Energy Research Project for Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy, and Green Energy Technologies

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has become a chartered international organization 18 months after its founding. IRENA seeks to promote renewable energy use among its global member states.

The US Congress has released a draft bill that would provide tax credits for manufacturers of renewable energy equipment and funding for ...

Korean renewable energy developer, Eco-Frontier has signed a non-binding offtake agreement to purchase biocrude produced through Florida-based PetroAlgae's micro-crop technology.

3TIER,® the global leader in renewable energy information services, today announced that its complete suite of solar prospecting and assessment products is now available throughout India. The products are based on 3TIER's proprietary solar dataset, which is the most advanced and accurate solar dataset that exists for India. The products enable project developers to quantify the long-term availability and variability of solar resources with or without observational data.

As with the rest of the global renewable energy sector, China's renewables policy has evolved considerably over recent years. Here are the latest major developments and market trends.

If you're looking for a comprehensive resource for renewable energy installation figures, look no further: The Renewables Global Status report was released last week, and it provides a great snapshot of where and how renewables are being developed around the world.

DOE-funded research projects have won 39 of the 100 R&D 100 awards for 2010, including eight for energy efficiency and renewable energy.

The renewable energy industry likes to point to the consistent rise in the price of fossil energies as a key driver of growth. That is, until fossil energy prices are low. As today's challenging market illustrates, companies should be focusing more on reducing their own costs in order to compete with relatively low oil and gas prices over the next couple of years.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded more than $4.2 million in grants to small businesses and community groups for renewable energy projects. The projects, which will use biomass from hazardous fuel reduction activities on national forest land, are aimed at reducing wildfire risk.

In just one year, the story line for the renewable energy industry has been flipped on its head. Last summer, as investors tried to figure out the stimulus package, there was a lack of capital and a pent up demand for projects. This summer, there are far fewer projects being developed, but more willingness to lend from financiers.

President Barack Obama announced Saturday the awarding of nearly $2 billion for new solar plants that he said will create thousands of jobs and increase the country's use of renewable energy sources.

There were three M&A and JV deals in the Chinese solar market this week. Plus China Intelligent Lighting raises $10M in an IPO and an Indian renewable energy plant developer plans to drum up $246M on the Indian public markets.

Take a booming economy that has a growing appetite for energy and add to it a crippled energy supply line that is forever at the mercy of the elements and frequent power cuts and you will get a need for more renewable energy. Faced with a myriad of energy problems and challenges that risk the economic expansion of this East African nation, renewable energy is the buzzword that has electrified the energy sector in Kenya.