Concrete Wind Turbine Towers Will Turbocharge Industry Growth
. by Kent Harrington
Alternative Energy
Interview: Lynn Orr of the DOE on the Quadrennial Technology Review
. by Douglas B. Clark
Dr. Franklin (Lynn) Orr is the undersecretary for science and energy (U.S. DOE) on the 2015 Quadrennial Technology Review.
Apple to Bring SunPower's C7 Solar Technology to China
. by Kent Harrington
Last April Apple announced that all of its US facilities, and 87 percent of its worldwide operations, were completely powered by renewable energy, which showed that Apple was finally getting seriou
Saudi Arabia Creates New Solar-Powered Desalination Technology
. by Kent Harrington
One of the world's great remaining mysteries is the actual size of Saudi Arabia's oil reserves. But whatever the answer — what is non-peak, Alex?
Vertical Axis Wind Turbines Ready To Go Mano-A-Mano Against Industry Heavyweights
. by Kent Harrington
Energy poverty never looks exactly the same. You don't have to sweat over a smoky wood stove in dim candle light to find yourself trapped by deprivation.
Solar City's New PV Module Hits World Record
. by Kent Harrington
SolarCity has quickly moved from buying late-stage solar module startup Silevo a year ago to claiming production of "the world’s most efficient rooftop solar panel, with a module efficie
HP's Switch to Wind Power Signals US Tipping Point
. by Kent Harrington
Hewlett Packard recently signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) for a Texas wind-farm developer to supply 112 megawatts of renewable energy to the company's state-wide data centers,
Renewables Help South Africa Save Its Grid
. by Kent Harrington
Starting with almost zero renewable energy in 2010, South Africa has now built out more than 1,000 megawatts of solar and 800 of wind power.
As Japan Starts Up First Nuke, Geothermal Boom Begins
. by Kent Harrington
Television viewers across Japan watched as workers in the control room of Kyushu Electric's Sendai nuclear reactor No.
Dow Buying Texas Wind to Power Its Freeport Plant
. by Kent Harrington
The new state motto of Texas may soon be "Come for the natural gas but stay for the wind."
US Wind Energy Industry Develops around Block Island Turbines
. by Kent Harrington
Europe has already built a thriving offshore wind industry, so it's an understatement to say that the US has a lot of catching up to do.
Oahu We Have Liftoff: First Wave Energy Device to Power Hawaii's Grid
. by Kent Harrington
Wave energy developer Northeast Energy Innovations (NEI) just beat very long odds. For the first time in the United States, its Azura wave energy device has sent power it harvested in the Paci
Anchors Away for World's First LNG-Powered Container Ship
. by Kent Harrington
First the good news. Last April, after a ceremonial whack on the ship's bow sent champagne spraying into the air, a new transportation era finally began to take shape.
MIT Startup Reinvents Lithium-ion Battery Manufacturing
. by Kent Harrington
High costs have constantly bedeviled lithium-ion battery developers, making fossil fuels cheaper than alternatives for so long that most people thought the industry had hit a wall and faced the ign
Bill Gates-Backed Mega Battery Is Plugging into the Grid
. by Kent Harrington
The Extreme Electrochemistry Group? Is this an Icelandic Goth Metal Trio?
Vaclav Smil Explains Why Energy Transitons Are Typically So Slow
. by Kent Harrington
Energy expert and polymath Vaclav Smil, who also happens to be Bill Gates's favorite author, is often accussed of being a pessimist — a glass-half-empty-to-completely-dry kind of guy &mda
Elon Musk Unveils Tesla Home Battery Storage
. by Kent Harrington
After dropping hints about a new product launch for months, when CEO Elon Musk walked on stage at the Tesla's design studio in Hawthorne, California, he faced a revved-up crowd of tech reporter
Electric Buses a Hit in Southern California
. by Kent Harrington
One South Carolina company is popularizing the battery-powered bus to great success in Southern California, pushing polluting, diesel-fueled buses off the streets.
High-Tech Flywheels Help Bring Stability to Grid
. by Kent Harrington
Pioneering flywheel developer Beacon Power is becoming one of the success stories of the evolving power grid.
Tidal Lagoon Could Generate Power and Boost Local Economy
. by Kent Harrington
Combining the best tidal resource in Europe with a desperate need to rebuild, Swansea, Wales is the potential site of a new project that could power nearly every house with electricity generated by the ocean’s natural rhythms.
Artificial Leaves Being Designed to Create Hydrogen Fuel from Solar Energy
. by Douglas B. Clark
Scientists have discovered an important step to developing a solar-powered process to split water into hydrogen fuel.
BP's Energy Outlook: Renewables & Gas Surge, Coal Slows
. by Kent Harrington
Despite the dramatic fall in oil markets that began four months ago, this year's BP Energy Outlook 2035 tries to look long term - beyond the current turmoil - to explain the confluence of sever
Turned On: World’s Only Grid-Connected Wave Energy Array
. by Kent Harrington
Just weeks ago, Michael Ottaviano, managing director of Carnegie Wave Energy, flicked the switch to start Australia's first commercial-scale, grid-connected wave energy project.
A Second Go at Battery Storage for Hawaii’s Solar Energy
. by Douglas B. Clark
Hawaii’s Kauai Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) says that its Anahola array, a 12-megawatt facility which will be completed this year, should give KIUC the highest daytime solar penetration
Elon Musk Talks About The Future Of Solar Energy
. by Kent Harrington
Elon Musk is a huge believer in the future of solar energy. But for Musk, it's not speculative. Every new press conference reveals the enormity his vision.
India's New Prime Minister Pledges Solar in Every Home by 2019
. by Kent Harrington
India’s election is over, and Narendra Modi just won a smashing victory. He wants to enable every home to run at least one light bulb by 2019.
Challenges for Water Reuse in Hydraulic Fracturing Wells
. by Martin Bergstedt
Of the many issues confronting the boom in formation fracturing processes at natural gas and shale oil well heads, water use and reuse are among the most important. Todd Langford of GE Power & Water presented an overview of these challenges and current solutions.
Meredith C. K. Sellers, Exponent Inc.: The Future of Chemical Engineering
. by Clare McCabe
Dr. Sellers, who specializes in materials characterization and incident investigation, shares her perspective on where chemical engineering is headed.
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