China, EU start trade talks aiming to resolve disputes China and the European Union began ministerial-level talks Friday that are expected to try to resolve a dispute over solar panels and other products, as tensions between the two risk escalating into a trade war.
21 June 2013
World's largest all-solar-powered boat shines in NYC The world's largest fully solar-powered boat, "Turanor PlanetSolar," docked in New York on Tuesday during a mission to study the effects of climate change on the Gulf Stream current.
Solar plane set for new leg of cross-country US trip The first-ever manned airplane that can fly by day or night on solar power alone was set to soar early Wednesday on the second leg of its journey across the United States.
22 May 2013
Morocco launches solar mega-project at Ouarzazate Morocco on Friday officially launched the construction of a 160-megawatt solar power plant near the desert city of Ouarzazate, the first in a series of vast solar projects planned in the country.
12 May 2013
Solar plane on cross-country US trip The first-ever manned airplane that can fly by day or night on the sun's power alone soared over the western United States late Friday on the first leg of cross-country journey.
Solar-powered plane to make first cross-US flight An innovative solar-powered aircraft is set to launch Friday from California on a flight across the United States, the first of its kind aiming to showcase what is possible without fossil fuels.
03 May 2013
Canadian researchers develop energy storage system Canadian researchers have developed a ground-breaking method which may ultimately enable excess energy created by wind turbines and solar panels to be stored for later use.
30 March 2013
Three green cycling tours to promote EXPO-2017Three biking tours will take place in Kazakhstan to support EXPO-2017: Savoy-Astana in 2013, Astana-Shanghai in 2015, EXPO to EXPO in 2017.
23 March 2013
China solar giant Suntech falls back to Earth China's Suntech has made a painful journey from being the world's largest solar panel producer to flirting with bankruptcy in just a year, highlighting the woes of the industry it shaped.
20 March 2013
Obama urges US Congress to act on climateUS President Barack Obama on Tuesday told divided lawmakers he will act on climate change even if they do not, vowing to set ambitious long-term goals such as ending the car's dependence on oil.
13 February 2013
Kazakhstan to produce wind generatorsTechnologies for production of components for development of green energy are going to be introduced in Kazakhstan.
Solar vehicles in Chile race across world's driest desert Fifteen solar panel vehicles, some that look like small space ships, raced across Chile's Atacama desert Friday as part of a contest to build low-cost environmentally-friendly cars.