NRG Sees Residential Solar Expansion Amid Commodity Price Decline
NRG Energy Inc. plans to become the second- biggest U.S. rooftop solar company by year-end as falling prices put pressure on its conventional power production division.
Read MoreNet Zero Living in an Ultra Energy Efficient Home
Freedom from fluctuating energy prices, greater energy independence and eco-friendly living are alluring concepts that motivated my family to examine our housing and our lifestyle. We recently purchased an ultra-energy efficient home and installed a ph…
Read MorePower to the People: Bringing Light to the Darkness in the Developing World
Over the past two decades, natural disasters and deadly diseases have wreaked havoc around the world, causing millions of deaths, disrupting the lives of billions of people, and leading to trillions of dollars in economic damages and losses. While we c…
Read MoreRenewable Energy and Chilean Mines: A Market Overview
For a relatively new and untested renewable-energy market, Chile has a remarkable number of strengths. The country has incredibly attractive solar resources, according to Joel Link, vice president of development and global head of mining development for SolarReserve. “The Atacama Desert, in northern Chile, has arguably the world’s strongest solar resource,” he says, noting that this area also happens to be home to the lion’s share of the country’s mining activities.
The Year Ahead: Top Clean Energy Trends of 2015
For the past 13 years, Clean Edge has published the annual Clean Energy Trends report that has sized the global market for solar, wind, and biofuels and tracked everything from venture capital and stock market activity to total global investments. This year, instead of issuing one single report, we’ll be producing infographics, tables, charts, and webinars throughout the year – so be on the lookout in the coming weeks and months.
The Year Ahead: Top Clean Energy Trends of 2015
For the past 13 years, Clean Edge has published the annual Clean Energy Trends report that has sized the global market for solar, wind, and biofuels and tracked everything from venture capital and stock market activity to total global investments. This year, instead of issuing one single report, we’ll be producing infographics, tables, charts, and webinars throughout the year – so be on the lookout in the coming weeks and months.
Turning Waste into Energy in Oregon: City of Gresham Wastewater Treatment Plant
Clean energy alchemy is happening in Oregon, turning waste into clean, renewable energy. With technical and financial assistance from Energy Trust of Oregon and the Oregon Department of Energy, the City of Gresham Wastewater Treatment Plant’s energy management team is making this water resource recovery facility the first in the Pacific Northwest t
Morocco Awards 350 Megawatts of Concentrating Solar Power Projects to ACWA, Sener
Morocco awarded two of the world’s largest solar thermal power projects to Saudi developer ACWA Power International and Sener Ingenieria y Sistemas SA of Spain.
Utility GDF Suez Plans to Double European Renewable Capacity by 2025
GDF Suez SA plans to double renewable power production capacity in Europe over the next decade as the utility shifts its focus away from developing more historic natural gas and nuclear energy sources in the region.
Read MoreEjecting the Power Line Foxes from the Electric Customer Henhouse
The neighbors of the proposed Badger-Coulee high-voltage line in Wisconsin are like those in many other parts of the country, upset that their utility will construct 200-foot steel towers across their region and through their property (they have some o…
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