CA Lottery Hits Jackpot with Solar and Ice-based Energy Storage
04/14/14, Contributed by, CALMAC
The Pavilion of CA Lottery Uses Ice Storage and Solar Panels to Achieve Net Zero.

Developing Renewable Energy Projects on Brownfields: Mitigating Environmental Risks & Liabilities
04/14/14, Jon Benjamin and Mathew Swain , Farella Braun + Martel’s Environmental Law Department
Although the environmental risks and liabilities associated with brownfields generally diminishes their viability as locations for such facilities, these risks and liabilities can often be sufficiently controlled and minimized through governmental and private party tools to make certain projects worth pursuing.

Half of power plant capacity additions in 2013 came from natural gas
04/14/14, Reprinted with permission from, Today in Energy
But Solar came second - twice as much as coal - and Wind was 4th (comment from AltEnergyMag)

Why Oil Industry Estimates for Energy Reserves Can Be an X-File
04/14/14, Dr. Alan Rozich, BioConversion Solutions LLC
Hopefully, we won’t have to deal constantly with misinformation like Mulder and Scully had to when jousting with their malevolent arch-nemesis, the Cigarette Smoking Man. However, be prepared to do some digging to get at the facts.

Distributed Generations Future Impact on the U.S. Capacity Markets
04/14/14, Samir Succar, ICF International
As variable, distributed generation increasingly becomes a prevalent source of generation in regions, changes in capacity market dynamics will have a profound impact on generating assets and their future economic viability.

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A blow to corn-based biofuels
Submitted on: 04/21/14, 06:22 AM
Biofuels made from the leftovers of harvested corn plants are worse than gasoline for global warming in the short term, a study shows, challenging the Obama administration's conclusions that they are a much cleaner oil alternative and will help combat climate chang

Obama to challenge private companies to boost solar power use
Submitted on: 04/17/14, 12:26 PM
President Obama will challenge companies Thursday to expand their use of solar power, part of his ongoing effort to leverage the power of his office to achieve goals that have been stymied by Congress. The new initiative comes as the White House is hosting a Solar Su

Global Wind Power Capacity Projected To Nearly Double In 5 Years
Submitted on: 04/15/14, 02:54 PM
Asia is now leagues ahead of other regions within the global wind market. Furthermore, this market is expected to grow at an annual cumulative capacity rate of more than 10 percent over the coming five years. A recent Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) report shows othe

MIT, Harvard scientists study how to produce solar power without sunlight
Submitted on: 04/14/14, 07:45 AM
A team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University are working on a technology that wouldn't require sunlight to produce solar power. The team is developing a material that can absorb the sun's heat and store th

SkyFuel's Parabolic Trough Featured in Enel's Hybrid Geothermal Plant
Submitted on: 04/23/14, 01:15 PM
SkyFuel, Inc. is the technology provider for the parabolic trough solar field being integrated into the heating loop of Enel Green Power (EGP) North America's Stillwater geothermal power plant. This will be the world's first commercial plant integrating solar thermal power with geothermal.

Lunera Lighting Introduces the Susan Lamp, the Industry's First True Plug-and-Play LED Replacement
Submitted on: 04/23/14, 01:11 PM
The Simplest and most Cost Effective Solution to Convert an Existing Lighting Infrastructure to LED

Tesla Chooses Hanergy Solar's Thin-film Products for its Supercharging System
Submitted on: 04/23/14, 12:37 PM
Hanergy Solar Group will deliver two solar carports, each in Beijing and Jiading, Shanghai.

LEGOLAND Florida Becomes First Theme Park in U.S. to Run Completely on Renewable Energy on Earth Day
Submitted on: 04/23/14, 12:33 PM
LEGOLAND Florida has made a consistent effort for conservation since the park opened in 2011

Google and MidAmerican Energy Company Announce Renewable Energy Agreement in Iowa
Submitted on: 04/23/14, 12:31 PM
100% of Google's first phase facilities in Council Bluffs to be supplied with renewable wind energy under new agreement with MidAmerican Energy.

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