In Ethiopia, only about 20 percent of the population has access to electricity but a new project could change that.
Education, infrastructure, manufacturing, and renewable energy will be the four major themes of the president's annual address.
Brazil's ethanol industry has been a unique success, helping it achieve energy independence, but its sustainability remains a question.
Japan has been thrust full steam into developing alternatives to nuclear power. It has a long way to go.
The United Arab Emirates seems to lead the world in terms of renewable energy research -- so why all the oil rigs?
Scientists were able to manipulate cyanobacteria to make a chemical that can be converted into fuels and plastics.
The African continent is seeing some monumental changes, and is rife with conflict and potential.
Ghana will be home to Africa's largest solar power plant by 2015, setting a precedent for a continent where renewable energy is key to development.
Report: the world pumped an estimated 35.6 billion tons of carbon air pollution in 2012; China and the U.S. lead in pollution.
Adam Smith would be appalled at the proliferation of subsidies for renewable energy in the world.
The top after-market Nasdaq gainers Monday were Brightcove Inc, Body Central Corp, Renewable Energy Group, 3SBio Inc and AngioDynamics Inc.The top after-market Nasdaq losers were Kraft Foods Group, Idenix Pharmaceuticals Inc, TriQuint Semiconductor, Take-Two Interactive Software Inc and Tree.com.
Following the historic disaster at Fukushima nuclear power plant last year, the Japanese government is poised to completely shift its energy policy by phasing out its dependence on atomic energy by the 2030s.
The top after-market Nasdaq gainers Thursday were Analogic Corporation, Tessera Technologies Inc, Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation, MannKind Corporation and Skullcandy. The top after-market Nasdaq losers were Werner Enterprises Inc, Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc, Royal Gold Inc, Affymetrix Inc and Susser Holdings Corporation.
Four million wind turbines in an all clean-energy economy in 2030 could supply enough to meet more than half the world's energy demand, according to a new study.
The speech was curiously lacking in specifics about Obama's record to date, sticking instead to a vague framework for a potential second term. Here are a few of the things the president left out.
President Barack Obama made the case for change -- again -- after officially accepting the Democratic nomination for the presidency.
As climate change warms the world's oceans and Arctic sea ice recedes to its lowest -ever recorded levels, China has taken advantage of it -- and may soon reap commercial benefits
The Gates Foundation is aiming to address a prevalent problem for the urban poor and the developing world: the lack of a hygienic place to poop.
The top after-market Nasdaq gainers Tuesday were Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation, Renewable Energy Group Inc, Synacor Inc, Arena Pharmaceuticals and Transcept Pharmaceuticals Inc. The top after-market Nasdaq losers were Horizon Pharma Inc, KIT digital Inc, Myriad Genetics Inc, TICC Capital Corp and Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc.
The top after-market Nasdaq gainers Monday were Cirrus Logic Inc, Rudolph Technologies Inc, Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc, Renewable Energy Group Inc and Kona Grill Inc. The top after-market Nasdaq losers were CafePress Inc, Dendreon Corporation, PMC-Sierra Inc, Seagate Technology PLC and Orexigen Therapeutics Inc.
China, which according to various estimates produces between 90 to 98 percent of the world's rare earth supplies, warned that a decline in its rare earth resources was accelerating.
The United States and India Wednesday agreed to further strengthen bilateral relations and cooperation on global issues and said that their ties had entered a new and more mature phase defined by constant consultations of strategic importance.
