By Khalid Pitts, Sierra Club Political Committee This is it. This is the homestretch. It’s just under 50 days until the election, which means it’s time to put up or shut up—and the Sierra Club is doubling down. It’s hard to look at the stakes in this election and not want to jump in the […]
By Sean Gallagher Three cheers for solar in Florida! Amendment 4 officially passed on Aug. 30. We found the magic policy lever and now Floridians will begin reaping the benefits of low cost, clean solar energy. You can expect to see solar projects popping up all over the Sunshine State, right? Not exactly. In fact, […]
Scotland, already a renewable energy powerhouse, has launched the first and largest free stream tidal power project in the world. MeyGen The MeyGen tidal stream project, operated by Edinburgh-based tidal developer Atlantis Resources Limited, aims to deliver 398 megawatts of energy—harnessed purely from water currents—to the grid. The goal of the project is to help […]
The Energy Observer, the world’s first boat powered by solar, wind and self-generated hydrogen, is gearing up for its scheduled maiden journey in February. The boat will sail for six years around the world as a floating exhibition and clean energy laboratory.Energy Observer The €4.2m ($4.72 million) vessel—nicknamed the “Solar Impulse of the Seas”—aims to […]
By Tom Kimbis, Solar Energy Industries Association It seems like clockwork at this point. With each new Solar Market Insight (SMI) report, the solar industry sees more historic growth and this new report from GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) is no different. An array of solar panels supplies energy for necessities […]
Solar, wind and geothermal power are now mainstream sources of electricity generation in 23 states, based on data from the U.S. Energy Information Agency (EIA). Solar is already the second leading source of power in California and Nevada will likely be there by 2017. By 2020, more than half of U.S. states will rely on […]
Clean power superstar Costa Rica has hit another renewable energy milestone. The Central American country’s electric grid has been powered entirely by its mix of hydropower, wind, solar, geothermal and biomass for 150 days this year and counting. Costa Rica has a goal of only using green energy sources and carbon neutrality by 2021.Flickr Impressively, […]
Boulder, Colorado Mayor Suzanne Jones announced Wednesday that the city would commit to being powered by 100 percent renewable electricity by 2030. Boulder now represents the 17th city in the U.S. to commit to be powered by clean, renewable energy like wind and solar, and is the second city in Colorado to make a 100 […]
The power grid in the Eastern U.S. could support 30 percent of its electricity from wind and solar sources annually by 2026. NASA A new study from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory used a detailed model to prove the Eastern Interconnection (EI)—the single, sprawling power grid that reaches from Maine to New Mexico and serves […]
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