Earthquakes related to geothermal power development aren’t rare, but a swarm of temblors in Switzerland brings work in St. Gallen to a halt.
Renewable Energy
Wind-Bird Debate Flares With New Fatality Figure
Conservatives seize on a new bird-fatality estimate for wind power, but a closer look suggests it might be a lot of hot air.
Forest Biomass Loses In Court Ruling
A federal court sides with conservation groups who want CO2 limits to apply to tree-burning power plants, among other industrial facilities.
Research Shakes Up Earthquake-Energy Connection
New studies provide fresh insight into how our poking around underground causes seismic activity.
Making Small Wind Work Takes Big Planning
Want to avoid lackluster performance from a small wind system? The DOE offers lessons learned about proper siting that it says can help.
Renewables Rule: Will Soon Top Natural Gas, IEA Forecasts
Power generation from renewable sources is expected to surpass that from natural gas by 2016, becoming the second most important global electricity source, after coal.
Obama, Lacking Magic Wand, Sets New Renewable Energy Goals
Along with limiting CO2 emissions from power plants, President Obama says he’ll push for additional renewable energy, including more big projects on public lands.
2.3 Million PV Possibilities In Harvard Database
It took 17,000 years of CPU calculations, but Harvard and the world now has an open catalog of 2.3 million organic compounds that could be made into solar cells.
Wind To Hydrogen Passes Big Test In Germany
E.On says it successfully ran a test on a German power to gas system in which wind powers hydrogen production for use in the natural gas system.
Houston Becoming A Green Power Glutton
Down in oil country, the city of Houston says it will boost its renewable energy purchasing to a nation-leading 50 percent of demand.
Facebook Does Hydro: Sweden Data Center Opens
Taking advantage of existing hydropower, Facebook opens a data center in Luleå, Sweden, that the company says run 100 percent on renewable energy.
First US Floating Wind Turbine Launches In Maine
The first floating wind turbine in U.S. history goes upright and onto the water in Brewer, Maine, on Friday, on its way to being put in place and connected to the grid.
Wind Farm Approved With Condor Provisions
The U.S. will allow a SoCal wind farm to kill up to one endangered California condor over a 30-year period in return for extensive protection and mitigation efforts.
Massive SoCal Wind Turbine Blade Breaks Off
A 173-foot-long blade breaks off a Siemens wind turbine at a Southern California wind farm, leading the company to curtail operations worldwide.