US company SustainX has built its first utility-scale isothermal compressed air storage system, the latest in promising field. via Renew Economy http://reneweconomy.com.au/2013/compressed-air-energy-storage-latest-breakthrough-for-utility-scale-renewables-90133?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=compressed-air-energy-storage-latest-breakthrough-for-utility-scale-renewables-90133

Total natural gas use for power generation in the United States was down 14% during the first seven months of 2013 compared to the same period in 2012, mostly because of higher […]

As the economics of building plants and maintaining old ones erode, some experts see little hope for an industry being touted by some as a climate savior. By Elizabeth Douglass A string […]

Recently, I have been writing a lot about water- I feel honored that one of the local papers here in Brooklyn, Our Time Press, picked up one of my posts in its […]

Energy efficiency, not the falling price of solar, has done the heavy lifting when it comes to unlocking the economics of distributed clean energy for the poor. The reduced demand from LEDs […]

After decades of struggle, the American fuel cell business may finally have its day in the sun — and then provide critical grid support when the sun goes down. Greentech Media’s Eric […]

Utilities have a new ally inside the solar industry amidst the battle over net metering and the true value of solar power. First Solar has defended changes to net energy metering (NEM) […]