Renewable Energy in China just received a massive boost when it was announced that it will invest 2.5 trillion yuan ($360bn) in renewable energy over a five year period, reducing carbon emissions by 1.4bn.t. The…
DONG Energy Invests in CS Wind Tower Manufacturing…
Danish offshore wind power giant DONG Energy has announced a multi-million pound investment in building a new offshore tower manufacturing facility in Campbeltown, Scotland in association with Korean wind turbine manufacturer CS Wind. This signals…
US Wind Power Thriving as Tax Credits are…
It has been a year since Congress extended generous tax credits for renewable energy projects, and the U.S. wind industry is thriving as a result. The tax credit renewal has boosted the long-term outlooks for…
Entire island runs on solar power system by…
Tesla has revealed that it's running the island of Ta'u (in American Samoa) on a solar energy. The microgrid of 1.4 megawatts, is good for "nearly 100 percent" of the islands electrical needs. Of course…
Tesla Unveils Solar Roof and Powerwall 2
Elon Musk says Tesla Solar Roof will cost less than a conventional roof. After the official shareholders meeting approving the merger of Tesla Motors and SolarCity ended and before the question and answer session could…
10% Renewable Energy in the US by 2020
This is the possible mix that the US could have by 2020 (still far short of countries like Germany and Spain with 16% and 35% respectively) according to the latest report, projecting that The United…
Biofuel for Hawaii
Sustainable biofuels could provide Hawaii with enough fuel, food and fiber to significantly reduce it's dependence on foreign sources of fossil fuel and imported food. Biofuel plantations could revitalize Hawaii's agricultural sector, anchoring a cluster…
Arizona Recieves $200 Million to Stimulate Green Future
Nearly $200 million in federal stimulus money is coming to help Arizona move into a green future. State, local governments and individual homeowners will be provided with money to find new ways to conserve energy,…
The State of Algal Biodiesel
When I first heard about algal biodiesel it seemed like the liquid fuels problem had just been solved. Unfortunately like so many things that sound a little too good to be true, so it has…