The Philadelphia Navy Yard is going full speed ahead with its transformation from urban toxic eyesore to a hub for new green jobs and clean energy innovation. The latest step in particular reveals the power of clean energy to create new jobs, even to the extent of pulling new jobs … [continued]
A new survey indicates that voters are more likely to support candidates who support clean energy legislation, when the survey links clean energy with job creation. The poll was conducted by Public Policy Polling for the National Resources Defense Council, covering 23 key Congressional districts that are locked in close … [continued]
Scientists at the University of Utah have developed a new bubble-based technique for cleaning up polluted soil, especially soil contaminated with metals. The new technique may also work on polluted water. Testing is under way at a site at Lake Taihu in China, which takes in polluted runoff from a … [continued]
Some very exciting news for US clean energy today. Google announced on their blog last night that they will invest in a project to build 350 miles of transmission off the Atlantic coast from New Jersey to Virginia to tap into gigantic off-shore wind potential that we are only just beginning … [continued]
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has announced an ambitious plan to hire a whopping 300 new employees, with the goal of achieving “innovative solutions to the nation’s most important challenges in strategic security, energy, and the environment.” While perhaps best known for its work in weapons, nuclear and laser technology, the … [continued]
If I was Morpheus I could just say “Well, we can’t tell you what it is, you’d have to see it for yourself,” and this post would be over, but that would be lame, so here goes. The MATRIX is a new lithium-ion battery that will help reduce the need … [continued]
Last week the U.S. Department of Energy released a new report detailing the potential opportunities for offshore wind power development in the U.S. The figures are mighty impressive. Along with generating 4,000 gigawatts, a full blown U.S. wind power development program would create thousands of new green jobs and reduce … [continued]
I, and others on Cleantechnica, have written about the statistics of China’s clean energy growth, investments and clean energy plans a number of times on here, and just yesterday I wrote on the expansion of a Chinese wind energy company in the US. But what is it like to spend … [continued]
A truly massive 709 MW Stirling solar thermal project from Tessera Solar and a tiny 45 MW one from Chevron have won approval from the BLM today as part of a slew of solar projects being rushed to approval by the end of the year, when the Recovery Act cash … [continued]
This is a special guest post by Daniel Fielding, an editor at Everything Left who also does freelance design and writing in the green technology blogosphere. By Daniel E. Fielding A common phrase uttered all-too-often these days is, “In today’s economy.” Our nation’s leaders and industry leaders cringe every time … [continued]
