PALMETTO BAY, FL – JANUARY 23: Andres Hernandez, from the Goldin Solar company, installs a solar panel system on the roof of a home a day after the Trump administration announced […]
A Clearer Look at the Solar Module Market
As the solar trade case loomed for much of last year, regulatory uncertainty drove price spikes. Now, three months after President Trump announced that he would be levying tariffs on solar modules […]
Net Zero or Zero Carbon? Five Types of Green Buildings Explained
Homes and buildings can both consume and produce energy in many ways. In the world of green buildings, a variety of terms are used and some confusion surrounds their definitions. As governments focus […]
GOP Tax Law Bails Out Fracking Companies Buried in Debt
EOG Resources is one of the top companies in the fracking industry, and thanks to the new tax bill passed by Republicans and President Donald Trump at the end of last year, EOG had an exceptionally strong year […]
Wind Growth Powers Ahead
Photographer: Mike Wilkinson/Bloomberg </div> </div> <p>The latest predictions from the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) suggest that wind capacity could reach 840GW by 2022, up by 56% from the recorded […]
Expect Electricity Prices To Rise Soon
Electricity prices in the U.S. (in real terms) have held steady for two decades. A remarkable record achieved because of: cost cutting during the initial days of industry deregulation, the abundance of […]
Has the World Reached Peak Ecological Footprint?
Humanity’s ecological footprint may have leveled off after decades of consistent increase, according to new data released last week by the Global Footprint Network. Mathis Wackernagel, founder and CEO of Global Footprint Network, […]
Air Pollution Contributed To More Than 6 Million Deaths In 2016 [Infographic]
Statista Age-standardized deaths per 100,000 people attributable to air pollution in 2016. </div> </div>”> The annual State of Global Air Report was published on Tuesday by the Health Effects Institute […]
Trump says he will probably allow E15 gasoline sales all year
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday his administration may allow the sale of gasoline containing 15 percent ethanol year-round, something that could help farmers by bolstering corn demand. […]
Fuel cell power plants are used in diverse ways across the United States
April 20, 2018 At the end of 2016, the United States had 56 large-scale fuel cell generating units greater than 1 megawatt (MW), totaling 137 megawatts (MW) of net summer capacity. Most […]
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