Abu Dhabi-based International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) just launched the world’s first clean energy atlas. The Global Atlas, introduced at IRENA’S General Assembly on Sunday, currently offers open-access information on solar and wind power throughout the world – and the creators plan...
The California Independent System Operator (ISO) maintains reliability and accessibility to one of the largest and most modern power grids in the world. Everyday it reports on the production of renewable energy in the Golden State as it strives to meets its target of 33 percent of electricity from renewable...
Published on Dec 04 2012
// EnergyIn a press conference held December 4 during the COP18 climate change conference in Doha, the WindMade organization announced it’s no longer just concerned about promoting wind energy, but all renewables. A product label launched in 2011 with the aim of offering consumers an easy way to identify...
Thanksgiving is all finished now, but turkey farms still have to take care of their birds, and that means expensive heating bills in fall and winter. If a University of Missouri engineering professor can replicate his geothermal farm system prototype in other settings, he may have created technology...
As early as 2006, the government of Rwanda began looking at different ways it could branch out its electricity supply. Geothermal quickly became the most promising technology for the country, located in central and eastern Africa and part of vast, untapped geothermal reserve that spans the region.
Now...
A study by a group of West Australian scientists has investigated the possibility of using geothermal energy to desalinate groundwater.
The group from the Western Australia Geothermal Centre of Excellence (CSIRO) previously researched geothermal energy’s potential to convert groundwater into drinkable...
Since it suffered an almost complete economic collapse several years ago, the tiny country of Iceland is now looking for a niche industry to develop. It believes that by utilizing natural resources and geography, green data centers may fit the bill.
With a population of less than 320,000 people, Iceland...
Because of the high costs associated with importing fossil fuels to generate energy, small island states in the Caribbean have been turning to their natural resources for the answers to their energy supply problems.
Typical of the surrounding islands, Dominica is exploring these options, particularly...
Newberry Volcano in Central Oregon was active between the last Ice Age and 700 A.D. but it is now making headlines due to the potential geothermal energy developers see in the dormant volcano.
Using new technology called Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS), developers plan to fill the volcano with 24...
Hawaii is already leading the way in renewable energy production with 30 percent of its electricity already coming from clean sources, but the “Big Island” is anticipating an huge increase in electricity demand in the coming years as more people purchase plug-in electric vehicles and wants...
