After many months of waiting and debating, the California Public Utilities Commission has approved a plan for local utility Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) to buy space-based solar power from Solaren Corp. The stealth startup, ...READ»
As utilities scramble to reach emissions targets with massive renewable energy projects and smart meter rollouts, it's important to remember that community-owned renewable energy is a viable--and sometimes better--alternative. And ...READ»
Sure, installing solar and wind power is easy enough, but it's difficult to transport alternative energy from its sources--usually rural locations--to the cities that need it. That's where the Tres Amigas Project, announced today by ...READ»
1366 Technologies, a startup spun-out of MIT that aims to raise solar panel efficiency without increasing cost, announced this week that it has developed a manufacturing process to produce multicrystalline solar panels with an 18% ...READ»
Google isn't content to watch as solar power remains too expensive for mass commercial use--no, the Internet behemoth announced plans yesterday to revolutionize the industry itself by developing mirror technology that could cut the ...READ»
As we discussed a few months ago, drilling for geothermal energy is a process that is fraught with complications. In June, startup AltaRock Energy announced plans to use a controversial method to drill for geothermal energy in ...READ»
The Department of Energy gave a big boost to solar and wind projects across the United States yesterday when it handed out nearly $503 million to companies in an attempt to raise their prospects of receiving outside capital. The ...READ»
The Natural Resources Defense Council released a list today of the most oil dependent states, and there are few surprises. None of the states at the top of the list are known for their alternative energy efforts, and almost all of ...READ»
