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Solar flight takes off

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Solar Impulse, the group whose goal is to fly an airplane around the world propelled solely by solar energy, has proven that night flight using solar energy stored in batteries in possible. On July 7, 2010, just before 7 in the morning, the prototype Solar Impulse HB-SIA took off from Payerne military airfield for a [...]

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Green Power Community Challenge

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EPA issues challenge to communities across the country to use more renewable energy

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Catching the Rays!: Photovoltaic Design & Installation For Dummies® sheds light on process behind solar energy

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Catching the Rays!: Photovoltaic Design & Installation For Dummies®

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Has small wind’s time come?

Hybrid wind and solar or wind and diesel systems are proving popular.

The U.S. market is prospering, and certification of small wind turbines is beginning Should you install a small wind system for a building or development? In some cases, this alternative energy system is starting to make sense. The U.S. market for small wind energy systems is prospering. According to an American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) [...]

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Small wind, big breakthrough

SWCC has started the certification process for small wind turbines.

Small Wind Certification Council has begun certifying small wind turbines.

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Boston Museum of Science mounts nation’s first rooftop Wind Turbine Lab

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Boston Museum of Science tests five different types of roof-installed wind turbines.

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Pearl River tower design integrates wind turbines

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Pearl River Tower incorporates wind turbines, sustainable design.

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MGE’s urban turbine

The wind turbine at McKee Park.

Wind turbine in park enables the city of Fitchburg, Wisconsin, to study the technology.

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