UK Prime Minister Launches World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm
July 4th, 2013 | by Timothy B. Hurst
It’s been a long time in the making — 12 years to be precise — but the London Array, the [&hellip
About Timothy B. Hurst
Timothy B. Hurst is the founder of ecopolitology and the executive editor at LiveOAK Media, a media network about the politics of energy and the environment, green business, cleantech, and green living. When not reading, writing, thinking or talking about environmental politics with anyone who will listen, Tim spends his time skiing in Colorado's high country, hiking with his dog, and getting dirty in his vegetable garden.
Author Archives: Timothy B. Hurst
Inverter Shortage Hobbling European Solar Installations
March 30th, 2010 | by Timothy B. Hurst
Because of healthy European solar PV demand and the fact that there are a growing number of new entrants to the sector, the solar solar inverter industry supply chain is fluid and a bit unstable
U.S. Sen. Mark Udall Unveils Community Solar Gardens Bill
March 17th, 2010 | by Timothy B. Hurst
U.S. Senator Mark Udall (D-Colo) picks up a few tricks from his home state, offers to extend solar tax credit [&hellip
Scientists Trip Over Revolutionary CO2-Removing Catalyst
January 24th, 2010 | by Timothy B. Hurst
In a fortuitous discovery, chemists have stumbled on a catalyst that strips carbon dioxide from the air and converts it [&hellip
World's Southernmost Wind Farm Now Feeding Antarctic "Grid"
January 16th, 2010 | by Timothy B. Hurst
Joint New Zealand-U.S. project begins harvesting steady Antarctic winds on Ross Island. [social_buttons] Besides the heavy snow, unrelenting wind, and [&hellip
How Green Is the New Sprint 'Reclaim' Phone?
October 12th, 2009 | by Timothy B. Hurst
The new green-themed Reclaim made by Samsung is more than your standard phone with slick green branding — though there’s [&hellip
LED Lighting with a Wave of a Hand: Sylvania's DOT-it
September 15th, 2009 | by Timothy B. Hurst
From green gadgets and gizmos, to DVDs and loose-leaf teas, I get the occasional product sent to me for a [&hellip
World’s Most Efficient Solar Technology Coming Soon
August 25th, 2009 | by Timothy B. Hurst
The long-awaited commercial deployment of the world’s most efficient solar technology looks like it will now be near Phoenix, in [&hellip
U.S. Energy Use Drops in 2008 [Infographics]
August 17th, 2009 | by Timothy B. Hurst
Americans used more solar, nuclear, biomass and wind energy in 2008 than they did in 2007, according to the most [&hellip
Offshore Energy (Oil) Could Create 6,700 Jobs for N. Carolina
July 28th, 2009 | by Timothy B. Hurst
[social_buttons] East Coast states gearing-up for a push to develop “energy” on the Outer Continental Shelf. Just days after California [&hellip
Texas Taking Lead in Race for US' First Offshore Wind Farm?
July 27th, 2009 | by Timothy B. Hurst
Texas start-up Baryonyx awarded two offshore wind energy leases Which state’s waters will be the home of the United States’ [&hellip
Wind Turbine Blade Would Mimic Hawk Wing for Extended Life
July 25th, 2009 | by Timothy B. Hurst
Danish scientists are developing a new wind turbine blade that mimics the stability found in hawk wings during highly-turbulent wind [&hellip
U.S. Wind Power Growth, Visualized [map]
July 20th, 2009 | by Timothy B. Hurst
I like maps. They can be a powerful tool for visually representing the scope of change. In late 2008, just [&hellip
Firm to Build First Utility-Scale Hydrogen Power Plant
July 16th, 2009 | by Timothy B. Hurst
[social_buttons] A New Mexico-based company has announced plans to build what it is calling, the world’s first utility-scale, zero-emissions hydrogen [&hellip
World's Largest Solar PV Plant to Be Built in Washington State
July 9th, 2009 | by Timothy B. Hurst
75-megawatt solar plant would also create hundreds of new green jobs Not all of the big solar projects coming down [&hellip
Burger King to Harness Kinetic Energy from Speed Bumps
July 7th, 2009 | by Timothy B. Hurst
Stopping for cheeseburgers to bring new energy to New Jersey drive-thru On the same day that Coulomb Technologies announced it [&hellip
New Design Integrates Wind Turbines Into Transmission Towers
July 6th, 2009 | by Timothy B. Hurst
Concept incorporates vertical-axis wind turbines directly into transmission towers already dotting the landscape. Three Frenchmen, architects Nicola Delon and Julien [&hellip
Google Announces First Utility Partners for New PowerMeter
May 20th, 2009 | by Timothy B. Hurst
Google’s plan to roll-out home energy monitoring systems took a step towards reality Tuesday when the company announced the first [&hellip
Scientists Discover New Carbon Material Hard as Diamond
May 12th, 2009 | by Timothy B. Hurst
Scientists from China and the United States believe they have discovered a new carbon material that is tough enough to [&hellip
Leviathan Launches US Sales Efforts for Wind Energizer
May 6th, 2009 | by Timothy B. Hurst
Diversified renewable energy solutions provider Leviathan Energy announced today that it will officially commence US sales and marketing efforts for [&hellip
Wind Turbine Output Boosted 30% by Breakthrough Design
April 29th, 2009 | by Timothy B. Hurst
Passive structure design of “Wind Energizer” by Leviathan Energy reportedly increases wind turbine efficiency 30% in field tests. Technological advancements [&hellip
World's First Freshwater Wind Farm Coming to New York?
April 23rd, 2009 | by Timothy B. Hurst
With all of the attention being paid to where the United States’ first offshore wind farm will be located—there are [&hellip
Spam Wasted 33 Billion Kilowatt-Hours of Electricity in 2008
April 20th, 2009 | by Timothy B. Hurst
Conservationists have long been uncomfortable with the environmental impact of the mountains of catalogs, credit card offers, coupons, and other [&hellip
Wind Energy Industry Brings Badly Needed Jobs to Detroit
April 10th, 2009 | by Timothy B. Hurst
Wind turbine manufacturer Global Wind Systems announced today that it will be hiring 250 new employees to work in the [&hellip
Illinois Drive-In Becomes World's First Wind-Powered Movie Theater
April 8th, 2009 | by Timothy B. Hurst
Drive-ins are not as ubiquitous on the American landscape as they once were. Whether sitting outside in lawn chairs, or [&hellip
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