Latest Stories in Renewable Energy - Page 13
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Pay-As-You-Go Solar Power Brings Clean Electricity To Off-The-Grid India
Simpa Networks' customers pay a small percentage of the cost of their solar power systems up front, then purchase electricity in pre-paid increments like topping up a phone, working towards paying off the system.
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Large-Scale Solar Continues to Proliferate. 10 Major Announcements Last Week.
Huge solar projects are sprouting up around the Globe. The week before Christmas saw 10 major announcements worth taking note of.
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Tiny Island Nation Switches on Solar at its International Airport
Palau takes another step toward sustainability, switching on a large solar array at this island nation's main airport.
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Five US States Now Get 20% Of Their Electricity From Wind Power
It's pretty easy to get down on US renewable energy policy if you're just paying attention to the nonsense coming out of legislators bought and paid for by the polluting class, but there were some truly great milestones in 2011.
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Will California Lose Race for World's Largest Solar Plant as Solar Millennium Declares Bankruptcy?
Will California lose the race with South Africa for the world's biggest solar power plant? And what will become of Desertec?
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Wind Power is America (Video)
So letting the wind industry languish without necessary tax breaks is un-American, right?
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Google Ends 2011 With a $94 Million Investment in Solar Power
Four solar projects in California will get an investment of almost $100 million by Google. Once they are up and running, they should provide enough electricity to power about 13,000 homes.
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Warren Buffett Buys 49% Stake in Arizona's 290-Megawatt 'Agua Caliente' Solar Project
Billionaire investor and philanthropist Warren Buffett has apparently been shopping for solar power lately. His latest acquisition is a solar project in Arizona.
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Harnessing the Sun's Energy for Water and Space Heating
The pace of solar energy development is accelerating as the installation of rooftop solar water heaters takes off.
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How One City Achieved a Solar Surge
Gainesville, Florida, is an international solar power leader?
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Land Grabs Threaten World's Poor Even More Than Previously Thought, New Report Shows
Of land deals totalling 71 million hectares, 22% was for mining, tourism, industry and forestry, and most of the rest was for biofuels.
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This is How Much Noise a Wind Turbine Makes
Does your neighbor's humming refrigerator keep you up at night? Then a wind turbine in your neighborhood won't either.
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The Solar Industry's Dead? Not Hardly, US Installations Set New Record
Stats on solar PV installations from the third quarter in the US have set a new record high, with utility installations making up the biggest portion.
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Solar Power Becomes Cheaper Than Diesel Generators in India
Solar cost-competitiveness depends on where it is installed and what it competes against. In India, the diesel generator industry may have cause for alarm.
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First People Powered Christmas Tree in UK
Trivia challenge: how many years can you run London with the power used on Christmas lights?
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Maersk Container Ship Testing Algae Biofuel On Europe-India Route
Shipping giant Maersk says efficiency improvements are critical in the short-term, but is betting on biofuels in the long-term to make global shipping low-carbon.
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Solar Predictions from SunRun: In 2012 Americans Will See Solar as a Way to Save, Not a Science Project
In this guest post from SunRun, they outline their predictions for the solar power market in the US for 2012.
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Algeria Becomes Third Nation To Sign Desertec Deal
By 2050 Desertec plans on supplying 15% of Europe's electricity from networked renewable energy projects in the Sahara desert.
