Thanks to advanced battery tech investment by this administration, the U.S. could lead the way on electric cars, EarthTechling columnist Susan Kraemer argues.
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Emissions Cut The Right Medicine For Kaiser
Health plan provider Kaiser Permanente has pledged to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent of its 2008 levels through renewables and energy savings.
Spain Blows Away Monthly Wind Energy Record
In February, a record of 21.7 percent of Spain’s electricity came from wind, making it the country’s third-largest source of power after coal and nukes.
Solar Power Kicks In At Edwards Air Force Base
In California, Edwards Air Force Base will offset its electricity use in the high-demand season with a 3.4 MW solar system owned and operated by Borrego Solar.
New Wind Farm In Washington Is State’s Biggest
Puget Sound Energy’s Lower Snake River wind power plant, in eastern Washington, begins generating up to 343 megawatts of power.
Military Turns To Solar, Wind For Reliable Backup
A new project, SPIDER will help transform the way the US military deals with power failures, integrating solar and wind into microgrids.
Shocker! California Tops US Renewables List
Ernst & Young has China still on top in the quarterly Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index, while California leads in a new state-by-state ranking.
LEED Gold Vermont Lab Joins Select Company
The University of Vermont’s newly remodeled James M. Jeffords Hall, a research lab for the plant sciences, proves that modern research labs can earn LEED, too.
Solar Window Breakthrough With Organic PV?
New Energy Technologies and the National Renewable Energy Lab see hope for building-integrated OPV applications after fabricating a bigger module.
Solar Power Lights Up Delaware Volunteer Fire Company
A local company helps out Delaware’s Belvedere Volunteer Fire Company in Wilmington to commission a 50-kilowatt (kW) PV system on its firehouse that will power part of its operations.
U.S. Drop In Energy Use: It’s A Feature, Not a Bug!
The money-centric become hysterical when they see energy use drop, even though, says columnist Susan Kraemer, it’s really a sign of progress.
Republicans The Wind Power Saviors?
The push for a production tax credit extension continues, and wind-state Republicans are among those most forcefully backing the clean-energy subsidy.
Wind Power Growth: From A Gust To A Breeze?
China added 18 gigawatts of wind power in 2011, 44 percent of new global capacity, but the worldwide rate of growth slowed for the second year in a row.
Wave Energy Plans Evolve In Scotland
Scotland backs Aquamarine’s plan to add two more Oyster wave energy devices to its Orkney demo, and for the first time energy will flow onto the National Grid.