Originally Published in the ECOreport Dr Allan Hoffman recently compared the fracking boom to the market for illegal drugs. Regardless of the problems, there is simply too much money to be made, and he expects the boom to continue for several decades. Together with Professor EM Gustav Olsson, of Lund … [continued]
U.S. News has investigated just how many birds are killed by different energy sources each year, and the figures do not look good for coal utilities. Over the years that renewable energy has developed into a mainstay of the Western energy grid there have been a number of attempts to … [continued]
Originally Published by the ECOreport Between 70% and 80% of California’s solar installations are leased from third party companies. This model has been reproduced throughout much of the US, but some Washington installers want to do something different. They believe that money raised from local taxpayers should be used to … [continued]
It’s one thing to own your utility and have a commitment to renewable energy, but it’s another thing to deliver. The municipal utility in Palo Alto, CA, set an ambitious target of 33% renewable energy by 2015 and to ultimately deliver a carbon neutral electricity supply. They will reach 48% … [continued]
Editor’s Note: This is a great summary piece on the renewable energy revolution from one of CleanTechnica’s daily readers. Unlike with many of the recent reader articles we’ve published, this one doesn’t come from a frequent commenter but from one of the many, many lurkers who read CleanTechnica daily and … [continued]
Time for another solar news roundup. Enjoy! Drop other hot stories that we haven’t covered in the comments! SunPower’s CEO, Tom Werner, has voiced his opinion that off-grid solar is naive. Simply put: the grid is helpful and even needed. (Solar Love) California has hit a new solar output record. … [continued]
Department Of Energy. Liz Hartman. This is a guest blog by Liz Hartman, Communications Team Lead for Wind and Water Power at the Department of Energy (DOE). The blog was originally posted on the DOE’s website after the DOE announced the release of its latest annual Market Technologies report and is part … [continued]
Stories of gruesome bird deaths at the Ivanpah concentrating solar plant in California don’t have much evidence to back them up.
In a twist on the “artificial leaf” theme, a research team from Australia has developed a new way to lower the cost of hydrogen for FCEVs, with solar power.
Here’s an ever-expanding and continuously updated list of what I consider to be the top clean energy resources around. Feel free to add your own favorites in the comments below. Clean Energy (In General) What Is Clean Energy? 100% Renewable Energy Possible? How Much Renewable Energy Will Be Installed In … [continued]
