Mike Kelly One of our readers, Mike Kelly over at UtilityTips.com sent me this awesome story in response to the news that Mandalay Bay had installed the world’s largest convention center solar array in Las Vegas. This is a very cool story, ... Read More »
Category Archives: Solar
Solar Power Grows 77% in 3 Years-10% Goal for U.S. In Reach
Solar power is growing so fast across the country that goals once considered ambitious are now seen as readily achievable, according to a new report by Environment America Research & Policy Center. We can get to ... Read More »
Santa Clarita, California 3.5MW Solar Project Launched
Castaic Lake Water Agency (CLWA) located in Southern California, the Santa Clarita Water Division (SCWD) and SunPower have completed a 3.5-megawatt (MW) photovoltaic solar project, reports SunPower. CLWA estimates that, in combination with the agency’s existing 1-MW SunPower ... Read More »
SunPower, Ford & Sierra Club Partner for Solar and Rebates
The Sierra Club is joining Ford Motor Company and SunPower’s Drive Green for Life program to help more Americans move toward emissions-free driving, reports SunPower. Drive Green for Life offers Ford customers who own electrified plug-in ... Read More »
99 Days: Solar Impulse Round-The-World Solar Flight-VIDEO
The pilots of Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) have been diligently testing the solar-powered aircraft for the 2015 round-the-world flight. This first in aviation history will take the pilots, the crew and the entire Si2 team around the world: crossing oceans ... Read More »
Turkey Seeks More Energy-Can Avoid Coal Intensive Plan
The government of Turkey assumes that power demand will increase at more than 5% per year between now and 2030 to keep pace with economic growth, and sees a big fall in gas-fired generation, a sharp rise ... Read More »
Nissan Scores 100A in CDP Global 500 Climate Change Report
Nissan isn’t just about their 100% electric car—the LEAF—that has contributed to reducing CO2 emissions by some 151,000 tons* since its launch in 2010, the company aims to go beyond zero emissions and develop an environmentally neutral ... Read More »
IEA World Energy Outlook: Stress Issues Must Be Resolved
The International Energy Agency’s (IEA) has released a new report—World Energy Outlook 2014 (WEO-2014)—about the world’s energy demand looking forward and how renewables play a part in the ever-increasing need for electricity generation. There is more information available at ... Read More »
Veterans Bring Needed Skills to the Clean Energy Industry
More than 65 military veterans are working in the Energy Department’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Their new mission: helping create the clean energy economy today and a clean energy future for America. Michael Baskin, a ... Read More »
What Can Solar Energy Do for You?
Using solar energy at home may be about more than simply saving money on your utility bill and reducing carbon emissions, it can also help by increasing your property value, and solar creates jobs, reports Paige Terlip for Energy.gov. Solar energy ... Read More »
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