Prometheus Institute

A few years ago, Bill Gates called solar and energy efficiency "cute" and said they would never be enough to deal with climate change. The blogosphere didn’t let him forget it.  Gates […]

In the northwest United Kingdom, the electricity provider is betting that the average residential customer won’t notice the difference of a few extra seconds spent waiting for the electric teakettle to boil […]

In First Solar’s recent defense of Arizona Public Service, it echoed the utility’s claim that utility-scale solar is the least-cost solar option. But is utility-scale solar really cheaper than distributed rooftop solar? […]

via Bit Tooth Energy http://bittooth.blogspot.com/2013/10/tech-talk-complacency-does-not-see-slow.html

Despite more wind turbines scheduled to be deployed over the next seven years, there may be limits on how much wind-generated electricity we can use. via Renew Economy http://reneweconomy.com.au/2013/pumped-hydro-energy-storage-making-better-use-wind-70439?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pumped-hydro-energy-storage-making-better-use-wind-70439

I spent last week in Europe hearing from key offshore wind leaders about how they built a large, successful offshore wind industry. I learned some key lessons, and heard some precautions, about […]

Hybrid vehicles may have had the pole position so far in the race to a sustainable transportation future, but electric-only vehicles are about to pull even – and they’re both quickly becoming […]

Many technologies are launched, but relatively few ultimately take over their respective markets. For those technologies that do take over their markets, it can take a long time, often decades. But at […]

Is geothermal energy destined to be a niche player as solar and wind gain big-time status in the United States? Leaders in the industry, meeting in Las Vegas this week, rejected that notion, but […]