Projects supporting California’s hydrogen fuel cell infrastructure will see a hefty boost thanks to more than $18 million in grant funding, the state’s Energy Commission announced this week.

Is it worth my while to select Ultra Low Grade Diesel (50ppm) for my vehicle, or is this simply clever marketing?

The 4th National Energy Barometer Survey (NEBS) is open for building benchmarking.

Balancing the climate change issue with sustainable energy and the threat of carbon shortage is no easy task for South Africa, but carbon trading might just help.

The nuclear power plant chief who led the life-risking battle to stabilize the crippled Fukushima reactors when they were spiraling into meltdowns two years ago has died of esophageal cancer.

They came from diverse academic backgrounds with a potpourri of ideas to successfully awaken, enlighten and jerk people into saving the environment.

The World Bank plans to stop providing financial support to new coal projects, unless the developments take place in poor countries where alternatives like renewable energy would be too expensive.

African Development Bank (AfDB) President Donald Kaberuka (main picture) will arrive in Tanzania this weekend for the visit by US President Barack Obama, which will partly focus on an initiative to foster economic growth and development in Africa through increased access to reliable, affordable and sustainable power in Africa.

After a building time of only eight months, one of Germany‘s largest biomethane refineries has gone live in the Altmark Industrial and Commercial Zone and has been supplying the public grid since May.

At the launch of the Global Alliance for 100% Renewable Energy earlier this month, legislators in Europe were criticised for still lacking full commitment to the transformation to renewable energy.

South Africa is at a critical juncture in our history. How best do we preserve and nurture one of the earth’s highest concentrations of biodiversity and satisfy our growing regional inter-dependent energy needs?

There is always news about energy and electricity. Whether it is the increasing rates, the effect of rising energy costs on the economy or the threat of load shedding, the bad news just keeps on coming. There are, however, many good news stories are out there as well.

In the green world we might not often take the lead in this country. We are used to being a decade or two behind Europe often, yet in enthusiasm there is seldom a shortage. Our people can take information or knowledge and charge to the top in no time at all.

When Pravin and Nirvana Goorun returned to South Africa after ten years in Dublin, Ireland they wanted to leave a legacy for their children. “Not in terms of monetary funds, but in a business that supports a sustainable future and takes responsibility for a healthy world,” said Nirvana.

The Climate Investment Fund (CIF) has given the go-ahead to north African countries Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia as well as middle eastern country Jordan to proceed with an updated version of a plan to create 1,120 MW from concentrated solar power (CSP).

Have you read the City of Cape Town's contentious new electricity strategy? We now have until 31 May to comment, so please speak up! We received a letter from energy specialist David Lipschitz, who had the following to say about this plan...

South Africans have long been faced with a limited choice of mode for their daily commute. For most, the options remain the private car, crowded taxis, or less than reliable and user friendly public transport. Liftshare South Africa seeks to change that.

Among the group of G-20 nations, South Africa was the fastest-growing market, with investment rising from less than $30 million in 2011 to $5.5 billion in 2012, a 20,500% increase.

Woolworths recently installed its pilot solar roof system on one of the buildings of its Head Office in Cape Town’s central business district.

Iran plans to build more nuclear power reactors in an earthquake-prone coastal area, Iranian media said on Wednesday, a day after a strong tremor struck the region close to its only existing such plant.