China-Based Risen Solar Investing $600 Million Into 300 MW Mexican Solar Project

Clean Power Published on October 31st, 2014 | by James Ayre October 31st, 2014 by James Ayre The China-based solar energy company...

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NRDC's Initial Take on EPA’s New Ideas that Could Strengthen or Weaken the Clean Power Plan’s Carbon Pollution Limits

This summer and fall the EPA has continued its marathon stakeholder outreach and listening process on its Clean Power Plan to clean up dangerous carbon pollution. The supplemental notice and new ideas that EPA issued for public comment on October 28th reflect EPA’s interest in hearing from all parties and getting the rule right....

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Is President Obama Manipulating Gasoline Prices?

Executive Summary for Those with Short Attention Spans For those who tend not to read much past the headline, the answer to that question is “No.” If you want to understand a bit more about the issue of falling gas prices during election seasons, read on. The Rotating Roles of Accused and Accuser It never fails during election season that when gasoline prices are falling, the party out of power and media members sympathetic...

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Does CDR Provide 'Moral Hazard' for Avoiding Deep Decarbonization of our Economy?

No. But the fact that some environmentalists question the value of developing Carbon Dioxide Removal (“CDR”) approaches for this very reason merits greater analysis. The “moral hazard” argument against CDR goes something like this: CDR could be a “Trojan horse” that fossil fuel interests will use to delay...

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Economical process for micro energy harvesting

The trend toward energy self-sufficient probes and ever smaller mobile electronics systems continues unabated. They are used, for example, to monitor the status of the engines on airplanes, or for medical implants. They gather the energy they need for this from their immediate environment -- from vibrations, for instance. Fraunhofer researchers have developed a process for the economical production of piezoelectric materials....

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Tour of NuScale Control Room and Test Facility

Disclosure: I have a small contract to provide NuScale with advice and energy market information. That work represents less than 5% of my income for 2014.On October 20, 2014, I had the opportunity to visit NuScale’s facilities in Corvallis, OR. Though the company now has offices in three cities, Corvallis, the home of Oregon...

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Resilience Roundup - Oct 31

  A roundup of the news, views and ideas from the main stream press and the blogosphere.  Click on the headline link to see the full article. While You Were Getting Worked Up Over Oil Prices, This Just Happened to SolarTom Randall, Bloomberg Every time fossil fuels get cheaper, people lose...

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Richard King-Founder of Solar Decathlon-TEDxTalk (VIDEO)

Buildings Published on October 31st, 2014 | by Amber Archangel October 31st, 2014 by Amber Archangel 1Sun4All. Have you thought...

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Nissan LEAF Sets New Annual US Electric Car Sales Record — Yet Again

Cars Published on October 30th, 2014 | by James Ayre October 30th, 2014 by James Ayre The Nissan LEAF has just set a new electric...

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GM Reveals 2016 Chevy Volt Drivetrain Improvements

Cars Published on October 30th, 2014 | by Christopher DeMorro October 30th, 2014 by Christopher DeMorro Gas2. Engineers working...

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A World of Wireless Energy

WiTricity CTO Morris Kesler, Photo: David SellaWiTricity brings wireless power to electrical cars, consumer electronics, and other applications that currently require clumsy cables or chargers.Eric Bender | MIT Industrial Liaison Program If you buy a 2016 Toyota Prius, you won’t need to worry about keeping your hybrid car charged...

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