Renewable Energy Is Soaring. Are We Ready?

Renewable Energy Is Soaring. Are We Ready?

Posted on: Friday, June 24th, 2016

Renewable energy is growing worldwide, with a six-fold increase in non-hydro renewables over the last decade from 85 GW to 657 GW.

Solar Plane Touches Down in Oklahoma

Posted on: Friday, June 24th, 2016

The Solar Impulse 2 on May 12 touched down in Tulsa, Okla., after an 18-hour flight from Phoenix, Ariz.

Germany Achieves Milestone – Renewables Supply Nearly 100 Percent Energy for a Day

Posted on: Friday, June 24th, 2016

Clean power supplied almost all of Germany’s power demand for the first time on Sunday, marking a milestone for Chancellor Angela Merkel’s “Energiewende” policy to boost renewables while phasing out nuclear and fossil fuels.

FIU and FPL Unveil One-Of-A-Kind Solar Research Facility

Posted on: Friday, June 24th, 2016

FIU and Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) today unveiled a new commercial-scale solar installation at FIU’s College of Engineering and Computing – the only solar research facility of its kind that FPL has installed at a Florida university. The 1.4-megawatt solar array is comprised of more than 4,400 solar panels on canopy-like structures that […]

Bold Plan for Solar-Powered Babcock Ranch Development, Stalled By Recession, Hits Restart Button

Posted on: Friday, June 24th, 2016

A bold plan to build a new town in southwest Florida designed to run on solar power — sidelined by the recession a decade ago — hit the restart button Friday morning with a celebratory event announcing Babcock Ranch is back in business.

San Francisco just became the first big US city to require solar panels on new buildings

Posted on: Friday, June 24th, 2016

San Francisco may be known for its fog, but the city wants to turn the sunny days it does get into power for its buildings.

Duke Energy’s Mickey-Shaped Solar Farm Reaches Commercial Operation

Posted on: Friday, June 24th, 2016

A new Mickey Mouse inspired solar farm at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista Florida is now part of the resort’s growing environmental stewardship program.