SolarWorld Solar Farms Purchase Pushes Duke Energy PV Capacity Beyond 100 MW
The acquisition of SolarWorld USA’s Highlander Solar 1 and 2 solar farms near Twentynine Palms, CA pushes Duke over the 100-MW solar power capacity mark.
The acquisition of SolarWorld USA’s Highlander Solar 1 and 2 solar farms near Twentynine Palms, CA pushes Duke over the 100-MW solar power capacity mark.
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.
Group buying programs have caught on fast in the US, helping reduce the up-front cost of installing solar PV systems. Via HGACBuy, municipal and state government agencies are getting in on the act.
Conducting a first-of-its-kind empirical study of the economic impacts of wind energy development at the county level across two regions, researchers found substantial gains in employment and income.
Seven research teams in six states will lead public-private initiatives to develop and apply new “Big Data” analytical tools that aim to accelerate deployment and realize further costs reductions for solar PV.
Political winds are at long last favorable for the development of US offshore wind energy. AWC has selected New Jersey for Phase I of its planned HVDC transmission backbone.
Involved in OTEC R&D since the late ’70s, O’ahu’s Makai Ocean Engineering performed simulations of the biological impact a 100MW OTEC plant would have on phytoplankton in Hawai’i waters …