Green Energy Development & Application of Renewables

One Million Homes Can Be Powered by Mid-Atlantic Solar (Today)

The solar power capacity of installations in Mid-Atlantic states has expanded to over one gigawatt, or enough to power up to one million homes. Solar capacity has doubled in the region for each of the past two years.

Walmart to install solar panels on 27 stores in Mass. 18-month project will generate 10.5 megawatts

Retail giant Walmart said it plans to install solar panels on top of about half of its roughly 50 Massachusetts stores as early as August as part of an expansion of solar power in the state.   By Erin Ailworth (Image:Greenskies Renewable Energy LLC)

Capacity of Planned and Operating Microgrids Continues to Grow

A new report shows that, as of the second quarter of 2012, the number of microgrids either planned, proposed or currently operating has continued to increase, representing a 54 percent increase over planned and operating capacity identified in the fourth quarter of 2011.

Bill to Ban Sustainability and Climate Change Action Fails in Arizona

This Week in Clean Economy: Five states fail to pass anti-Agenda 21 laws, with Arizona being the most high profile. Bills remain alive in three states. A high-profile bill in Arizona to abolish sustainability efforts died last week, yet its defeat isn't deterring lawmakers in  …

NREL Simulates Shade Conditions in Repeatable Test for Solar Arrays

New protocol finds microinverters can improve performance under shaded conditions more than 12% The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has released a new repeatable test protocol that simulates real shade conditions and can pred …

Now Your Shoes Can Charge Your Phone

24-year-old Anthony Mutua has created a device that turns your sneakers into cell phone chargers. The invention is being presented at Kenyan Science Technology and Innovation Week in Nairobi this week.

Solar Investing Goes Mainstream

Thousands of Americans log in to online trading accounts every day to manage personal stock portfolios. Now, there’s a new option for individual investors. I recently took advantage of this option by creating an account with Solar Mosaic and investing a small amou …

Epistle to the Ecotopians: Last Words to an America in Decline | Common Dreams

by Ernest Callenbach

Game Over for the Climate | Common Dreams

The science of the situation is clear — it’s time for the politics to follow by James Hansen   Global warming isn’t a prediction. It is happening. That is why I was so troubled to read a recent interview with President Obama in Rolling Stone& …

Confidential Memo Places Wind Power as Latest Target in the Conservatives' Battle Against Low-Carbon Economy | Nathanael Baker

Conservative America's fight against the advancement of a new energy economy continues to evolve.  The latest development is a concerted campaign to discredit the wind industry and shift public opinion against the technology. A confidential memo published by&nbs …

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