Solar Power In Obama's Ancestral Village

Greenpeace Installs Solar Power in Obama's Ancestral Village in Kenya. Volunteers of environmental organisation Greenpeace, in collaboration with local community members, have installed solar energy installations in the village of Barack Obama's grandmother in Kenya providing electricity to her house as well as to the community's school.

What Makes IBM's 'Green' Data Center Tick

CNET News' Martin LaMonica gets a tour of IBM's lab for green IT where the data center uses networked sensors and liquid cooling to lower energy use.



The Secrets to Building Your Own Solar Energy System.....For Under $200!

University of Minnesota Solar House

Take a virtual tour of the University of Minnesota's ICON Solar Home, an entry in the 2009 U.S. Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon!

Energy Storage on a Mass Scale, That is The Problem

The biggest dilemma facing renewable energy on the mass scale is storage. It is an easy problem to solve when considering your own small home system. Check out one of the ideas Excel energy has come up with. Is this a "water battery"?

Recession Means More Cost Efficient Solar Panels

The wholesale solar panel industry has been forced to drop its prices due to the cost of silicon after the recession. Clean Skies News looks at what homeowners will gain by installing solar panels now, and interviews David Llorens, who is co-founder of solar company One Block off the Grid.

Jay Leno on the Ford Focus Battery Electric Car

Jay Leno on the Ford Focus Battery Electric Car that he is using as a race vehicle on your nightly television show. Great for a fossil fueler like Leno to be give the Focus so much press.

Start Up Banks on Dye Solar Panels

It may take a dash of color to create cheap solar energy.

At least according to Israeli start up 3GSolar, who say they have developed the world's first commercial size solar energy system that uses colored dyes to turn sunlight into electricity.

Dye sensitized solar cells are gaining momentum in the multi-billion dollar renewable energy market due to lower costs and their ability to create electricity in cloudy areas.

3GSolar says their first system will hit the market in two years years.

Offshore Wind Energy to Supply Europe's Electricity

New research findings revealed on September 14, show that there is huge offshore wind energy potential in Europe. According to a recent study, the existing and planned European offshore wind projects would, if implemented, supply 10% of Europe's electricity whilst avoiding over 200 million tones of CO2 emissions every year.

Virginia Tech Launches 'Lumenhaus'

Now that the Department of Energy is sponsoring an international search for energy efficient homes, Virginia Tech University students and professors are submitting their own solar powered, self sufficient home to the contest. Clean Skies News takes a sneak peek at Lumenhaus, the university's computerized, energy producing contest entry.



Future of Electric Vehicles