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With disputes breaking out between utilities and builders of rooftop solar all over the country about net energy metering (NEM), the solar industry has issued guiding principles to make clear what it […]

Germany set a new record in July by providing 5.1 terawatt-hours of electricity from solar.  That beat its record production of 5.0 terawatt-hours of electricity from wind in January of this year. […]

Much has been made of the recent announcement that Mexico is seeking to update its oil laws, allowing foreign companies a role in the industry for the first time in decades. How […]

Earlier this year some big names like Chesapeake Energy, Devon Energy and EnerVest put their Utica shale assets up for sale, saying they were not meeting expectations, but this isn’t the whole […]

GE’s flow battery combines with a fuel cell to push EV range up to the Department of Energy’s goal of 240 miles, and even farther. via Renew Economy http://reneweconomy.com.au/2013/ge-flow-battery-aims-240-mile-ev-range-beyond-12968?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ge-flow-battery-aims-240-mile-ev-range-beyond-12968

I wanted to get the low down on clean coal (KOL) to see how clean it really is, so I visited some friends at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. The modern day descendent […]

Around 20% of the US population lives in an area that is classified as ?rural.? The US Census Bureau defines an urban area as a territory with a population of at least 50,000, or […]

When the federal government decides whether to set standards requiring the products we use in our homes and businesses to use energy more efficiently, it factors in estimates of how much the items’ […]

What’s the difference between smart grid deployments in the United States and those going on in Europe? And how much is being spent on smart grid in Europe, anyway? Anyone looking for […]