Pittsburgh-based Alcoa and the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory have partnered up to take us another step closer to low cost solar power. The lab is hosting a test run of Alcoa’s new concentrating solar power technology, which was designed to be competitive in the U.S. energy market partly due … [continued]
The Indian government has launched a new fund aimed at providing state governments with financial help to promote energy efficiency. The Energy Conservation Fund will be formed by contributions from the state governments which can later request for grants to promote energy conservation programs. [social_buttons] State governments will have to … [continued]
PACE (Property Assessed Clean Energy) financing is one of the most exciting clean energy topics of the past few years. It is also one of the hottest topics to keep an eye on, I think. I’m not the only one who thinks so, though — Harvard Business Review has named … [continued]
A new study out of the University of North Carolina (UNC) shows that North Carolina could have 100% of its power coming from off-shore wind turbines, “without significant human or environmental impacts.” Plans are now for Duke Energy to build three pilot off-shore wind turbines in state waters, which would … [continued]
It’s been a long time coming, but the U.S. EPA will finally assess the pollution caused by hydraulic fracturing, otherwise known as fracking. It’s a mining method that involves injecting massive amounts of chemical brine deep underground in order to release natural gas (among other things). According to an article … [continued]
Apartment building owners typically meter the electricity of each of the apartment units they rent out individually, unlike the “common area” places such as the parking lots typically provided for their renters in general. But that might change. We are approaching a future in which parking lots could be providing … [continued]
Wow, too many cool things in one places! Sanyo has just completed two solar parking lots for electric bikes in Tokyo. And a third one is on its way. [social_buttons] The first two stations are for 40 Eneloop electric bikes and the third one will be for 20 such bikes. … [continued]
This summer Alcoa will test a new way of making the solar troughs used to make concentrated solar power (CSP) that could reduce the cost by 20%. [social_buttons] Alcoa is working with the NREL, funded by a $2.1 million DOE grant under the Recovery Act funding for renewable energy – … [continued]
The state’s Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) today released a report further discrediting a $54,000 oil-sponsored study that falsely exaggerated the costs of AB 32; California’s clean energy and air pollution standards law. The discredited study, trying to scare voters is the foundation for an oil-funded ballot initiative that the oil … [continued]
The U.S. Navy is legendary for its kick-ass cleanliness, and now it’s tapping into recycled wastewater to use for maintenance and flushing toilets. The Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal group based in San Diego has just purchased a self-contained, energy efficient portable treatment system from Global Water Group that is actually … [continued]
