One wonders what sometimes drives the success of a novel item on Kickstarter while other ones with perhaps more noble goals end without their funding needs being met. Such may well be the case of Suntrunks, designed to be self-contained, portable solar electric power systems for remote or emergency power needs.

A first Active House in Vietnam is scheduled for construction in the middle of this year, with it expected to enter operation at the end of next year, following a new green growth cooperation project between Denmark and Vietnam.

This year's Earth Hour campaign was officially approved by the Ministry of Industry and Trade launched on March 25 with a series of communication activities including as short film contest, collecting fingerprints as a commitment to saving energy and mitigating against climate change, organizing a Green Movement, and encouraging cycling to respond to Earth Hour.

A skincare company has launched a social campaign named 'PowerLight a Village' with the hope of providing solar power to villages that do not have electricity.

Italian architectural firm Traverso-Vighy and the Department of Physics at the University of Padua have teamed up to create an innovative zero-energy home dubbed “Tvzeb.

The development of a renewable system for cooling Australia's largest supercomputer is a step closer, following the start of an innovative geothermal energy project in Perth.

Like the semiconductors silicon and gallium arsenide, graphene absorbs photons, but unlike these, the photon forces multiple electrons from their orbits, instead of just one.

Electric public transportation, of course, is nothing new, and has been used for decades.

Honda has devised a way, the first process of its kind, to extract the rare earth metals from used batteries and other products, recycling them to be made into new batteries.

Texas-based renewable energy company Pioneer Green Energy has announced plans to develop two wind energy projects in northeast Alabama, the state’s first wind energy facilities.

A new statewide public opinion poll has produced data showing most of Ohio voters agree there should be laws requiring some portion of local energy to be generated from clean sources, such as wind and solar.

According to Pike Research there are about 450 geothermal projects being developed around the world with a total estimated capacity of 18 GW.

Denmark is willing to continue cooperating with Vietnam in green growth by sharing experience in dealing with climate change, environmental protection and green energy, said Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs Villy Sovndal.

A lot of work remains to be done in 2013 before energy prices can be fixed properly in line with the development of market economy.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade on February 25 announced that the 2013 Earth Hour Campaign will be from 8.30pm to 9.30pm on March 23.

UK holds sixth spot in quarterly Renewables Attractiveness Index, but consultancy warns industry still being undermined by policy uncertainty

Two turbine facility at Michelin factory in Ballymena follows similar sized development at company's Dundee plant.

Global survey reveals public trust in the UK energy industry is continuing to plumb the depths, but could popular renewables help deliver a step-change?

Report concludes that global installed capacity for utility-scale solar farms will top 12GW by the end of the month.

As renewable energy technologies become more cost-competitive, the importance of government subsidies is set to decrease to create a sustainable growth platform for both developed and emerging markets, as well as manufacturers