5 New Case Studies Add to Database of Geothermal Systems Installed Across the Nation By Becca Sweet, NLR The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Geothermal (OG) has published five new case studies on a variety of geothermal heating and cooling applications. These case studies, researched and written by the … [continued]
Compact Thermomagnetic Generator Delivers Continuous Electricity Using Natural Temperature Differences Between Ocean Water and Air The key to future technologies can sometimes be found in the past. What Ravi Kishore is working to perfect, for example, has its origins in the 19th century imaginations of Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison. … [continued]
Washington, DC — Today, the Sierra Club is highlighting the transparency generated by the organization’s Environmental Law Program in the first year of Donald Trump’s second term in office. Sierra Club lawyers launched a robust Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) accountability effort one year ago, at the start of the second … [continued]
Energy efficiency is the main focus of a new Energy Department effort to help improve competitiveness in key US industrial sectors.
A new compact, containerized energy storage system can store up solar power and deliver it for more than 100 hours at a time, day or night.
National Laboratory of the Rockies Analysis Finds Growth Across Geothermal Sectors From Technological Advancements, Investments, and New Applications Like Data Centers and Grid Support By Kelly MacGregor, NREL The National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR) recently published the 2025 U.S. Geothermal Market Report―an in-depth update on the state of geothermal energy … [continued]
A new, energy efficient desalination system leverages natural water pressure to make a 40% cut in energy consumption.
When US President Donald Trump declared an “energy emergency” on January 20 of last year, he tapped the nation’s hydropower industry for preferential treatment alongside coal and other fossil fuels. And so, it is no surprise to see the US Department of Energy issuing a new report that outlines the … [continued]
DOE announced it is rescinding a voluntary certification standard for what makes a clean building Washington, DC — Today, the Department of Energy rescinded its National Definition of a Zero Emissions Building, which had been in place since June 2024 and was intended to provide clear, certifiable criteria to designate clean buildings. … [continued]
I was debating whether to write this article or not. I discovered the news of NREL’s name being changed from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to the National Laboratory of the Rockies from Michael Barnard’s article about it yesterday. That article is a much more professional look at the situation … [continued]
