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As the European Parliament struggles to pull all the strands of a common energy policy into a coherent strategy it is becoming clear that common ground is hard to find.
With the spotlight on renewable energy, the hunt is on to find winning technologies. We look at three solar power projects from MIT.
As the developed world's thirst to replace petrol and diesel with biofuel grows, the global food chain will be under even greater pressure.
Could the best argument for for renewable energy be that it is economically viable?
The UK Government has decreed that by 2016 all new homes must be zero-carbon. It is a challenging target that will need micro-generation to blossom to achieve.
It is a pivotal moment in time for offshore wind. The targets are set, the technology largely proven, so it's now time to deliver and the industry is ready to meet that challenge.
Norway is launching a £30m scientific research and development programme with the aim of generating more cost effective technology for CO2 capture. The project is one of the biggest of its kind to date.
Road transport accounts for 80 per cent of transport emissions and, as such, is an area that needs urgent attention.
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