Oil giant quits tar sands, embraces offshore wind instead

Norwegian oil and energy giant Statoil has spent the end of 2016 selling off its assets in Canadian tar sands, and securing rights to develop a gigantic offshore wind farm off the coast of New York State.

Normandy, France Builds World's First Solar-Road

A small town in Normandy, France, claims to have become the first place in the world to install a solar-power road.

Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft and YouTube will share terror content info

Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft and YouTube have agreed to share with one another identifying digital information of violent terror content that they find on their platforms.

Canada regulator declares high-speed internet an essential service

Canada's telecommunications regulator on Wednesday declared access to high-speed internet an essential service that must be available to all, including rural and remote areas.

Las Vegas Now Draws 100% of its Energy From Renewables

Sin City has become one of the few cities in the world that is powered entirely by sustainable energy sources.

South Korean Fusion Reactor Sets New Record

Researchers in South Korea achieved a major breakthrough last week when they maintained ‘high performance’ plasma in a stable state for 70 seconds.

Graphene quantum dots hold promise in reducing waste CO2

Graphene quantum dots may offer a simple way to recycle waste carbon dioxide into valuable fuel rather than release it into the atmosphere.

Canada's Building a Plant That Will Make Fuel Out of Poop

One idea is that a sewage treatment plant could use the energy created by the waste it processes to process more waste; in other words, a closed-loop operation with zero net energy and zero residuals.

USA Installs Record Amount of Solar Power With 192% Growth

According to a newly-released study, the USA solar market has surged past all previous records set by installing 4,143 megawatts of solar power in it’s third quarter – 191% more than the fourth quarter of 2015.

Japan Airlines Wants to Turn Used Clothing into Jet Fuel by 2030

Japan Airlines wants to turn used clothes citizens throw away into jet fuel, with the collaboration of the recycling firm Jeplan and Green Earth Institute.

What's wrong with this picture?

Electric cars and solar roofs are nice to have but are they the answer? Have we defined the problem?

China leads the world in solar power installations

China this year continued to lead the world in new solar power installations with more than 50GW of cumulative photovoltaic power, followed by Japan and the U.S., according to a new report.

The first major offshore wind project in the U.S. is now powering an island

The country’s first offshore wind project will produce enough electricity to power 17,000 average homes. It will provide all the island’s electricity needs, supplanting its old diesel generators and will also send electricity onto the mainland grid.

Apple's new solar-powered spaceship office is nearly complete

One of the world’s most anticipated buildings is nearly complete – new drone footage shows that Apple’s solar-powered “spaceship” office is on track to meet its 2016 completion goal.

Startup to grow fresh 'super-local' food out of recycled shipping containers in Paris

Founded by two sons of farmers, this company wants to grow farm-fresh food -- out of shipping containers.