Blowing The Competition Away: The Wind Power Boom In The U.S.
Mid west wind turbines Wind energy is changing the economy of the Midwest. Wind is the fastest growing source of electricity in the United States, and about 70 percent of Continue Reading
NREL and partners build pilot plant to co-process biomass streams with petroleum
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), together with leading petroleum refining technologies supplier W.R. Grace, and leading pilot plant designer Zeton Inc., built a unique pilot-scale facility that can produce Continue Reading
IEA to Lift Solar, Wind Outlook After Decade of Underestimates
The world’s most prominent energy forecaster will raise its outlook for wind and solar installations following a decade of underestimating growth in the renewables industry. The International Energy Agency, which Continue Reading
California eyes wind, wave potential
California becomes the 14th coastal state in the country to form a task force examining the potential of wind and wave energy, the federal government said. The Bureau of Ocean Continue Reading
Alberta looks to power government buildings with solar
The provincial government of Alberta said it was looking at whether solar power could replace expiring contracts to power its buildings. Alberta’s government issued a request for information on the potential Continue Reading
After Paris, India gets support for solar power
Asian Development Bank lends India a hand to help advance rooftop solar power programs. Photo by Craig Russell/Shutterstock After depositing its signature to the Paris climate deal, India’s low-carbon objectives Continue Reading
Corporate America’s Huge Appetite for Clean Energy
An increasing number of corporations are directly buying (or building) their own clean electricity. For decades most Fortune 1000 companies did little more than try to manage costs as they Continue Reading
Oil Rig Builders Tap Into Offshore Wind Market
Offshore wind With the recent completion of the first wind turbine field off the coast of Block Island, many oil rig developers are shifting their attention to this popular new Continue Reading
Solar, wind developers: U.S. desert plan hurts renewable energy
The United States on Wednesday unveiled a long-awaited plan for desert renewable energy development that the solar and wind industries said unfairly favors land conservation and severely limits the ability Continue Reading
Clean Energy Gave More Capacity With Less Investment, IEA Says
Wind and solar drawing more capital than fossil fuels Solar costs have plunged 60 percent on average since 2010 Renewables provided more bang for the buck last year because the Continue Reading