There are many reasons why someone takes up the cause for renewable energy, but few can have a more personal one than former U.S. Army Captain Jon Gensler.
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US Sees Bonus Hydropower In Manmade Waterways
A U.S. government study finds that water moving through tunnels, dikes, siphons, canals and the like is a largely untapped source of micro hydropower.
Algae Street Lamps Suck Up C02, But How Exactly?
If they became a regular fixture in densely populated cities, agate lamps could have a massive impact on air pollution in urban areas where trees are scarce.
Epic LEED Renovation Recycles Old Into Green
When a 95-year-old Winnipeg church that houses the West End Cultural Centre was declared structurally unsound, the organization went to work on green rebuilding.
‘Turbine Cowboys’ Review: Melodramatic, But Kinda Cool
The Weather Channel’s new anthology series, “Turbine Cowboys,” is overly melodramatic and shy on information, but it does depict some impressive work.
Navy’s Hawaii Ocean Energy Plans Taking Shape
The Navy, working with the U.S. Department of Energy, will pick three ocean energy power developers to occupy Wave Energy Test Site moorings at Kaneohe Bay.
This Offshore Wind Turbine Is Quite The Monster
Alstrom begins testing of their giant 6MW offshore wind turbine, looking to contribute to France’s goal of 23 percent renewable energy by 2020.
New York City Energy Map Tool Tells Tales
The results of a study that estimates the energy usage of every tax lot across the five boroughs of New York City are now available via an interactive tool.
Solar Forecast: More Power With New Weather Data
Three universities have teamed up to create a network of observation points across the West Coast and Hawaii to help forecast solar energy patterns.
Clean Energy On The Farm Gets Big US Assist
The Obama administration is promoting the successes of the Rural Energy for America Program, which backs renewable energy and efficiency on U.S. farms.
Wave Power ‘Sea Snake’ Inventor Honored
Pelamis Wave Power’s Richard Yemm, inventor of an iconic wave energy device, has been honored for his contribution to the marine renewables sector.
High Altitude Wind Power Startup Soars In Test
High-altitude wind power startup Altaeros Energies sends a helium-filled shell holding a 35-foot prototype turbine 350 feet into the air and produces power.
Are These The Smaller, Greener Hospitals Of Tomorrow?
Winners of Kaiser Permanente’s international Small Hospital, Big Idea competition have envisioned what a small, near-net-zero-energy hospital of tomorrow might look like.
Solar Trust Bankrupt—Huge Blythe Project Dead?
Solar Trust, which had and then gave up a $2.1 billion federal loan guarantee to build the world’s largest solar power plant, declares bankruptcy.