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Will Battery Storage Create an ‘iPhone Moment’ for Australia?

There is no doubt that Australia is going to be at the leading edge of battery storage, due to the huge number of solar panels already…

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California Passes Ambitious Laws on Emissions and Energy Efficiency

California lawmakers have passed a dozen ambitious environmental and energy bills setting high goals for reducing greenhouse gas…

Industry and Business

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Power Sector Finds a New Set of Customers: Cars

Giving power companies the ability to invest in electric-vehicle charging infrastructure could bolster the EV market.

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Power Sector finds a new set of customers: cars

Giving power companies the ability to invest in electric-vehicle charging infrastructure could bolster the EV market.

Industry and Business

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Is Solar-Plus-Storage Ready to Blossom in Africa?

Low-cost technology is already improving the quality of life in rural, off-grid communities.

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Second Largest Island in U.S. Goes 100% Renewable

Kodiak Island in southern Alaska is powered 99.7 percent by hydro and wind.

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California’s Distributed Energy Challenge: Sharing the Data

California’s goal of merging rooftop solar systems, smart inverters, behind-the-meter batteries, real-time energy management systems and…

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New Wind Turbine Generates Electricity Without Rotating Blades

A Spanish company called Vortex Bladeless has produced a wind turbine that takes advantage of the vortices produced when wind moves…

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The World’s First Solar Road Is Producing More Energy Than Expected

In its first six months of existence, the world’s first solar road is performing even better than developers thought.

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Celebrating the Birth of the Blues, Technologically Speaking

Shuji Nakamura, inventor of blue LED, and Jaap Haartsen, inventor of Bluetooth, will be inducted into the National Inventors Hall of…

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Solar Becoming 'Least-Cost Option' for US Utilities

Solar energy is fast becoming a 'least-cost' option for U.S. utilities. Declining technology costs, policy support and retail rate…

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100% Renewable Electricity Goal Passed By Hawaiian Legislature

The Hawaiian legislature just passed a new bill to set a goal to get 100% of its electricity from renewable energy sources in the state…

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March 2015 Made Climate History, and Not in a Good Way

For the first time on record in human history, the monthly global average concentration of carbon dioxide — the most important global…

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Obama Signs Energy Efficiency Bill Into Law

President Obama on Thursday signed into law a measure that is intended to improve energy efficiency in buildings and stop efficiency…

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Practice Makes Perfect

Fresh off being named the No. 1 public green university in the country, UCSB has won three Best Practice Awards in the annual Energy…

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Why Tesla’s Announcement Could be Such a Big Deal: The Coming Revolution in Energy Storage

Tesla is widely expected to announce that it is offering a home battery product, which people can use to store energy from their solar…

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