UpriseEnergy Demonstrates Rapid-Deploy Wind+Battery Energy Solution In A Shipping Container
UpriseEnergy was the only wind innovation that passed my sniff test in 2013, and they’ve just delivered a solid win and demonstration. Onward and upward.
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SunPower Offers $1,000 Rooftop Solar Discount For Veterans & Active Duty Military
In honor of Memorial Day here in the United States (yesterday), rooftop solar power firm SunPower has been offering a $1,000 rebate for current and former members of any arm of the U.S. military who go solar. No word on whether Avengers or Agents of SHIELD can also get the $1,000 discount.
US Subsidizes Fossil Fuels To The Tune Of $4.6, $27.4, Or $649 Billion Annually, Depending…
In 2022, new wind energy will get zero financial assistance of any kind and new solar will get very little, while fossil fuels will continue to get $4.6 billion annually in the best possible accounting, $27.4 billion in a reasonable accounting and $649 billion in a full accounting including negative externalities.
Laws In Southeast Make It Hard For Military To Go Solar (Part 2 of 2)
Part I of this two-part series asked the question of whether the military should be getting credit for a new solar project that utility Duke Energy is building at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, NC. This post explores why the military finds itself in a situation where it can’t just … [continued]
Is The Military Getting Undue Credit For Solar Power In North Carolina? (Part 1 of…
UPDATE: Duke Energy spokesperson Randy Wheeless tweeted that Duke Energy is in fact keeping the renewable energy credits from the solar farm at Camp Lejeune to count toward North Carolina’s renewable energy portfolio standard. That confirms that the Navy should not be counting this installation toward its 2015 target of … [continued]
Google Engages Facebook With Nonstop Solar Drones
Originally published on Planetsave. Drones are no longer known as mere weapons of war. At least, that’s how Google, Facebook, and other online giants like Amazon appear to be thinking. Google has just acquired Titan Aerospace, a promising solar-powered drone maker, as part of its plans to globalize wireless internet. … [continued]
Safe Drinking Water When & Where It’s Needed Most
Water purification plants around the globe typically are built near a power plant and population centers because of high energy needs for reverse osmosis filtration and associated pumping to residents and businesses. Desalination projects are even more energy intensive. These plants mostly run on fossil fuels (coal or oil), creating … [continued]
U.S. Military Adding Solar Roofs to More Base Housing
Great news on solar power: More eco-friendly military housing is on the horizon. Today, SolarCity announced that three more solar panel rooftop projects will be added to Air Force bases in California and Colorado later this summer. The additional bases are a part of SolarStrong, a $1-billion solar installation … [continued]
Congress Still Hates Biofuel (For the Military)
The U.S. military is – perhaps unsurprisingly – one of the driving forces behind alternative fuel sources; after all, not being dependent on potentially hostile foreign countries for vital fuel is a matter of national security. However, in the short term, said alternative fuels are more expensive than standard fossil fuels, and that creates a few problems. […]
US Military and a Critical Energy Alternative
The US military is a consumer with different priorities. They make their own assessments and have determined as far back as 2010 that there is likely to be shortages of fuel by 2015. If by one war or embargo or a well placed weather event, supplies of oil are interrupted their tanks, ships, aircraft and supplies will have limited mobility.
