Solar power getting cheaper in the United States
The cost of installing solar energy in the United States is down more than 50 percent since the start of a federal support program, the Energy Department said. The federal Continue Reading
Researchers Just Solved One of the Biggest Problems for World Hunger
Planet Earth is doomed with a fast growing global population and a limited amount of farmland to produce food for everyone. That means that we’re going to need to figure Continue Reading
Companies propose deep-water wind farms off Hawaii shores
As Hawaii pushes to meet its aggressive renewable energy goals, two companies have proposed offshore wind turbine projects for federal waters off Oahu. Their plan would use technology that floats Continue Reading
Oil and Gas Giants to Join Wind-Energy Battle, Says Dong CEO
The offshore wind-energy industry will soon be flooded by competition as big oil companies join utilities and small renewable players in the growing sector, said the chief executive of the Continue Reading
British share of renewables setting records
A provisional estimate from the British government shows the amount of electricity generated from renewable energy set a record last year. A monthly update from the British Department of Energy Continue Reading
Solar Hits Millionth Installation In The U.S. – Faster Growth Ahead
Solar Roof Installation In February, the millionth solar installation was completed in the United States. That momentous number has taken forty years to arrive. Fortunately for renewable energy advocates everywhere, Continue Reading
Big Oil Unexpectedly Backs Newest Non-Fossil Fuels
Big oil is dipping a few more toes into clean energy. Exxon Mobile Corp. is partnering with a company to capture carbon-dioxide emissions from power plants. Total SA, the French Continue Reading
Total’s Peculiar Power Play
Despite what you might think, Big Oil knows its batteries. The first rechargeable lithium-ion battery to hit the market in the late 1970s came out of Exxon, of all places. Continue Reading
New Record Set for World’s Cheapest Solar Power
10 years ago making solar power cheaper than coal seemed like a very long term goal. Now it is reality. I wonder if the dudes at Google who gave up Continue Reading
Biofuel Breakthrough: Production Jumps 64%
This week I wrote an update on the progress toward cellulosic ethanol commercialization, and given my previous coverage on the topic (especially Why I Don’t Ride a Unicorn to Work Continue Reading