Palo Alto, home to tech giants such as Hewlett-Packard (HP), VMware, Skype, and well, Tesla Motors started the ball rolling when it required that new houses be wired to allow plug-ins. After all, the city is the headquarters of...
As the dragon continues its rise, so does the ecological consciousness of it's people, apparently. Rising incomes is creating a booming middle class in China that is not only demanding luxury goods, but is also more aware of the...
Mention buying an electric vehicle, or even an extended-range electric vehicle, such as the Cadillac ELR, and there are some other considerations, such as, “How far can you go?” and “Where will you charge?”
For those familiar with the convenience...
Fracking, colloquial for hydraulic fracturing, has led to a great boom in natural gas production, and therefore prices. Unfortunately, fracking has also led to a similar “boom” in side effects.
Natural gas emits slightly less carbon dioxide than petroleum does,...
Time was when solar controllers simply switched a battery charger on and off when there was enough sun power for the former and when there was none for the latter. With advanced technologies such as smart grids and big...
Student loans int he US reached $1.2 trillion and many coeds are drowning in debt because of rising tuition fees caused by soaring the costs of running a school. In order to keep energy costs in check and reduce...
The Hoover dam was finished in 1935 and started lighting up Los Angeles (including Hollywood), Las Vegas and several other cities in Southern California. Eight decades later, another gargantuan power project is being proposed to keep the lights shining...
After years of explosive growth in Europe, the solar power market is becoming more competitive. This is forcing equipment manufacturers, particularly inverter makers, to innovate just to stay alive.
From mere converters of solar power from Direct Current to Alternating...
Last year, the Solar Impulse made history by flying across the continental US from the Golden Gate to the Statue of Liberty. It was not because it was the first solar plane to do so, but because it was...
After years of citing its advantage as a base load resource, geothermal power advocates must take a new tact in promoting the advantages of this form of renewable energy. Like coal and natural gas power plants, geothermal plants can...
