The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized the 2012 percentage standards for four fuel categories wrapped up in the Renewable Fuel Standard program (RFS2) yesterday. The RFS2 program was introduced as part of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) in an attempt to achieve the use of … [continued]
There is something eminently pleasing about reporting on yet another wind farm that has completed construction and been put into operation, as can be said for the Enel Green Power Caney River wind farm in Elk Count, Kansas, which brings the company’s total installed capacity in North America to 986 … [continued]
Researchers have begun to show that a floating axis wind turbine (FAWT) could in fact generate cheaper energy than the more standard offshore horizontal axis wind turbine (HAWT). As shown in the image above, there are several types of floating wind turbines available, but researchers from the Korea Advanced Institute … [continued]
I’m fully aware that Christmas is over, and it is a long way until my birthday hits, but nevertheless, I really want these fantastic wind turbine decals designed and sold by Hu2 Design. Though I think maybe my landlord may have a mild issue with it. Made from a PVC-FREE … [continued]
Editor’s note: initially, a graph of the UK electricity production mix was included in this piece — it has been removed. If only we could all be like Scotland, which, according to the latest Energy Statistics from the Department of Energy and Climate Change, are on track for its highest … [continued]
Advanced gaming technology now means anyone can immerse themselves in warfare, become a rock star, or win the World Series, albeit virtually. But what if video games could also teach people about energy technologies and environmental concerns?
energyNOW! correspondent Lee Patrick Sullivan plugs into several video games that could help people make better energy choices and potentially create real-world energy solutions.
Solar power is being used at oil wells to power drilling operations these days. Apparently, it is also being used at nuclear power plants, ironically. “In an order valued at nearly $400,000 USD, a large US power utility in the Southwestern United States has selected the EverGEN 1530 solar … [continued]
Hino Motors, best known for producing light trucks and cars (called kei trucks and kei cars in Japan), has more or less donated nearly 60 little trucks to the disaster relief efforts. The trucks they sent up there are their fairly new Dutro Hybrid […]
Finite fossil fuels powering transportation is problematic for a number of reasons, one of them being the non-renewable nature of crude oil. One of the solutions is, of course, the electric car ultimately recharged with electricity provided by wind, solar, or geothermal energy. But there’s another bottleneck – the rare … [continued]
The European Union (EU) and China are, essentially, in a competition to see who will invest the most money in clean energy (sorry, U.S. clean energy lovers, a certain section of our political ‘elite’ limit our competitiveness). Historically, the EU is in the lead, but I think we all … [continued]
