Four wheels bad, two wheels good: German townThe south-west German town of Vauban has brought in what The Independent is punningly dubbing an “auto-ban”, forcing residents to eschew cars in favour of bikes and public trams.
Clean energy
The open-source hydrogen car with a Porsche pedigree
A group of British investors are hoping to trigger a hydrogen revival with the unveiling of their ultra-lightweight fuel cell Urban Car in London.
Methanol: fuel of the future?
For years, companies, governments and researchers have predicted that our energy future lies with hydrogen, but some are now suggesting methanol could be a safer and more viable solution.
A solar plant worth its salt
Molten salt is the “secret sauce” in a new solar energy project that could power 100,000 homes.
Clean energy our government doesn’t want to know about
Australian iventor Fred Sundermann has created a breakthrough renewable energy alternative. So why is government bureaucracy blocking him almost every step of the way?
Solar suburbs rise to power
Australian neighbourhoods are rallying together to buy up solar panel systems in bulk before the government’s solar rebate ends in June.
Turning poo into power
Waste not, want not — the top six ways people are converting excrement into electrity.
Sustainable energy, without the hot air
If we’re serious about getting off fossil fuels, we need to start applying some real figures and equations to discussion about sustainable energy, says physicist David MacKay.
“Dirty energy” spends $79 million in lobbying
The US oil, gas, and electricity sectors spent $79 million lobbying Congress in the first quarter of 2009. The combined spending of clean energy companies was $14.4 million.
Top 50 US green power purchasers
A look at the US companies spending the most money on green power. Some will surprise you.
12 wonderful water-powered designs
Top technology harnessing the power of h20.
A weird day in the climate change debate
Yesterday was a weird one in the climate debate but as the smoke clears real differences between the major parties are now emerging, writes Climate Institute CEO John Connor.
