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When you mention hydropower, most people think of huge dams--or maybe buoys floating in the ocean—but, UK-based Checkmate Seaenergy has developed an entirely new hydropower device shaped like a long tube and aptly named the Anaconda.

SANYO Co., Ltd. has announced completion of two "solar parking lots" designed for its "Eneloop" electric hybrid bicycles in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan.

A new study from the Carnegie Institution For Science reveals the scope of how industrialized countries are reducing their own carbon emissions by outsourcing work to developing nations.

In a statement of confidence for its industry, the Mitsubishi Electric Company (TYO:6503) -- one of the world's largest solar panel producers--recently completed construction on its new solar cell plant in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

The Renault-Nissan Alliance recently announced that Nissan is entering into an agreement with Massachusetts to advance zero-emission mobility throughout the

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark, was considered a bust by many participants and observers.

The deal has been closed. A loan of $1.4 billion from the U.S. DOE to Nissan North America Inc. (Nasdaq:NSANY) to help build an advanced battery manufacturing facility in Smyrna, Tennessee.

Shimadzu Scientific Instruments (SSI), the American subsidiary of Shimadzu Corporation (TYO:7701), headquartered in Kyoto, Japan, continues to contribute to the new age of energy generation.

While the worldwide economic crisis has been bad for many environmental initiatives – as companies and consumers scale back their purchases of solar panels and wind turbines – it turns out to be a blessing in disguise for greenhouse gas emissions.

ProLogis (NYSE:PLD) has formed a Global Renewable Energy Group that will oversee the procurement and development of new eco-friendly properties, manage installations and provide management services for renewable energy projects, including a major push to provide rooftop space for solar energy installat