Now, more people will appreciate rainy days as a team of Brazilian chemists from the University of Campas discovered how atmospheric moisture can become electrically-charged and  a source of electricity.

Nissan has chosen Hawaii to be the first to see its pure electric vehicle called Leaf in a grand launching scheduled for January 2011.

Now, one does not have to worry about dust accumulation on solar panel surfaces that can hamper its ability to harness power from the sun.

Last Wednesday, the California Energy Commission finally approved a proposal submitted last 2008 to construct a 250-megawatt solar thermal plant in Kern County. This is actually the first solar thermal plant in the United States in twenty years.

Just last week, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has signed into law a bill that pushes for the development of offshore wind as a renewable energy source.