of green shopping . She invites your feedback at heatherjohnson23...

Giant Eco-Pyramid That Houses 1 Mil to be Unveiled in Dubai

Dubai – where else?! (TGW) – Timelinks, a Dubai-based environmental design firm, has revealed concept renderings of a giant eco pyramid, na...

Mazda Developing Its Own Electric Car

Mazda HQ (TGW) – Mazda is developing a rival to the Chevrolet Volt – a car which uses a gas engine to charge a battery pack which powers th...

Maps Distort Countries by Carbon Emissions, Population, Other Statistics

Earth (TGW) - Online cartographers have taken a different look at how maps are made. Cartographers Danny Dorling and Anna Barford of the Uni...

Triple Helix Vertical Home Wind Turbine Generates 6 Kilowatts

Your roof (TGW) - Quiet Revolution, a London based small wind turbine maker, has raised $12.5 million in funding for its 6 kilowatt triple ...

Giant Floating Generators to Provide Energy and Food to Japan

Japan (TGW) – Scientists at Kyushu University in Japan have come up with a solution to Japan’s energy and food problems: massive floating g...

Honda Unveils Cheap Insight Hybrid

Honda HQ (TGW) - Honda today unveiled the hybrid Insight, said it will be shown at the 2008 Paris Motor Show, and announced that it will on...

Polar Bears Going Green Too!

He's flipping of Exxon ... in his mind This little big green polar bear at the Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Japan got some...

Google Files Patent for Wave-Powered Floating Data Centers

Google HQ (TGW) – Google has filed a patent for a system of floating data centers powered by the waves beneath it. All though the patent was...

Chevy Accidentally Publishes Volt Pictures

...And here they are! (via)

65 MPG Ford Won't be Available in the U.S.

Not the U.S. (TGW) – Ford Motor’s 65 mpg diesel Fiesta ECOnetic will not be available for sale in the United States, Ford has announced. Th...

Cylindrical Solar Panels Always Facing the Sun

Solaroad HQ (TGW) – Solaroad Group, LLC has come up with an innovative way to ensure that its solar panels are facing the sun: cylindrical ...