January 24th, 2013 
Chris DeArmond 
Two of the biggest challenges to solar power are cost and efficiency, though scientists at Empa, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, took another small step towards conquering both obstacles. Less than a week ago, an independent laboratory confirmed that Empa surpassed the previous world record (which it also held), for energy [...]
January 23rd, 2013 Noelle Phares 
A recent article in the UK’s The Guardian outlines statements made by BP chief executive Bob Dudley regarding the company’s study on oil production projections. BP aligns with the common stances taken by oil companies in the defense of oil supplies, and this statement is no exception. The study suggests that no end is in [...]
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Tags: Alternative Energy, Fracking, Noelle Phares, Peak Oil, Renewable Energy 
No Comments » January 21st, 2013 Sean Connell Mount Hood and Crater Lake may be Oregon’s most famous volcanic sites, but a much lesser known companion may soon be joining them. While lacking the towering cone of Hood, Newberry Crater is actually the largest of the Cascade Range volcanoes, covering 1,200 square miles (or about the size of the state of Rhode Island). The U.S. [...]
January 17th, 2013 Eric Wilson 
What comes to mind when you think of New Jersey? Snooki? The Situation? The Boss? Fughedabouddit, try solar. New Jersey is the second largest installer of solar energy in the United States behind only California. National Geographic’s Great Energy Challenge has a piece looking at the revolution in solar that’s taking place in the “Garden [...]
Posted in Behavior, Business, Eric Wilson, News, Renewable Energy Tags: California, Landfill, Photovoltaic, Solar Energy No Comments » January 14th, 2013 Eric Wilson 
A report from the Energy Information Agency has laid out the future diminution of coal fired electricity. Once the stalwart of electricity generation, coal has begun to cede its crown to natural gas. In fact, overall electricity generation has flattened out. Many anticipated this day would come, but envisioned carbon pricing playing a significant role [...]
Posted in Agriculture, Behavior, Clean Technology, Conservation, Energy Efficiency, Eric Wilson, Green Economy, Local Energy/Food, News, Renewable Energy, Sustainability Tags: Biogas, Coal, Electricity Generation, Energy Information Administration, Natural Gas, New Belgium Brewery, Solar Energy, Waste, Wind Power No Comments » January 8th, 2013 John Basalla If you read articles on this website you are most likely interested in green technology and sustainability and would probably be interested in working in a green job. There is lots of talk about the new green economy and the job growth that all the new green technology will create. But how do you get [...]
January 4th, 2013 Eric Wilson 
It appears that I misspoke in the calendar post from earlier this month. The Production Tax Credit for renewable energy, namely wind, which expired on December 31, 2012 after 20 years, was spared in the deal to avert the fiscal cliff. According to the White House’s blog, “Tax credits that encourage the production of clean [...]
December 19th, 2012 Justin Manger 
There are a lot of them – 62,500 power plants operating today, in fact. That number includes everything from coal-fired power plants to wind farms to hydroelectric dams with a capacity of 30 megawatts or greater. The map comes from a recent GE report and really makes it easy to see where the various plants [...]
Posted in Economics, Justin Manger, News, Renewable Energy Tags: Alternative Energy, Coal, Electricity Generation, Energy, Power plants, Solar Energy No Comments » December 17th, 2012 Sean Connell 
Three noteworthy developments in Japan over the past couple of weeks highlight continued progress there towards bringing new renewable energy generation and conservation on line—and developments to be watchful of along the way.
November 26th, 2012 Sean Connell Japan has reached an important initial milestone in its efforts to advance renewable energy generation. According to data released on November 16 by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), renewable energy projects that went on-line between April and October 2012 had a combined output of 1.15 million kilowatts—roughly equivalent to the amount of [...]
Posted in Clean Technology, Japan, Policy, Renewable Energy Tags: Alternative Energy, Clean Energy, Energy, Feed-in Tariff, Japan, Nuclear, Photovoltaic, Sean Connell, Solar Energy, Wind Power No Comments »
