From a technology perspective, the borders within the energy sector are becoming increasingly fuzzy. No longer is it just about the best, cleanest, or cheapest power generation technology.
Long Beach City College (LBCC) just received the Community College Energy Award at the Green California Summit, and that is good news considering the political assault on cleaner energy and our health.
The combination of falling prices and rising interest put rooftop solar on a strong trajectory. But even as solar goes mainstream, it’s tough for consumers to tell which installer, which panels, and which financing is right for them.
Florida has been famously known as the Sunshine State — an old nickname that was officially adopted in 1970 by the state legislature. I have been researching the energy use of U.S. homes and how to reduce it for my entire career — nearly 40 years. Most of that time I’ve spent as a researcher at the Florida Solar Energy Center, which is the state’s dedicated energy research institute and part of the University of Central Florida.
The government of the UK has selected a site located in the West Midlands for the installation of a new electric vehicle battery manufacturing development facility — with the idea being that the facility will provide the UK with a path towards becoming a major center of development in the sector.
Amber Kinetics and Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO) announces the installation of the world’s first commercially available, four-hour flywheel energy storage system at a power generation site on Oahu, Hawaii.
Sun Zsu counselled the value of knowing your enemy more than a thousand years ago. His wisdom is still valid today. Read Jane Mayer’s deeply troubling Dark Money to educate yourself about the enemy we all face today.
Improving battery life and safety standards place electric vehicles and self-driving cars closer than ever to the mainstream, and the City of Austin is laying plans to capitalize on the transition.
Research led by the Fraunhofer Center For Sustainable Energy Systems finds that solar panels mounted above crops in an agricultural setting can raise the efficiency of the land by 60%. Further research is planned.
It’s understandable that many visitors to Stone Edge Farm’s properties in Sonoma, California, would relish in the lush landscapes, expansive vineyards, and world-class wines produced there without even realizing that it was also one of the world-class test beds for microgrid development.
