Calls to waive the renewable fuel standard that drives ethanol production are increasing as the U.S. corn crop struggles with historic heat and drought.
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The Velodome: A Cool Green Solution For Indoor Cycling
How to design a building that keeps fans cool even as it retains the warmer temps cyclists prefer? The Velodome at the London Olympics is a cool green solution.
For NJ’s Christie, Solar Isn’t A Political Punching Bag
In a party that treats solar power like the devil’s work, New Jersey’s Republican Gov. Chris Christie is showing a willingness to treat it with a little respect.
Sorry, Mitt; With GOP Aid, Wind Tax Credit Advances
Despite their presidential candidate’s opposition, two wind-state Republicans join with Democrats in a Senate committee vote to extend the PTC one year.
Breakthrough Grid Battery’s Surprising Ingredient
ARPA-E-backed researchers at USC borrow from the Pepto-Bismol ingredient list to turn iron-air batteries into a promising way to do large-scale energy storage.
University Of Michigan Solar Car Shines Brightly In Competition
The University of Michigan Solar Car Team pulls off another win at the American Solar Car Challenge, not only winning four times in a row but besting its previous record for trip time as well.
California Hits 20% Renewables; Next Stop, 25% In 2016
With a big surge last year, California’s investor-owned utilities hit a 20 percent renewable portfolio standard target. Ultimately, they need to be at 33 percent by 2020.
Reforesting Seattle: The In-Closure Urban Intervention
The winning proposal in Seattle’s Urban Intervention competition calls for reforesting and enclosing a 9-acre downtown site, allowing for a multitude of uses.
Alcatraz Solar Isn’t For The Birds (But They Like It)
After years of planning, the historic Alcatraz prison in San Francisco Bay is now powered by solar panels – as long as they’re kept clear of bird droppings, that is.
The London Olympics’ Big, Recyclable Basketball Arena
An iconic setting for Olympic and Paralympic competitions, London’s Basketball Arena is a temporary structure composed largely of recyclable materials.
Chevy Volt A New Part Of Texas Green Technology Study
The Pecan Street project in Austin, Texas, studying mass deployment of green technologies to residents, adds a group of Chevy Volts to the mix to observe grid impacts.
Chinese Wind Tower Importers Ordered To Pay Up
The U.S. slaps big new antidumping duties on Chinese – and Vietnamese – makers of the giant towers used at utility-scale wind power farms.
Ford C-Max Energi Plug-In Hybrid Ready For Curtain Call
Ford has released pricing and estimated mileage information for its forthcoming C-Max Energi plug-in hybrid, suggesting a vehicle which might shake up the green car space.
US-Backed Geothermal Pumping Power To Grid
Ormat Technologies brings online the last of three Nevada geothermal power plants build with help from an embattled loan guarantee program.