Gulf Stream Energy, with Turtles in Mind
A new project hopes to show how we can harness the kinetic energy of ocean currents without harming turtles and other marine wildlife…
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Tapping into Tidal Energy
Tidal energy can potentially provide 15% of our nation’s electricity by 2030. That could spell opportunity for coastal communities across the country.
Solar Cooking Helps Struggling Communities
Solar Household Energy is a nonprofit spearheading a global effort to fight deforestation, global warming & respiratory disease through solar cooking…
Geothermal? Bring It On
Geothermal power, which draws heat from deep beneath the earth’s surface and converts it into electricity, is an underutilized resource with huge potential.
Delivering Wind
Planners of a new offshore wind power transmission platform in the Atlantic say they have overcome previous hurdles to such a project….
Embracing Small Wind
Small wind systems are catching on, but local government permitting is still a problem across the United States and beyond…
The Great Green Grid
The smart grid will allow us to really make use of renewable energy like wind and solar and give consumers new control over their energy use…
Offshore Wind Arrives
Interior Secretary Salazar Recently Gave the Green Light Approving the Controversial Cape Wind Project that hopes to put wind turbines in Nantucket Sound.
The Other Heat Pump
Geothermal heat pumps are all the rage, but gas absorption heat pumps don’t require all that pricey drilling, and can even cool effectively.
Economics and Energy Expert Paul W. MacAvoy
Economist Paul MacAvoy, famous for coining the term “voodoo economics’ in the 1980s, is pessimistic about a renewable energy future…