The U.S. Department of Energy has offered $4.5 billion in conditional loan guarantees to First Solar for three large scale California solar power projects.
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Electric Vehicle Range Could Skyrocket with High-Density Innolith Battery
Electric vehicle range, as well as the high cost, has been a major challenge to the EV market. EV manufacturers the world over are working to solve both these problems, seeking that golden egg that […]
Concentrating PV Solar Could Hit Mainstream with Insolight
Swiss company Insolight has created the most efficient concentrating photovoltaic solar panels (CPV), a technology that uses lenses to concentrate light onto small solar panels underneath, to date. After two years of research, its created […]
How a Hotter Climate Destroys Thermal Electricity Generation
Both hydropower and conventional thermal combustion electricity is depleted in a hotter new climate. A new paper published at Nature Climate Change, Power-generation system vulnerability and adaptation to changes in climate and water resources provides a comprehensive look […]
Record-Breaking Milestone For American Wind Power
Wind power has hit an important milestone in America, with 980 working wind installations generating 70 gigawatts of renewable electricity. Solar power gets a lot of attention because it’s so much more visible to many […]
White House Initiative Brings More Solar Power to Low-Income Communities
Lower income Americans pay more for energy as a percentage of their total income than more affluent residents, but they’re generally in a bad position to implement renewable, long-term cost-saving solutions. This week, the Obama […]
Ivanpah, World’s Largest Solar Thermal Plant, Is Online
The U.S.-backed Ivanpah solar power tower plant in California officially opens, and we tell you four things you ought to – but probably don’t – know about it.
DOE: SunShot Hitting Mark With Solar Price Plunge
The Obama administration says utility-scale solar is already 60 percent of the way toward a 2020 hitting a goal of being competitive with conventional sources.
West Coast Offshore Wind Power Moves Forward
A floating turbine project in Oregon is OK’d to submit a formal plan as the Obama administration tries to make offshore wind power happen on the West Coast.
Bringing Geothermal To The Fore: Play Fairway Analysis
The U.S. looks to boost geothermal with support for enhancing systematic analysis of possible drilling locations in order to reduce risk and thus cost.
Net Zero At Unprecedented Scale On Illinois Campus
The Electrical and Computer Engineering building at the University of Illinois could become the largest net-zero building, by far.
Bubbling Up: Geothermal Sees Big Global Growth
The Geothermal Energy Association says 70 countries are moving forward with nearly seven hundred projects.
Pumped Hydro To Turn Quarry Into Battery
In Wales, two old quarries will be connected by a tunnel in a pumped-hydro project that will store energy produced at night, boosting renewables on the grid.
Zero Emissions Renaissance Comes To Houston, Of All Places
Two pilot projects happening in the Houston-Galveston area look to replace traditional gas guzzling delivery trucks with zero emissions options.