US Navy Lab Eyeballs Solar + Soaring For 24/7 Autonomous Flight
May 24th, 2017 | by Tina Casey
The US Naval Research Laboratory is combining solar wings with a thermal-seeking algorithm for long distance, autonomous unmanned flight
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Solar-Friendly Florida Utility Hammers Trump On Coal Policy
May 23rd, 2017 | by Tina Casey
While President Trump is away trying to impress global leaders, solar friendly FPL is busy undercutting his rhetoric on coal
Tension Mounts As Energy Dept. Grid Study Deadline Looms
May 21st, 2017 | by Tina Casey
Renewable energy stakeholders warn of gaping holes in the new grid study, perhaps the Department of Defense should weigh in
US Energy Dept. Wants You To Use Electricity Like Facebook, Or Something
May 17th, 2017 | by Tina Casey
How much damage can one image do? We may find out soon enough. US President Trump's own Department of Energy is circulating an infographic that wipes the floor with the President's pro-coal message, pitches wind and solar, and makes mincemeat out of the entire Trump Administration energy policy
Texas Rhino Rancher Wins Landmark Pollution Case Against Natural Gas Co.
May 16th, 2017 | by Tina Casey
A Texas rancher's successful pollution case involving radioactive pipes could open the floodgates to more lawsuits against oil and gas companies
3-D Zinc Sponge Could Wipe The Energy Storage Floor With Li-ion Batteries (CleanTechnica Interview)
May 15th, 2017 | by Tina Casey
A team of researchers from the Naval Research Laboratory is on to a new zinc-based alternative to lithium-ion batteries. The new research aims at enabling the Navy to expands its energy storage options. The new zinc battery could also makes its way into the EV market, providing manufacturers with a lighter, less expensive alternative to today's crop of lithium-ion batteries
Trump Breathes New Life Into Paris Climate Change Accord With Arctic Mic Drop
May 13th, 2017 | by Tina Casey
Trump Secretary of State Rex Tillerson just signed a binding multinational agreement that could force US to stay in Paris climate change accord
US Energy Dept. Still Believes That Small Wind Turbines Are Da Bomb
May 13th, 2017 | by Tina Casey
Small wind turbines have their share of skeptics, but the US Department of Energy holds out hope for a vigorous distributed wind energy sector
Energy Sec’y Rick Perry Won’t Stop Hilariously Trolling His Own Deputy, Now With Energy Efficiency
May 11th, 2017 | by Tina Casey
Trump's own Energy Department makes one last desperate pitch for energy efficiency as Trump mulls ditching the Energy Star program
US Air Force Makes A $243 Million Energy Efficiency Pitch (CleanTechnica Exclusive Interview)
May 10th, 2017 | by Tina Casey
The topic of energy efficiency doesn't usually get much press, but for various reasons it has been barreling through the news cycle in recent weeks. One major development is a new $243 million efficiency upgrade slated for Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City
The Magic Number Is 800: US Energy Dept. Rolls Out Welcome Mat For New Boss
May 9th, 2017 | by Tina Casey
In the latest development, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory welcomed Mr. Simmons on board -- not by name, but with a pitch for the 800 technologies in its licensing stable
Money Talks: $15 Trillion Tells Trump To Declare Victory…And Stay In Paris Climate Change Accord
May 8th, 2017 | by Tina Casey
More than two hundred institutional investors worth the tidy sum of $15 trillion have just put the Trump Administration on notice that climate change has put their assets at risk. The notice comes in the form of a newly published letter to the G7 group of seven industrialized nations and the G20 group of 20 major economies.
US Energy Dept. To Trump: Lalalalala We Can’t Hear You, Wind Power Rocks!
May 8th, 2017 | by Tina Casey
Energy Secretary Rick Perry has been steadily undercutting the Trump Administration's pro-coal messaging with a flood of press releases, tweets and articles touting clean tech and renewables. The good news is so relentless it's almost like he's laughing and pointing over at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
Energy Sec’y Rick Perry Hilariously Trolls His Own Deputy With Good News About Renewables
May 5th, 2017 | by Tina Casey
Former Texas Governor Rick Perry has been wearing two hats ever since President Donald J. Trump tapped him to lead the Department of Energy.
Thanks, Trump: US Army Cranks Up Yuuuuuge Solar + Wind Project
May 2nd, 2017 | by Tina Casey
President Trump keeps racking up the wind and solar energy credits, the latest example being the US Army's massive wind and solar hybrid complex in Texas.
Water Butts Heads With Fracking, Oil & Gas Industry In Oklahoma … Or Not
May 1st, 2017 | by Tina Casey
The fracking boom has combined with conventional oil and gas drilling to raise a perfect storm of water resource issues in Oklahoma
Don’t Look Back, Natural Gas: Sustainable Plastic Is Gaining On You
April 25th, 2017 | by Tina Casey
ExxonMobil is sitting pretty in the petrochemical market of the future, but a sustainable plastic developed with federal funding could disrupt those plans
100 Days Of Trump = Good News For Solar, Wind, & Other Renewables
April 24th, 2017 | by Tina Casey
The Energy Department packs the first 100 days of the Trump Administration with good news about solar, wind and other renewables -- coal, not so much
Trump Promises More Coal Jobs, New Mexico Thumbs “Cleaner” Power Nose
April 21st, 2017 | by Tina Casey
New Mexico's PNM ditches coal with a message for Trump: "Our number-one responsibility is to act in the best interests of our customers..."
Trump Admin. Outlines Global Solar Plan: 10 Terawatts By 2030
April 19th, 2017 | by Tina Casey
The Trump Administration talks up coal bigly but keeps on prepping for a solar powered future with a global goal of 10 terawatts by
Creepy Herbicide Repurposed To Solve Creepy EV Battery Problem
April 18th, 2017 | by Tina Casey
The notorious herbicide and chemical weapon paraquat is helping to solve an EV battery problem that has puzzled researchers for 40 years
NYC Nails Formula E 100% EV Action, NJ’s Formula 1 Dream Slips Away
April 17th, 2017 | by Tina Casey
New Jersey wanted Formula racing first, but rival state New York beats it to the punch this summer with Formula E racing for EVs only
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