New discovery allows low-grade silicon to be turned into high-efficiency solar panels
Some technical breakthroughs are great because they push back the limits of what we can do, bringing us to new summits, while other are great because they allow us to do more with what we already have.
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Transocean Talking Settlement with US, as BP Sells Oil Fields Fearing Fines over Gulf Spill
The details of the plea agreement between Transocean and the US Justice Department are not final, but it looks as though the Swiss company will be shelling out $1.5 billion for its role in the Gulf oil spill.
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California Fracking Set to Expand with New Federal Auction
Nearly 18,000 acres in the Monterey Shale is coming up for auction, with companies hoping to frack for shale oil.
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Shell Already Forced to Stop Arctic Drilling Operation
Shell commenced drilling an exploratory well in the Arctic, but the fun was over nearly as soon as it began.
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Wind Power Alone Could Easily Meet All Humanity's Electricity Needs, and Then Some
There's the geophysical potential to generate over 20-100 times more electricity than we currently use, just from wind power.
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Feed-In Tariffs Less Expensive for Consumers Than Wind Power Quotas
More evidence that feed-in tariffs are more effective, less expensive, and more efficient than other methods of promoting renewable energy.
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US On Track to Install 3 GW of Solar PV in 2012
Growth in utility-scale installations, supported in part by federal loan guarantees, means that the US market grew 45% in Q2 instead of declining.
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Obama, Romney, or Stein: Who Has the Greenest Energy Policy?
Hint: One's dark green, one greenish with some brown spots, and one a solid dark brown.
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Fracking Poses "High-Risk" to Human Health & Environment, EU Study Finds
The combined negative effects of hydraulic fracturing mean it's worse than other fossil fuels, the report finds.
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Solar Replaces Vultures for Traditional "Sky Burials", But Vultures May Come Back
The Parsi community disposes of bodies by letting vultures feast on them, but a crash in vulture populations saw them turning to solar. Until now.
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Barack Obama: "Climate Change is Not a Hoax"
The president offers up the most pointed words on climate change he's uttered in years in his speech at the Democratic National Convention.
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Germany Added 543 Megawatts of Solar Power Capacity in July
As of the end of July, Germany has almost 30GW of solar power capacity!
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Energy News: BP Oil Spill Woes Continue, Resurface; Kenya's Geothermal Power Doubles; More
Plus... Shell announces first carbon capture project in the Alberta Tar Sands; Arctic oil and natural gas's high cost to limit their global share.
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Democrats' New Platform Is Great On Climate Change But No One Will Ever Know
The Democratic platform includes good stuff on climate. But don't tell anyone.
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India Wants to Double Solar Capacity with 1GW Auction, Aims for 20GW by 2022
Factors are converging to create a 'solar power perfect storm' in India.
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Offshore Wind Development Picking Up Pace
Wind power is the world's leading source of renewable electricity, excluding hydropower, with 238,000 megawatts of capacity installed at the start of 2012.
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We're One Step Closer to Tars Sands in the U.S.
Why should Canadians have all the fun?
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9 Energy Innovations that Make the Future Brighter!
I want to share with you some of the things that have made me excited about the future of clean energy. I hope you'll find them as cool as I do!
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World's Largest Oil Producer Gets Hacked
Saudi Aramco, the world's biggest oil-producing company, fell victim to a coordinated cyber attack.
