Community solar projects – aka, solar gardens – boost distributed energy development and bring their benefits to those who can’t put solar panels on their own roof.
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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.
DOE Drives Hydrogen Car Fueling Push
If fuel-cell vehicles are ever going to get anywhere, they’ll need places to fuel up, and the public-private H2USA initiative is aimed at developing the infrastructure.
World’s Biggest Solar PV Projects Under Way In SoCal
The 579-megawatt Antelope Valley Solar Projects, about 60 miles north of LA, enter “major construction” mode, with completion eyed for 2015.
Passive Vs LEED Vs Net-Zero Energy
Here’s a little help understanding differences among some of the competing standards for green building design.
NC Renewable Energy Standard Scores Surprise Win
To the shock and horror of its backers, a bill attempting to gut North Carolina’s renewable energy standard fails in committee.
Coming Soon: Instantly Airtight Houses
New technology offers a way to seal an entire house in the space of an hour, producing a degree of airtightness today’s builders can only dream of.
Neighborhood Electric Vehicle Company Aims Larger, Longer
GreenTech Automotive, which builds the short range MyCar NEV, is teaming up with Chinese automaker JAC to build a larger, five-passenger EV sedan.
A Titanium Skin Destroys Air Pollution
When buildings wear a familiar sun-block ingredient, they can neutralize a gas that makes both smog and global warming.
Solar Decathlon 2013: First Look
What happens when college students compete to design and actually build the best solar dwelling?
Solar Smackdown: Utilities Take On Rooftops
Will rooftop solar spell doom for electrical utilities? Fears are running rampant, and San Antonio’s CPS Energy is acting to scale back net metering credits.
Geothermal Power: Electricity From Earth’s Untapped Potential
Geothermal power is an old renewable energy source, with a huge potential — especially if enhanced geothermal systems can be commercialized.
When It Comes To Solar Power, Small Scale Is Beautiful
Giant solar power projects may be flashy, but tapping into the massive potential of rooftop (and backyard, and parking lot) solar power is where we ought to be heading first.