Latest Stories in Renewable Energy - Page 5
-
GE's First All-New Turbine in 20 Years is Optimized for Renewables
Ideally, the electricity that you're using would come from clean and renewable sources, and the intermittency of many of those (solar, wind, wave...) wouldn't be a problem thanks to various ways to store power...
-
How Solar Light Saves Lives
Brave Mhonie, the Malawian field coordinator for Solar Aid, knows first hand the dangers of inadequate and unsafe lighting. Here he explains why solar is a life saver.
-
Queen's Crown Estate Identifies 180GW of Potential Marine Power
The Crown Estate is Britain's largest landowner, and it owns an awful lot of coastline. It is also very interested in the potential for marine power.
-
SolarCity Files for IPO, Aims to Raise About $200 Million to Expand Internationally
SolarCity, the largest solar panel installer in the U.S., has filed papers with the SEC for an almost $200 million initial public offering (IPO).
-
10,000 MW of Renewable Energy on Public Lands Has Been Approved by Obama Administration
With the approval of a 3 GW project in Wyoming, the Obama administration has reached a renewable energy milestone.
-
Block Island Offshore Wind Power Project Steps Closer to Approval
The 30MW project is vying with a handful of others in the US to be the nation's first completed offshore wind farm.
-
Wind is the Cheapest Power Source in the World, Report Says
If, that is, you take into account the myriad costs that polluting energy sources impose on public health.
-
Warren Buffet Buys Two Wind Farms
A subsidiary of Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway just bought up two giant California wind farms.
-
Renewable Energy Output in the UK Jumped 42% Last Year
The UK continues its push for clean power, which now accounts for nearly 10% of total energy generated.
-
Fully Charged Visits The Clean Energy City of the Future
Masdar has been making waves for quite some time now. But what does it look like now this $2bn "clean energy city" is actually taking shape?
-
Wind Power Passes 100 Gigawatt in EU
It took a decade to install the first 10 gigawatts, but just thirteen years to install the next 90 gigawatts.
-
Offshore Wind Turbines Could Meet Power Demands of Entire East Coast
140,000 offshore wind turbines could fully electrify one-third of the United States, according to a new analysis.
-
Most Biofuels Better Than Oil For Greenhouse Gases, Worse or Similar Eco-Impact Otherwise: New Study
A new Swiss assessment of the environmental impact of biofuels shows that they are actually worse than oil on a variety of important criteria, such as contributing to ocean dead zones and resource depletion.
-
US Navy Looks to Make Jet Fuel From Seawater
The Navy thinks it may be able to get the cost per gallon to the $3-6 range eventually.
-
Two-Thirds of All Solar Panels Installed Last Year Were in Europe
China may be making half of all the solar panels in the world, but Europe is installing them, with an additional 18.5 GW installed across the continent last year.
-
Arctic Oil Drilling Moratorium Needed to Protect Environment: UK Parliament Committee
The race for resources is outpacing both our legal capacity to regulate it and deal with any potentional accidents.
-
BBC's Top Gear Test Track Has Gone Solar
The UK-based car show Top Gear is not known for its environmental leanings. Yet its test track and studio will now be 100% powered by the sun.
-
Siemens Lays Off 38% of US Workforce - Cites Lack of Wind Power Support Romney Favors
Yet, Romney blames Obama for it all. In what Orwellian world does this make sense?
