Renewable Energy Laboratory

Renewables Spur Growth of Tonkon Torp’s Energy Practice Group and Appointment of New Co-Chairs PORTLAND, Ore.—-Located on what is arguably the frontier of U.S. renewable energy development, lawyers in Tonkon Torp’s energy practice group are finding their reputation in the traditional energy arena is leading to increasing work in solar, wind and other alternative energy [...]

Mark Muller, a Swiss engineer, has plans to go on a 40,000 km trip around the world in his car that’s powered just by the wind and the sun. Yverdon Engineering School is also supporting this green project called ICARE Project. They aim to complete the wonderful journey in this eco car without releasing even a [...]

Excerpt: BrightSource Energy Inc. had planned a 5,130-acre solar power farm in a remote part of the Mojave Desert, on land previously intended for conservation. The company, based in Oakland, Calif., said Thursday that it was instead seeking an alternative site for the project.

Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) process

Time has released its 50 Best Inventions of 2008 list and a full dozen of the spots are occupied by either cleantech startups or energy ideas. From floating data centers to high-flying wind turbines, Time thinks some of the coolest inventions of the year are clean and green. Here are the cleantech highlights that Time [...]