The Chinese government has launched a "Ride the Wind' project to achieve 1,000 megawatts (MW) of installed power capacity by the end of the year 2000. The state planning commission has appointed

Wind energy could soon become as cheap as other forms of energy

Artificial bays on the beach can effectively be used generate power from wave energy. Tom Denniss, an oceanographer in Australia, has developed a wave reflector that would produce energy at cheaper

Heliostats may now trap half the energy from sunlight and convert it into electrical and heat energy

A scientist in the US envisions that owners of tomorrow's electric cars would not only buy electricity for their vehicles but they could also be able to sell it back. Willett Kempton at the

Two Indian researchers have deve

Can solar power ever become a major source of energy?

Scientists are attempting to deflect lightning by using specially engineered lasers

Bull power can be used to generate electricity, as an experiment conducted in Gujarat demonstrates

Solar power is being used to run fax machines, computers and telephones