We know that some of the resources we rely on have the potential to run out, while others are renewed as soon as we use them. We've deemed those resources that seem to be infinite "renewable resources ...

Landscape ecologists and plant ecologists analyzed the production and extraction rates of 27 global renewable and non-renewable resources together with economists and sustainability scholars. They ...

A renewable electricity generation technology harnesses a naturally existing energy flux, such as wind, sun, heat, or tides, and converts that flux to electricity. Natural phenomena have varying time ...

The world still depends heavily on coal, oil and natural gas to meet its energy needs. However, the use of these energy sources has a drastic impact on the environment. Furthermore, fossil fuels are ...

A new World Bank program is helping developing countries map their renewable energy potential in a new way that produces rich, nationwide data. The project goes beyond existing solar and wind maps to ...

Geothermal firm exec offers his perspective on collaboration between the geothermal and oil and gas sectors. A topic that has received considerable interest in the oil and gas community recently is ...

Environmental impacts are an inherent part of electricity production and energy use. Electricity generated from renewable energy sources has a smaller environmental footprint than power from ...