Rachael WheatleyNevada researchers trying to turn roadside weed into biofuelapnewsarchive.comRENO, Nev. (AP) — Three decades ago, a University of Nevada researcher who obtained one of the first U.S. Energy Department grants to study the …
Rachael WheatleyThe one thing that could make or break solar energyverified_publisherBusiness Insider - Travis Hoium and Travis Hoium,One of the more important and misunderstood parts of the solar industry is the impact policy has on making solar energy viable in the electric grid. Without policies like net metering -- which allow solar customers to send extra electricity back to the grid during the day and only pay for net usage …
Rachael WheatleyStudent-built solar motorbikes hit the road in Kenyaverified_publisherReuters - Leopold ObiURUDI, Kenya (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Motorcycle taxi operators waiting for passengers in this village in western Kenya's Kisumu County lounge on their various machines – but Alfred Omondi's plug-in electric scooter stands out from the crowd. Surrounded by motorbikes running on polluting …
Rachael WheatleyCanning byelection poll: renewable energy trumps national securityverified_publisher Australia News - Calla WahlquistVoters in the West Australian seat say they would support a 50% renewable energy target, in a poll conducted for conservation groups and Solar Citizens
Rachael WheatleyShell abandons Alaska Arctic drillingverified_publisherThe Guardian - Terry MacalisterOil giant’s US president says hugely controversial drilling operations off Alaska will stop for ‘foreseeable future’ as drilling finds little oil and gas
