Alternative Energy - Articles, Stories & Interviews
Re-Using Waste Heat for Reducing Residential Energy
Simply, waste heat is heat that is produced by a machine or an energy output process, as a byproduct of doing work. According to the laws of thermodynamics, all such processes give off some waste heat.
Top Article of 2019 - Zinc-air Battery Technology
Our batteries offer three to four times better life than lead acid batteries and they operate over a wide range of outdoor temperatures without cooling/heating.
Top Article of 2019 - Proxy Revenue Swaps for Wind Farm Development
In this Interview with Georgios Papadimitriou, President and CEO of Enel Green Power we will disucss how Enel Green Power is utilizing Proxy Revenue Swaps to partially fund the High Lonesome wind project in Texas.
Renewable Energy for Environmental Remediation
As the demand for renewable energy continues to grow, so does the need for suitable locations and project sites. As it turns out, there are ways to use many Superfund sites and similar properties to this end.
The Role Telematics Will Play in Creating an Industry-standard EV Battery
OEMs are in need of an industry-standard EV battery to meet the expected demand, support a competitive marketplace, maintain energy affordability, and preserve the reliability of the electric grid.
RP Construction Services, Inc. Surpasses 1GW Milestone
Despite market holdup due to the uncertainty surrounding tariffs and the stepdown of the solar investment tax credit, RPCS successfully grew its pipeline for 2019, 2020, and 2021.
EVs Only as Green as Their Grids
Though EVs are two to three times more efficient than conventional, gasoline-powered vehicles and have no tailpipe emissions, the greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) reductions and air quality benefits they bring depend on the mix of energy generation sources on the grid used to
Alternative Energy - Featured Stories
Solar Tracker Market is Projected to Hit $3.3 Bn by 2025
Solar Tracker Market by 2025 is expected to expand over 30 GW. Rising electricity demand on account of rapid urbanization & ongoing commercialization across globe will fuel the adoption of solar energy systems.
New Microgrid to Provide Energy Resiliency and Security at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam
Governor David Ige joins project stakeholders for traditional project blessing of the Pacific Energy Assurance and Renewables Laboratory project
Team Develops Floating Turbine To Harvest Deep-Ocean Wind Energy
University of Texas at Dallas researcher Dr. Todd Griffith has spent years working on an offshore turbine design that can convert those deep-ocean winds into electricity. Recently, Griffith received a $3.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to take his technolo
Alternative Energy - News Headlines
Clenergy and Hunan Xinhua Signed Cooperation Agreement for a 77.1 MW Solar Power Plant
Clenergy (Xiamen) Technology Co. Ltd and Hunan Xinhua Water Conservancy and Hydropower Co., Ltd. have entered into a cooperation agreement for a 77.1 MW solar power plant.
Everfuel Awarded Grant for the Establishment of a Large-Scale Hydrogen Production Facility in Denmark
Everfuel Europe A/S (Everfuel) has been awarded in excess EUR 6 million from the Danish Energy Agency for the project HySynergy, which aims to establish a large-scale, electrolysis-based hydrogen production facility at the Shell refinery in Fredericia, Denmark.
AWEA Applauds Extension of Wind Energy Production Tax Credit
The President recently signed into law a spending and tax bill that includes an extension of the wind energy Production Tax Credit (PTC) for one year. The bill also raises the value of the PTC to 1.5 cents/kilowatt hour. AWEA CEO Tom Kiernan offered the following statement:
More Than 90 Percent of Consumers in the U.S. Want a Utility Takeover
Westhaven Inc. Announces Consumer Sentiment Study on the Current State of the Utility Industry
Major upgrade of Alamo 1 solar farm leads to increased performance
"Alamo I is now equipped with industry-leading tracker technology and a block of bifacial modules which will be used for field testing and data-gathering," said Jason Thompson, Construction Manager for OCI Solar Power.
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