By building a wind turbine to power a hydrogen production and fueling station, a little hamlet in Long Island is positioning itself as the bellwether for carbon-neutral transportation. The town of Hempstead, […]
There are many unintended consequences as fuel supplies become more scarce, and expensive. (With a h/t to Rune Likvern), I see that those Greeks who are being starved of affordable fuel are […]
You may have heard it before, but it is worth mentioning again: In residential communities, solar is contagious. But a recent study, “Peer Effects in the Diffusion of Solar Photovoltaic Panels,” conducted […]
Can the right combination of technology and economic incentives get utility customers to turn down megawatts of power use fast enough to balance wind power’s ups and downs? Honeywell and Hawaiian Electric […]
Ah, fusion. Long promised, both on Do the Math and in real life, fusion is regarded as the ultimate power source — the holy grail — the “arrival” of the human species. […]
Wind energy is becoming one of the most widely used sources of renewable energy. In fact, according to the American Wind Energy Association, the wind energy industry has added more than 35 […]
A study released today by the Carbon Disclosure Project [PDF] shows that companies including Walmart and PepsiCo are moving to capitalize on the advantages presented by reducing carbon emissions across their supply […]
How about a little good news for a change? Something strange happened after the failure of comprehensive climate and energy legislation in 2010. Projections of future carbon emissions went down. Part of […]
Feb. 1 (Bloomberg) — MiaSole Inc., a closely held manufacturer of thin-film solar products, is producing panels in volume that convert 14 percent of the energy in sunlight into electricity. MiaSole’s conversion […]
Solar structured transactions within a capital markets securitization approach can help increase the penetration of solar. In this article we will explore ideas for solar securitization in more detail. Renewable energy generation […]
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