Following a press briefing this morning, President Barack Obama signed new executive orders intended to spur “swift action” on both U.S. economic recovery and American energy independence. Noting that presidents…
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Owner: Far West Solar LLC Operator: Pacific Power Management Many companies are finding that with solar energy, the sky’s the limit. As costs fall and mandates for renewable energy rise,…
Europe has seen tremendous activity in the development of renewable energy as a response to climate change. As a result, some of the most important renewable energy firms operating in…
Since the early 1860s, when French engineer and inventor Auguste Mouchout used a glass-enclosed cauldron, a polished parabolic dish, and the sun’s heat to produce steam for the first solar…
Steven F. Greenwald Jeffrey P. Gray On Sept. 12, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and California Energy Commission (CEC) took the next step in the implementation of Assembly Bill…
Anyone who has walked barefoot across a parking lot on a summer afternoon knows that blacktop is exceptionally good at soaking up the sun’s warmth. Now, a research team at…
Cost hikes for all things nuclear in the U.S. and UK This August, the U.S. Department of Energy said a revised estimate of the cost to plan, build, and operate…
Thirty years after the U.S. government began assessing if a remote ridge in the Mojave Desert 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas, Nev., was suitable for the nation’s first permanent…
Artificial photosynthesis for solar power? Photosynthesis, the natural process used by green plants for millions of years to convert sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water into oxygen and carbohydrates is the…
By Steven F. Greenwald and Jeffrey P. Gray These should be good times for environmentalists who focus on “green” energy policy. More than half the U.S. states have adopted renewable…