By Press Release State and local leaders joined executives from NextEra Energy Resources and its partners to commission the Blythe and McCoy Solar Energy Centers. The post Two New Solar Energy Centers for California appeared first on Solar Thermal Magazine. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Solar Thermal Magazine
By [email protected] The federal government owns massive amounts of land out West, much of which is quite windy and sunny. Renewable energy deployments on that land haven’t accelerated much, though, due to a lengthy scrutiny process. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) hoped to change that by releasing a finalized rule Thursday that would speed…
By [email protected] Last year was a record year for global PV installations, according to the International Energy Agency’s latest Trends in Photovoltaic Applications report, released last week. Worldwide installed capacity amounted to 51 gigawatts in 2015, up from around 40 gigawatts in the two preceding years. After 20 years of PV development, the report finds…
By National Wind Watch A windmill in Bear Creek is currently on fire. Flames from the center of the windmill are visible and heavy black smoke is billowing and can be seen from as far away as the North Cross Valley Expressway. Chunks of the windmill have fallen to the ground. Crews from Bear Creek…
By National Wind Watch Download MP4 file. Download MP4 file. (WBRE/WYOU) A windmill turbine fire in Bear Creek Township Luzerne County could be seen for miles cross the Wyoming Valley late Thursday afternoon. Smoke could be seen pouring out of one of the windmills. No word on what started the fire – but we’re told…
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By Jon LeSage The Ram ProMaster City work van yesterday won Green Car Journal’s 2017 Commercial Green Car of the Year, the second year in a row it’s taken that award. The Ram ProMaster City, with its 2.4 L 4-cylinder gasoline engine, was recognized for environmental attributes along with traditional features customers seek, such as…
By Tim Healey The city of Denver is planning to add 200 more EVs to its fleet by the year 2020. According to The Denver Post, the plan will save the city an estimated $800,000 over the next 10 years, as well as cutting 2,300 metric tons of emissions over the lifetimes of the vehicles….
By Robin Lancaster Bureau of Land Management finalizes regulations for projects on public land Read Full Article Here For more great articles: reNEWS – Renewable Energy News
By Jon LeSage BMW AG’s top labor representative scolded management for falling behind rivals in the race to roll out more electrified vehicles. In a rare public rebuke of the German automaker, labor leader Manfred Schoch, who also serves as deputy chairman of BMW’s supervisory board, expressed concerns on the timing during an interview on…
By ST Staff Writers On November 10 , Sumitomo Electric held a ceremony to celebrate the completion of its megawatt-class CPV power generation plant in Ouarzazate City, the Kingdom of Morocco. The post CPV Power Generation Pilot Plant in Morocco Begins Operation appeared first on Solar Thermal Magazine. Read Full Article Here For more great…
By Jon LeSage Major automakers have sent a letter to President-elect Donald Trump’s White House transition team asking to ease regulatory pressure from the Obama administration’s fuel economy and emissions rule. The proposal letter, sent by the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers yesterday, asks for a hold to be put on the ongoing midterm evaluation of…
NASCAR announced that it will surpass 10 million competition miles on Sunoco Green E15, a biofuel blended with 15% American-made ethanol, by the end of the 2016 season. The 10 million miles will have been accumulated across practice, qualifying and racing laps since the biofuel was adopted by the sport. energy independence. BriefBrought to you…
By Zachary Shahan The 2016 US presidential election — no matter who you ask — has been an unprecedented affair. The candidate at the top of the Republican ticket has no background in government and seemingly not more knowledge of political matters than he’s gleaned from watching Fox News, listening to and golfing with Rush…
By Tina Casey A research team at the University of California – Berkeley has come up with a two-in-one perovskite solar cell that could push the efficiency envelope beyond anything on the market UC-Berkeley Foresees “Cheapest Perovskite Solar Cell On The Market” was originally published on CleanTechnica. To read more from CleanTechnica, join over 50,000…