A Stronger and Sustainable Military for the 21st Century, Source: The White...
As the single largest consumer of energy in the United States, the Department of Defense (DOD) knows that improving efficiency and harnessing new energy technologies is imperative – not only to achieve...
View ArticleSolar Impulse Leaves Phoenix to Dallas as Part of Historic Flight Across America
World Record Attempt for Absolute Distance in Solar-Powered Airplane Phoenix (AZ), 21 May 2013 – Solar Impulse, the solar-powered airplane of Swiss pioneers Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg, will...
View ArticleSolar Impulse successfully lands in Washington D.C.
U.S. Secretary of Energy Welcomes Solar Impulse Crew on Monday June 17 DULLES, USA, June 16, 2013 – – Solar Impulse has successfully completed the second-to-last leg of its Across America mission by...
View ArticleUnited States Energy Transformation, Fossil Fuels to Electric Age
WTI oil is nearing $100 a barrel. The price is currently just below $98 despite ample US oil inventories. Unfortunately, the civil war in Syria may have wider implications. Russia and the United...
View ArticleHarnessing the Power of the Sun, Solar Impulse Plane Lands in DC Area,...
Today, Secretary Moniz spoke at an event welcoming the arrival of the solar-powered Solar Impulse plane at Dulles International Airport near Washington, D.C. During the event, held at the National Air...
View ArticleFourth Graders Power Their Classroom with Solar Energy, Source: DOE
A group of fourth graders in Durham, North Carolina, are showing America the way to a clean energy future. After learning all about solar and other energy sources, Aaron Sebens — a teacher at Central...
View ArticleNREL Reports 31.1% Efficiency for III-V Solar Cell, Source: NREL
Conversion-efficiency mark is a world record for a two-junction solar cell measured under one-sun illumination The Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Lab has announced a world record of...
View ArticleUsing IBM’s Crowdsourced Supercomputer, Harvard Rates Solar Energy Potential...
White House Applauds Citizen Science, Big Data Initiative CAMBRIDGE, MA – 24 Jun 2013: The search for more versatile and less expensive materials for solar energy received a boost today as Harvard...
View ArticleLargest-in-the-Nation Feed-in Tariff Solar Program Kicks Off Today
First Solar Installation to Interconnect with City Power Grid Completed on North Hollywood Apartment Complex LOS ANGELES – With the flip of a switch, Los Angeles officials today inaugurated the...
View ArticleAntifreeze, Cheap Materials May Lead to Low-Cost Solar Energy
A process combining some comparatively cheap materials and the same antifreeze that keeps an automobile radiator from freezing in cold weather may be the key to making solar cells that cost less and...
View ArticleSolar Impulse Successfully Lands in New York City and Sets Historic First
Prototype Plane Completes Across America Mission Powered Only by Solar Energy NEW YORK CITY, USA, July 6, 2013 – Solar Impulse – the solar-powered airplane of Swiss pioneers Bertrand Piccard and André...
View ArticleLightning Beats The World Best Gas Motorcycles at PPIHC
Lightning Electric Motorcycle Made History at 91st Pikes Peak International Hill Climb San Carlos, Calif., July 3, 2013—For the first time at a major motorsports event, an electric motorcycle beats all...
View ArticleFord Provides Energy-Efficient Technology to Another American Home in...
MyEnergi Lifestyle Retrofit, the Ford-led initiative designed to showcase how a typical American family can affordably move to an energy-efficient lifestyle, concludes after a month of competition and...
View ArticleGeorgia Advocates Help Push State Commitment to Clean Energy, By Brian Foley,...
Georgia has taken a huge step toward planting the seeds needed to grow a clean-energy economy. As part of Georgia Power’s 20-year energy plan, the Georgia Public Service Commission voted to not only...
View ArticleBYD 3.5T Electric Forklift Rolls off Assembly Line Broaden the Scope of...
On August 2, BYD Shaoguan Industrial Park held a grand opening event, displaying its assembly line of the world’s first iron battery-powered BYD new energy 3.5T electric forklift. The event featured a...
View ArticleBYD’s ebus begins service in Israel: Dan Bus Company starts operation in Tel...
Israel’s leading bus operator, Dan Bus Company, today starts operation of the country’s first full size electric bus, the BYD ebus. Dan will be using the bus on Line 5 in Tel Aviv starting today. The...
View ArticleUniversity of Wollongong Wins SD China! Source: DOE
By Richard King (8-11-13) I am proud to be an American—and prouder yet to be an employee of the U.S. Department of Energy. We brought an inspiring and beneficial competition to the People’s Republic of...
View ArticleGov. Malloy: State Selects Two Large-Scale Clean Energy Projects Furthering...
In-State Solar Installation and Maine Wind Farm Will Help Achieve Goal of Cleaner, Cheaper and More Reliable Energy for Connecticut Residents (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced today...
View ArticleTesting confirms operational readiness of world’s largest solar thermal project
Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System Reaches ‘First Sync’ Milestone NIPTON, Calif.–Sep. 24, 2013– Today it was announced that the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System produced its first output...
View ArticleNational Poll Finds American Homeowners Overwhelmingly Want Energy Choice
Data reveals vast majority of Americans support renewables, 73 percent open to receiving clean energy from a provider other than their utility San Mateo, Calif. – Mar. 10, 2014 – Clean Edge, Inc. and...
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