A Gilbert-based startup company that is developing clean-coal technologies is applying for a U.S. Department of Energy grant to help fund its research and development efforts.

The 14th annual Energy, Utility & Environment Conference will be held from Jan. 31-Feb. 2 at the Phoenix Convention Center.

The Salt River Project board of directors approved a plan Monday to increase the utility’s use of renewable energy to supply its electricity customers.

Renewable energy is all the rage these days. With gasoline prices rising, with greenhouse gases and global warming at the forefront of public concern, the lure of pollution-free energy from windmills, photovoltaic solar panels and geothermal wells has never been stronger.

U.S. Department of Energy said Tuesday it will fund research on a process developed by a Gilbert company that turns coal into synthetic gas.

The United States should put the same emphasis in developing alternative fuels this decade as it did in developing a lunar mission in the 1960s and the atom bomb in the 1940s, said Democratic Senate candidate Jim Pederson.

John Santos of Los Angeles wants his home to be a healthy gathering place for family and friends, some of whom are recovering from major illness. As part of his effort, he recently had his home's ductwork professionally cleaned.

PITTSBURGH  — Backed by other world powers, President Barack Obama declared Friday that Iran is speeding down a path to confrontation and demanded that Tehran quickly "come clean" on all nuclear efforts and open a newly revealed secret site for close international inspection. He said he would not rule out military action if the Iranians refuse.

The hydrogen-fueled engines built and tested by students at the East Valley Institute of Technology should be the wave of the future, said Sen. Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., during a tour of the Mesa facility Wednesday as part of a campaign swing through Arizona.

I’d like to respond to the discussion of SRP purchasing Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s (LADWP) share of the Navajo Generating Station.

The energy policies set forth by the Congress will determine the fate of our nation's economic well-being for years to come.

MILWAUKEE - Saying the nation is on the verge of technological breakthroughs that would "startle" most Americans, President Bush on Monday outlined his energy proposals to help wean the country off foreign oil.

Salt River Project has signed a five-year agreement to purchase wind power and related renewable-energy credits from Public Service Co. of New Mexico, marking the East Valley utility's entry into the growing wind-energy market.

Arizona utilities continue to roll out projects to use renewable resources such as solar, wind and biomass, but the state lags far behind the nation as a whole in the use of renewable energy sources to produce electricity.

Arizona utilities continue to roll out projects to use renewable resources such as solar, wind and biomass, but the state lags far behind the nation as a whole in the use of renewable energy sources to produce electricity.

The Obama administration is pulling out all the stops to kill the naturally occurring oil and gas boom in North America — but it’s not going well. Too much relatively clean, inexpensive fuel has been discovered. We could definitely use the energy and more jobs would be great.  No viable alternatives have appeared.

As Arizona looks to tap more of its most abundant resource, sunshine, state lawmakers want to help make that happen by creating tax breaks for power plant builders and helping homeowners, businesses and schools convert to solar power.

Gilbert resident Alan Morgan never considered himself to be an especially “green” sort of person. But when he read about how Valley utilities were offering rebates to help customers afford rooftop solar energy systems, he decided to look into the possibility of installing a solar system on his home.

A race that usually attracts minimal voter interest is taking on new significance this election year as energy issues rise to the top of public concerns.

State officials and utilities are trying to kill a plan by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to force owners of three coal-fired power plants to install expensive pollution control equipment to improve visibility.

PARIS - The world's top economies should pool resources to develop hydrogen energy technology, limiting dependence on fossil fuels, the U.S. secretary of energy said Monday.

Our energy policy is certifiably insane. We heavily subsidize and mandate ethanol, a polluting, expensive fuel which is driving up food prices worldwide. Ethanol plants are beginning to dot the countryside, even in Arizona.

A draft plan on the solar potential of federal land identifies three Arizona sites encompassing nearly 14,000 acres as highly suitable for energy development.

ECOtality, a Scottsdale-based alternative energy company, said today it will acquire a San Diego solar energy firm, adding to the local company’s portfolio of renewable energy technologies.