This Brilliant Solar Panel System Might Put a Huge Kink in President Trump's Coal PlansInc Magazine - Wanda ThibodeauxInspired by nature, this solar panel setup uses smart technology and a gorgeous design to bring homes and businesses greater efficiency. Under the ink of President Donald Trump's America First Energy the
Google to be powered 100% by renewable energy from 2017The Guardian - Adam VaughanInternet giant says renewable energy is increasingly lowest cost option and it will not rule out investing in nuclear power Google’s data centres and the offices for its 60,000 staff will be powered entirely
Let the people lighten energy load with citizen-owned schemesThe Guardian - Gérard MagninUrgent climate action must be taken and communities are willing to participate in their own electricity production – if the incentives are right The challenge of climate change is global and it demands
The colossal African solar farm that could power EuropeBBC Future - Sandrine CeurstemontWe visit a vast power plant at the door to the Moroccan desert that is helping to define the energy future of the world. This story is featured in BBC Future’s “Best of 2016” collection. Discover more
Stephen Hawking Stephen Hawking just gave humanity a due date for finding another planetThe Washington Post - By Peter HolleyIf humanity survives the rise of artificial intelligence, the ravages of climate change and the threat of nuclear terrorism in the next century, it doesn't mean we're home free, according to Stephen Hawking.
Why the Country’s First Offshore Wind Farm Is Such a Big DealFortune - Katie Fehrenbacher When fifteen 240-foot-long spinning fiberglass blades off the coast of Rhode Island finally start converting wind into power before the end of this …
Icon version of the Flipboard logo For European Wind Industry, Offshore Projects Are Boomingyale.edu As Europe’s wind energy production rises dramatically, offshore turbines are proliferating from the Irish Sea to the Baltic Sea. It’s all part of the …
Wind Power Wind power could supply 20% of global electricity by 2030inhabitat - by Cat DiStasio Although solar power gets more press, the wind power industry is growing nearly as fast. The (GWEC) released an historic report Tuesday in Beijing, …
DoE energy-loan program (notorious for Solyndra) now turning a profitgreencarreports.com - Stephen Edelstein The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) loan program that became a lightning rod during the 2012 presidential election is now turning a profit. The …
Why Apple and Google are moving into solar energyBBC Future - Chris BaraniukSilicon Valley’s biggest companies are investing in renewable energy in a serious way – a sign, perhaps, of rapid changes in the energy market. Most people think of Apple as a company that makes phones,
Solar And Wind Power Are Growing – But Won’t Solve Climate Changevaluewalk.com Solar And Wind Power Are Growing – But Won’t Solve Climate Change It was a memorable conclusion to the now-decade-old movie An Inconvenient Truth: …
The Huge Impact Goldman Sachs’ Billions Are Having on Clean EnergyFortune - Katie Fehrenbacher Financial giant Goldman Sachs, which plans to invest a massive $150 billion into clean energy projects and technology over the next decade, is …
Hawaii Sitting On The Lid Of A Solar ExplosionForbes - Jeff McMahonHawaii’s tremulous effort to embrace solar energy—but not too fast—may be holding at bay an explosion of rooftop solar in the island state, according to experts in data and adoption behavior. “Whether
President Trump Could Withdraw from Paris Climate Agreement Within One Year of Taking OfficeFortune - David Z. Morris GOP Presidential candidate Donald Trump said in May that he would back out of the recent Paris climate agreement. Commentators argued that that would …
Solar steam generation without mirrorsaip.org Heating water to its boiling point is an important first step, not only for preparing a cup of tea or bowl of pasta but also for applications such as …
Tesla Aims to Unveil Solar Roof With Integrated Energy Storage Next MonthFOX Business - Fool.comTesla CEO Elon Musk unveils Powerwall. Image source: Tesla Motors. This summer, just after Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) showed off its Gigafactory to the press, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company would
Climate A vote for Trump is a vote for climate catastropheThe Washington Post - By Eugene RobinsonJuly and August were the hottest months for the planet since record keeping began. Scientists are confident that 2016 will be the hottest year. Rising sea levels have made flooding commonplace in several
How Apple Is Pushing Its Suppliers to Use Clean EnergyFortune - Katie Fehrenbacher Now that tech giant Apple is powering almost all of its operations using solar and wind, the company is looking to all those suppliers around the …
These TWO charts are enough to understand why solar power is the future of energyzmescience.com - Tibi Puiu We’ve explained previously why renewable energy is getting cheaper all the time, but if you found it challenging to spot the patterns among all those …
China embarked on wind power frenzy, says IEAbbc.co.uk - Roger Harrabin China has been building two wind turbines every hour, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has told BBC News.
Geomagnetic Storm A 100-year solar storm could fry our power grids — these are the places most at riskBusiness Insider - Dave Mosher and Andy KierszThe sun is the source of nearly all life on Earth. It will also doom our feeble planet in about 1 billion years. Until then, while the star is still technically on our side, we'll have to worry about storms
Energy General Motors announces plans to switch to 100% renewable energyinhabitat - by Marc Carter General Motors just announced an ambitious plan to power all of its global operations with 100 percent renewable energy by the year 2050. The …
This Solar Car Charges Itself While It’s Parked On The Streetfastcoexist.com - Adele Peters In day-to-day life in a city, if you have a short commute or just use the car for errands, you might never need to plug it in. The Sion, from a …
Donald Trump’s Newest Adviser Says Global Warming Is a Huge Threat to National Securitymotherjones.com
Tesla Energy and solar installation with 6 Powerwall units cutting $13,000 per year in energy costElectrek - Fred LambertIf you are still waiting for your Tesla Powerwall order it’s because this guy in Australia is hogging them all. OK, maybe not all, but 6 units – making his installation one of the biggest home energy in
If I use clean power, can I crank up the AC without guilt?grist.org - Ask Umbra® We recently enrolled in a green-rate program through our utility. For an approximate 20 percent premium, we receive 100 percent renewable …
The Truth Behind The Kochs’ New Fossil Fuel PR CampaignThinkProgress - Nexus Media Behind the latest Koch-funded effort to hide the impacts of fossil fuels Is carbon dioxide racist? Can pollution discriminate? It seems an odd notion …
SolarCity SolarCity’s integrated solar roof plan said to target 5M U.S. homesTechCrunch - Darrell EtheringtonHow do you make a dent in the energy market? SolarCity is likely one of the few companies that has a good idea of how to answer that question, and one part of its plan includes replacing the roofs of million
