energy
Created on Wednesday, 22 May 2013 / Industry News
Tags: Clean Energy, global warming, survey, poll
May 22 -- Global warming and clean energy should be priorities for Congress and the president, a majority of Americans said in a recent survey. >>View Article [ +++ ]
May 22 -- Global warming and clean energy should be priorities for Congress and the president, a majority of Americans said in a recent survey. >>View Article [ +++ ]
Created on Wednesday, 22 May 2013 / Industry News
Tags: Hydropower, renewable energy, development
May 22 -- Hydropower is a powerful and plentiful energy source. The U.S. Congress estimates that the country's hydropower industry employs 300,000 workers and generates about 7 percent of total U.S. ... [ +++ ]
May 22 -- Hydropower is a powerful and plentiful energy source. The U.S. Congress estimates that the country's hydropower industry employs 300,000 workers and generates about 7 percent of total U.S. ... [ +++ ]
Created on Wednesday, 22 May 2013 / Industry News
Tags: Renewable Energy, Solar, Policy
May 22 -- A broad group of consumer and environmental advocates, business officials and nonprofit leaders urged Georgia Power to add more renewable energy to its electricity mix over the next two ... [ +++ ]
May 22 -- A broad group of consumer and environmental advocates, business officials and nonprofit leaders urged Georgia Power to add more renewable energy to its electricity mix over the next two ... [ +++ ]
Created on Wednesday, 22 May 2013 / Industry News
Tags: Solar Energy, military, clean power
May 22 -- The Solar Energy Industries Association released a report Friday detailing the military’s recent commitment to power 25 percent of its electricity intake with renewable energy by 2025. So ... [ +++ ]
May 22 -- The Solar Energy Industries Association released a report Friday detailing the military’s recent commitment to power 25 percent of its electricity intake with renewable energy by 2025. So ... [ +++ ]
Created on Wednesday, 22 May 2013 / Industry News
Tags: Solar energy, costs, clean energy
May 22 -- The total solar energy hitting Earth each year is equivalent to 12.2 trillion watt-hours. That's over 20,000 times more than the total energy all of humanity consumes each year. >> ... [ +++ ]
May 22 -- The total solar energy hitting Earth each year is equivalent to 12.2 trillion watt-hours. That's over 20,000 times more than the total energy all of humanity consumes each year. >> ... [ +++ ]
Created on Tuesday, 21 May 2013 / Industry News
Tags: Jobs, Clean Energy
May 21 -- The Arizona Republican Party recently issued a press release stating that I want to “eliminate 1,000 coal jobs” on Navajo land. That statement is so far removed from reality that it warrants ... [ +++ ]
May 21 -- The Arizona Republican Party recently issued a press release stating that I want to “eliminate 1,000 coal jobs” on Navajo land. That statement is so far removed from reality that it warrants ... [ +++ ]
Created on Tuesday, 21 May 2013 / Industry News
Tags: Wind Energy, Eagles, Animal Protection
May 21 -- Recent reports of eagles being killed by wind turbines have stirred up a lot of emotion and controversy and understandably so. On the one hand, more wind energy will get the U.S. on the ... [ +++ ]
May 21 -- Recent reports of eagles being killed by wind turbines have stirred up a lot of emotion and controversy and understandably so. On the one hand, more wind energy will get the U.S. on the ... [ +++ ]
Created on Tuesday, 21 May 2013 / Industry News
Tags: Landfill, solar energy
May 21 -- Many states and cities have long been turning trash into treasure by burning garbage to create heat and electricity, or by harvesting the methane gas that is released as junk decomposes. But ... [ +++ ]
May 21 -- Many states and cities have long been turning trash into treasure by burning garbage to create heat and electricity, or by harvesting the methane gas that is released as junk decomposes. But ... [ +++ ]
Created on Tuesday, 21 May 2013 / Industry News
Tags: Green Energy, Ohio, savings
May 21 -- The “green” energy provisions of a 2008 state energy law have saved consumers $170 million, according to Ohio State University findings that run counter to the argument that the law’s requirements ... [ +++ ]
May 21 -- The “green” energy provisions of a 2008 state energy law have saved consumers $170 million, according to Ohio State University findings that run counter to the argument that the law’s requirements ... [ +++ ]
Created on Monday, 20 May 2013 / Industry News
Tags: Las Vegas Sun, energy efficiency, clean energy, energy productivity, Nevada
May 20 -- NV Energy has demonstrated that it can help its customers cut energy waste. NV Energy spent $267 million on energy efficiency programs during 2007-12 — programs that have enabled households ... [ +++ ]
May 20 -- NV Energy has demonstrated that it can help its customers cut energy waste. NV Energy spent $267 million on energy efficiency programs during 2007-12 — programs that have enabled households ... [ +++ ]
Created on Monday, 20 May 2013 / Industry News
Tags: Goldman Sachs, SolarCity, solar energy, solar panels, clean energy, renewable energy
May 20 -- Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS ) is investing in a $500 million fund from SolarCity (NASDAQ: SCTY ) that will in help the company install 110 MW of solar. This is the latest in a growing ... [ +++ ]
May 20 -- Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS ) is investing in a $500 million fund from SolarCity (NASDAQ: SCTY ) that will in help the company install 110 MW of solar. This is the latest in a growing ... [ +++ ]
Created on Friday, 17 May 2013 / Industry News
Tags: clean energy, renewable energy, climate change, Australia, greenhouse gas
May 17 -- The Gillard Government's Clean Energy Future package is working to help tackle climate change and enable Australia to play its part in reducing global greenhouse gas emissions. The science is ... [ +++ ]
May 17 -- The Gillard Government's Clean Energy Future package is working to help tackle climate change and enable Australia to play its part in reducing global greenhouse gas emissions. The science is ... [ +++ ]
Created on Friday, 17 May 2013 / Industry News
Tags: California, Texas, clean energy, renewable energy, solar, wind, green energy
May 17 -- California and Texas might be leading the nation’s rollout of solar and wind power, respectively, but Washington, where hydroelectric dams provide over 60 percent of the state’s energy, ... [ +++ ]
May 17 -- California and Texas might be leading the nation’s rollout of solar and wind power, respectively, but Washington, where hydroelectric dams provide over 60 percent of the state’s energy, ... [ +++ ]
Created on Friday, 17 May 2013 / Industry News
Tags: electric vehicles, Oregon, jobs, clean energy, clean energy jobs, EVsm Governor Kitzhaber
May 17 -- The electric vehicle partnership has created more than 1600 jobs here in Orego, drawing praise from the governor. Oregon now has almost 2,500 electric vehicles registered across the state and ... [ +++ ]
May 17 -- The electric vehicle partnership has created more than 1600 jobs here in Orego, drawing praise from the governor. Oregon now has almost 2,500 electric vehicles registered across the state and ... [ +++ ]
Created on Friday, 17 May 2013 / Industry News
Tags: Illnois, poll, clean energy, renewable energy, Zogby survey, Solar Industry Magazine
May 17 -- Wide majorities of likely Illinois voters believe it is important that the state maintain its commitment to increase its use of renewable power and support legislation that would achieve this ... [ +++ ]
May 17 -- Wide majorities of likely Illinois voters believe it is important that the state maintain its commitment to increase its use of renewable power and support legislation that would achieve this ... [ +++ ]
Created on Thursday, 16 May 2013 / Industry News
Tags: Associated Press, wind energy, clean energy, renewable energy birds
May 16 -- We all plug things in, and that energy has to come from somewhere. Despite what a story on the Associated Press wire today would seem to suggest, wind power is the most environmentally benign ... [ +++ ]
May 16 -- We all plug things in, and that energy has to come from somewhere. Despite what a story on the Associated Press wire today would seem to suggest, wind power is the most environmentally benign ... [ +++ ]
Created on Thursday, 16 May 2013 / Industry News
Tags: Nissan Leaf, EVs, EPA, clean energy, sustainable transportation
May 16 -- The Nissan Leaf reached an important milestone this week: the hatchback EV hit 25,000 sales in the U.S. market. The Nissan Leaf was first announced in 2009, but didn’t go on sale in the United ... [ +++ ]
May 16 -- The Nissan Leaf reached an important milestone this week: the hatchback EV hit 25,000 sales in the U.S. market. The Nissan Leaf was first announced in 2009, but didn’t go on sale in the United ... [ +++ ]
Created on Thursday, 16 May 2013 / Industry News
Tags: PJM, wind energy, clean energy, renewable energy, energy market
May 16 -- PJM, the biggest competitive energy market in the world, could double the amount of planned wind and would still save ratepayers money, according to a new study of the PJM grid system. The PJM ... [ +++ ]
May 16 -- PJM, the biggest competitive energy market in the world, could double the amount of planned wind and would still save ratepayers money, according to a new study of the PJM grid system. The PJM ... [ +++ ]
Created on Wednesday, 15 May 2013 / Industry News
Tags: renewable energy, clean energy, Colorado, electric vehicles, clean transportation, sustainable transportation, Colorado
May 15 -- Colorado gets an A-minus grade when it comes to state policies that support electric vehicles, due to six bills supporting the industry that were passed by the Legislature this year, according ... [ +++ ]
May 15 -- Colorado gets an A-minus grade when it comes to state policies that support electric vehicles, due to six bills supporting the industry that were passed by the Legislature this year, according ... [ +++ ]
Created on Wednesday, 15 May 2013 / Industry News
Tags: Arizona, solar, clean energy, net metering, renewable energy, APS, utilities
May 15 -- Net metering of rooftop solar creates value for society and the utility. Every dollar invested by Arizona Public Service (APS), the state’s dominant utility, in its net metering program will ... [ +++ ]
May 15 -- Net metering of rooftop solar creates value for society and the utility. Every dollar invested by Arizona Public Service (APS), the state’s dominant utility, in its net metering program will ... [ +++ ]
