REPORT: ENERGY REMAINS AS “DIRTY” AS EVER DESPITE RISE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY

Published at Apr 29, 2013
source: Singularity HUB
With all the news about wind farms, record-breaking solar power stations, and burgeoning sales of hybrid-electric vehicles one could...

Progress Report: Seven US Offshore Wind Demonstration Projects

Published at Apr 28, 2013
source: Renewable Energy World
Ahead of next week's AWEA Windpower event in Chicago, a Webinar from the Department of Energy (DoE) provided an update on the potential for offshore...

Renewable Energy Poised for Strong Growth

Published at Apr 25, 2013
source: Renew Grid Mag
Annual investment in new renewable power capacity is set to rise by anywhere from two-and-a-half times to more than four-and-a-half times between now and 2030,...

DOE Announces Long-Life Battery to Help Integrate Renewable into the Grid

Published at Apr 25, 2013
source: Renew Grid Mag
The U.S. Department of Energy(DOE) says that researchers from its SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University have designed a low-cost, long-life "flow"...

US Senators Re-Introduce MLP Act to Level Playing Field for Renewable Energy

Published at Apr 24, 2013
source: Renewable Energy World
JinkoSolar Holding Co. and First Solar Inc. were among solar companies that surged after four U.S. senators introduced legislation that would let renewable- energy projects...

The smart money is on renewable energy

Published at Apr 24, 2013
source: Grist
Signs of this transformation are already appearing: Solar power workers now outnumber coal miners nationwide, wind power was the United States’

Google Calls for More Renewable Energy Purchasing Options, Supports Duke Energy Proposal

Published at Apr 21, 2013
source: Renewable Energy World
  Google Inc., which has invested more than $1 billion in renewable energy projects and buys wind- generated electricity, said utilities should offer large customers...

NY Renewable Energy Study Finds New York Could Soon Be Powered By Wind, Water And Sunlight

Published at Apr 8, 2013
source: Huffington Post
The study, led by researchers from Stanford and Cornell universities, provides a theoretical road map to how New Yorkers could rely on renewable energy within...

Energy Storage Series: Why We Need It, And Why We Don't

Published at Apr 3, 2013
source: Renewable Energy World
It's almost a cliché that there's a "friendly debate" pitting utilities against renewable energy. But concerns on the utility side of the table are real:...

100 Percent Renewable Vision Building

Published at Apr 3, 2013
source: Renewable Energy World
Increasingly countries and regions are leapfrogging timid renewable targets and moving toward full 100 percent integration of renewables into electricity supply. Some thought leaders, politicians,...