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New Mexico's first utility-scale geothermal energy plant begins operations at 4 megawatts in the Animas Valley in the southwestern part of the state.
Net zero isn’t new, but it remains very ambitious. And at this scale? Unheard of. We’re talking about the new Electrical and Computer Engineering building at the University of Illinois. This is a ...
If you drive an electric vehicle in Illinois, you’re going to get a little shock when it comes time for your annual vehicle registration. Last weekend, the Illinois National Assembly approved raising ...
The Obama administration says utility-scale solar is already 60 percent of the way toward a 2020 hitting a goal of being competitive with conventional sources.
Researchers in Europe develop a micro electric car prototype capable of traveling up to 12 miles or so on solar power alone.
More companies and organizations are finally putting their money where their mouth is when it comes to sustainability. Most recently, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, which provides non-profit ...
We’ve all heard about how as more CO2 is released into the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels; more is being absorbed by oceans, and that is making the ocean too acidic so that shellfish can’t make ...
Electrified vehicles are more and more on the minds of automakers, particularly in Germany, as we observed from the recent Frankfurt Auto Show a slew of announcements on concept and production models.
It sounds like PGA Tour talk. “Play fairway analysis” – maybe a new way to track how well golfers stay out of the rough? No, it’s a mapping and analysis technique that the U.S. Department of Energy ...
An analysis by financial advisory firm Lazard finds that cost of energy from wind power has dropped faster than expected, by 50 percent in the past four years.
Xcel, Colorado's largest electricity provider, is seeking net-metering changes that could undervalue solar's grid benefits and slow its growth.
The US Navy is ushering in an era of unprecedented military energy innovation with the deployment of its Great Green Fleet. On January 20 th, the missile destroyer USS Stockdale officially became the ...