Alternate Energy Blog

The update is possible because it is building a second giant solar array, and because its data center only needs 20MW at full capacity, instead of the 100MW which Greenpeace had estimated.” Read More

Samina Iqbal, left, and Aria Daniel, two Sisters of Loretto nuns from Pakistan, were studying solar hot water installations last week at Solar Energy International, a nonprofit located at the Third Street Center in Carbondale. Read More

In its much-anticipated debut on the Nasdaq Stock Market, Facebook’s stock closed Friday at $38.23, up 23 cents. Read More

RMT Incorporated was awarded a contract to build 42 high-tech windmills at the Colorado Highlands facility in Logan County. Read More

Five years ago today The Bike-sharing Blog was born. In Blog years, similar to dog years, that’s like 35 years old. It’s unbelievable how much has happened in these last five years in the world of bike-sharing. Bike-sharing has spread like wildfire around the world and it’s still got a long way to go. Once a handful of cities had it and now there are over 400, with more popping up every week, adding to this list. More carbon emissions are being saved, people are slimming Read More

Researchers at the Tyndall Air Force Base see algae biofuels as a promising alternative energy feedstock, as they are working on a multi-million dollar project with the goal of reducing the reliance on foreign fossil fuel supplies. They started working on it three years back, and they are trying to figure out the ways of [...] Read More

Venkat Raman, Associate Professor at University of Texas at Austin’s Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics has won the Moncrief Grand Challenge Faculty Award for his research on developing computer models for algae-based fuel production. Raman, along with another professor, who is working on improving coastal security, will receive up to $75,000 during the 2012-2013 academic year [...] Read More

The winds blowing through Canada’s broad St. Lawrence Valley and across Vermont’s hilltops are stirring up an international tempest over which country’s laws should govern how those breezes are harnessed for electricity. Read More

Four Bay Area government agencies and a coalition of clean energy advocates have drafted a plan for the Bay Area to reach “zero net energy” in building electricity use by the year 2020 – meaning the nine-county area would use only as much electricity as could be produced from renewable sources. Read More

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is announcing plans to install solar panels at Massachusetts stores in the next two years, making it the largest user of solar power in the state. Read More

The Thailand Automotive Institute is seeking a new product champion for the country in the alternative energy sector, says newly appointed president Patima Jeerapaet. Read More

Kengo Suzuki, who is the Head of R & D of the algae fuel start-up by the name Euglena, located in the premises of Tokyo University, is working on the microalgae Euglena, to check the possibility of using it as a  key source of fuel for powering jet planes in future. He has also made [...] Read More

RICHMOND, Va. During spring commencement ceremonies today, former U.S. congressman J.C. Watts Jr. Read More

Get the sunscreen ready! It takes less than 30 minutes to get a sunburn. With the summer solstice about six weeks away, the next 12 weeks will give us the strongest solar rays of the year. Read More

The smart grid is more than just smart meters. My Clean Break column this week takes a look at how Toronto Hydro is trying to modernize its electrical distribution system with a range of smart-grid technologies that don’t get much press. ——————————————- Tyler Hamilton Richard Ford doesn’t like the term smart grid. “It means different things to different people,” says the manager of grid solutions Read More