Renewable Energy

November 5, 2013
Under a new city policy introduced by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the Department of Transportation, New York City will replace its 250,000 street lights with light-emitting diode lamps (LEDs) by 2017, reports the Wall Street Journal website.  The city’s conversion to LEDs will be the largest of its kind in the world and is expected to save the city and its taxpayers...
Renewable Energy
October 30, 2013
According to the Solar Means Business 2013 report produced by the Solar Energy Industries Association, companies all over America, including some of the most recognizable brands, are implementing solar energy projects at an unprecedented rate.  The report concluded that the 10 businesses with the greatest solar capacity in the U.S. are Wal-Mart, Costco, Kohl’s,...
Renewable Energy
October 18, 2013
The renewable energy industry in Maine received a major blow when Norwegian company Statoil announced earlier this week that it was abandoning a proposed $120 million wind energy project off the coast of Maine.  Statoil’s decision came after Republican governor Paul LePage’s administration reopened the competitive bidding process for the project, reported the...
Renewable Energy
October 22, 2013
Under a new government policy, Japan can install renewable energy projects on farmland, reports Renewable Energy World.  In April, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries approved the program, which allows farmers to install photovoltaic (PV) solar systems on existing crop-producing farmland. The new law breaks from previous land-use regulations; under the...
Renewable Energy
September 24, 2013
A new world record for crowd funding was set yesterday, when 1,700 Dutch households purchased 6,648 shares in a wind turbine.   In just thirteen hours, they collectively raised 1.7 million dollars by purchasing all of the shares for the wind turbine, according to the Renewable Energy World website.  The turbine, which is located in Culemborg, in the center of...
Renewable Energy
September 30, 2013
IKEA, the world’s largest furniture store, announced today that it would be selling solar panels in the U.K, according to an article posted on Reuters’ website.  This is the first time that IKEA has offered solar panels for sale. IKEA currently plans to offer solar panels at all seventeen of its U.K. stores within the next ten months.  At a minimum price...
Renewable Energy
October 9, 2013
A new study performed by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory found that more than half of the energy used by Americans is wasted.  The study analyzed the amount of energy that flowed into the U.S. economy in 2012 and found that only 39% was constructively used for energy services in the residential, commercial, industrial, and transportation sectors.  The...
Renewable Energy
June 27, 2013
Hawaii’s governor Neil Abercrombie signed a progressive new energy policy into law today, reported the Honolulu Civil Beat website.  The new law, Senate Bill 1087, provides a financing plan geared towards renewable energy projects.  The new bill authorizes Hawaii’s Public Utilities Commission and the Department of Business, Economic Development, and...
Renewable Energy
August 28, 2013
Vermont Yankee, Vermont’s only nuclear power plant, will close by the end of 2014, Entergy Corporation announced earlier this week.  The station will remain under the oversight of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission throughout the decommission process. The future of the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station has been uncertain since 2010, when the Vermont Senate voted...
Renewable Energy
August 6, 2013
Two new reports released by the Energy Department today revealed record growth in the U.S. wind market.  The Wind Technologies Market Report and the Distributed Wind Market Report collectively show that the United States continues to hold one of the world’s largest and fastest growing wind energy markets.  Since 2012, wind energy has been the number one source...
Renewable Energy