Prometheus Institute

For years, the cumulative amount of distributed generation (DG) on the grid was akin to a drop of water in a glass.  That is, a tiny drop in a big glass.  But […]

Charting all sources and sinks of human carbon emissions since 1750, this graph shows how hard oceans, plants and soils are working to absorb it. via Renew Economy http://reneweconomy.com.au/2013/graph-of-the-day-the-importance-of-carbon-sinks-87549?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=graph-of-the-day-the-importance-of-carbon-sinks-87549

Since October 2012, electric power companies have announced the retirement of four nuclear reactors at three power plants. The four reactors have a combined capacity of nearly 3,600 megawatts (MW). The recent […]

This is a guest post by Andrew McKay, who is a trained ecologist and currently works in fisheries in New Zealand. In his spare time he writes about peak oil and energy […]

The industrial sector, which encompasses manufacturing, mining, agriculture, and construction, accounted for almost a third of total U.S. energy use in 2012. Energy-intensive manufacturing accounted for a little more than half of […]

A question that seems to come up quite often is, “Are we going to have inflation or deflation?” People want to figure out how to invest. Because of this, they want to […]

The International Energy Agency is out with its latest medium-term outlook for global renewables. And once again, projections for installation and energy production have been revised upward.  According to the IEA’s analysis, […]

Katie Spense examines what’s involved in designing a car with the ability to swap batteries like the Tesla Model S. via EVWorldwire http://www.evworld.com/news.cfm?rssid=30639

EADS E-Fan concept would combine single jet engine burning algae-produced biojet fuel and six superconducting electric fanjets on flights of up to two hours via EVWorldwire http://www.evworld.com/news.cfm?rssid=30640

Coal-fired power plants are responsible for one third of all U.S. carbon dioxide emissions each year. Recently President Obama proposed a plan to combat climate change including a measure that will regulate […]