March 12th, 2013 | by Andrew
Taking a holistic, integrated approach to sustainable data center design and construction, NREL's HPC data center will be the first to achieve a Power Usage Effectiveness of 1.06 or better. It will also be the first petascale HPC to use warm-water liquid cooling, making extensive use of waste heat to warm the interior and exterior of NREL's new Energy Systems Integration Facility
March 9th, 2013 | by Andrew
Looking to put an abandoned, open pit iron mine to good use, Toronto's Northland Power intends to transform the former Bethlehem Steel site between Ottawa and Toronto into a 400 megawatt (MW) pumped hydro power storage facility
March 8th, 2013 | by Andrew
Establishing a single national policy and regulatory standard for residential solar energy systems that grants "homeowners the right to install a standardized, under 10 kW system, using UL-listed components, following National Electrical Code standards, installed by a qualified contractor subject to a single local inspection," should be the first step taken, SFN contends
March 8th, 2013 | by Andrew
Clean energy job growth was broad based geographically and across industry sectors despite opposition and inconsistent support in Congress, according to Environmental Entrepreneurs' clean energy jobs Q4 and 2012 year in review
March 8th, 2013 | by Andrew
A thorough analysis of US residential electricity consumption from Opower yields important insights regarding usage, energy efficiency and reducing carbon footprints
March 7th, 2013 | by Andrew
The US enjoyed a clean energy trade surplus with China of $1.63 billion in 2011, according to a Pew Charitable Trusts' report, though government policy makers need to do more to spur R&D, domestic demand, and support overseas sales if the US is to maintain its competitive edge
March 7th, 2013 | by Andrew
Stability, ease of maintenance and power generation capacity are selling points for MODEC's new SQWID ocean energy platform, which combines Darreus and Savonius turbine designs
March 5th, 2013 | by Andrew
There has been no end to the debate and controversy surrounding “fracking” — hydraulic fracturing of carbon-rich shale deposits to
March 5th, 2013 | by Andrew
Serendipity has played a role in many scientific discoveries. Developing a water treatment method capable of separating oil-producing algae, bacteria,
March 4th, 2013 | by Andrew
The Mayor's Council on Pipeline Safety takes up an issue that poses both catastrophic and chronic threats to public and environmental health and safety. New hyper sensitive mobile gas-sniffing devices may give them the tool they need
March 4th, 2013 | by Andrew
Capturing and using methane emissions from a city landfill is generating cheap electricity, as well as reducing emissions and improving environmental quality
March 1st, 2013 | by Andrew
The US economy and society have been reaping the benefits of rapid growth in renewable energy and clean technology under the Obama Administration, progress that's threatened by federal budget sequestration.
February 18th, 2013 | by Andrew
The SolarWorld Freedom Plan offers homeowners zero-down, low-down, and prepaid options to finance installation of home solar PV systems made entirely in the
February 15th, 2013 | by Andrew
2012 was a record year for third-party residential solar leasing, adding more than $938 million to the Golden State's economy, according to a Sunrun-PV Solar Report
February 13th, 2013 | by Andrew
A blue-ribbon panel of energy experts assembled to make recommendations regarding improving energy efficiency asserts that the U.S. could double energy productivity by 2030, yield average annual household savings of $1,000, and create one million new jobs along the way
