Your laundry room represents one of the biggest opportunities for saving water, energy and money in your home, and doing so is easier than you might think. It’s not that you use your washer and dryer, it’s how you use your washer and dryer that matters the most. Today’s washers and dryers have a…

Following up on my first monthly report on US electricity generation by source, here’s the next one. Electricity generation data takes longer to gather than capacity data, so the EIA’s electricity generation information is always from a couple of months prior. In this case, we now have data from…

Solar hot water heaters are a great way to make your home more energy efficient, but if your system isn’t set up properly it might not actually save you any money. Thankfully, there are a few quick and easy ways you can check yourself to see if your system was installed and set up the The post A…

Originally published on RenewEconomy. By Sophie Vorrath One out of every five Australian households are turning to solar energy for their electricity or hot water, new data has reveled. The Australian Bureau of Statistics reports that its latest figure...

The first-ever Global Divestment Day will bring the surging fossil fuel divestment movement to an international stage with action on five continents Global Divestment Day: Climate Action Vs Carbon Bubble Risk was originally published on CleanTechnica. ...

The Governors Wind Energy Coalition has joined the wind energy fray, urging renewal of -- what else? -- the production tax credit for wind energy As Coal Crashes, US Governors Push Wind Energy was originally published on CleanTechnica. To read more fr...

India is planning to attract $100 billion of investment in its renewable energy sector over the next five years. Japan’s Softbank could make a significant contribution towards the achievement of that goal. The state of Andhra Pradesh in India may attract investment worth billions of dollars from…

We’ve been giving you a blow-by-blow here of the UN COP20 climate change meetings in Lima. If you haven’t been watching yet, access the stories at that link above. The conference has already had some success and also a few red-face moments. High-level talks among environment officials and heads of…

GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Limited has debt of about $6 billion on its balance sheet which it plans to reduce by selling at least some of its production facilities of polysilicon wafers. One of China’s and the world’s largest solar power equipment manufacturers, GCL-Poly Energy [PDF], has announced…

Yet another emerging wind energy developer in India has secured investment from international investors as the country looks set for a wind energy revolution. Mytrah Energy recently announced that it had secured funding worth $70 million (₹430 crore) from Merrill Lynch and Apollo Global Management.…

On Wednesday, the main discussion at the Lima UN COP20 meeting on climate change centered on financing mitigation and adaptation. Delegates discussed these agenda actions: Standing committee report on Finance, Financing of technology, Progress of the G...

This article is Part 1 of a two-part series discussing what the NextEra Energy & Hawaiin Electric merger means for the nation’s innovation landscape before diving into the past and future of Hawaii’s energy system. On Wednesday, December 3, Hawaiian Electric and NextEra Energy announced they will…

The jury is still out on solar thermal, which is certainly efficient but has its critics because of its costs, both financial and ecological. The International Energy Association (IEA) is still bullish about its future, and projects such as the Solana Generating Station in Arizona show potential.…

Originally published on ilsr.org. Last week I asked why rural electric cooperatives haven’t been leaders on renewable energy. This week, I explain a $6 billion opportunity they can seize to take leadership. One of the biggest barriers to making investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy…

Beer gardens and beer halls are popping up in cities all across America and they are discovering a new category of customer – moms with kids. In traditional German beer gardens, whole families would gather to quaff the ales, munch bratwursts, and socialize with their families, neighbors, and…

China has been losing steam on ways to achieve its annual solar targets. With Japan coming up strongly, there is a real chance that the former may not be the leading solar installer this year. China had set itself a target to install 14 GW solar PV this year. However, due to delays and…

Originally published on EV Obsession. To no one’s surprise, the Nissan LEAF led US electric car sales in November, with a total of 2,687 sales. It commanded ⅓ of the electric car market in November (excluding Tesla, of course, since we don’t have Tesla numbers and “estimating” them is now just a…

Shades of Captain Kirk, Stanford researchers have developed a new rooftop coating that sucks heat out of buildings and beams it into outer space New “Star Trek” Global Warming Solution Beams Heat Into Outer Space was originally published on CleanTechnica. To read more from CleanTechnica, join over…

In a completely surprising turn of events, the American Wind Energy Association, the trade body behind the country’s wind energy industry, has called for Congress and the White House to extend the Production Tax Credit and Investment Tax Credit. OK, no, it’s in no way a surprise whatsoever. In a…

Norway’s $870 billion sovereign wealth fund announced the findings of a government commission Wednesday of its current coal, oil, and gas investments, stating that the most harmful of these climate offenders would be excluded from the Fund on a “case-by-case basis.” “We believe active ownership and…

This story on the oldest solar device is part of an overall series of articles by author John Perlin that provides entertaining and readable information on the history of solar energy. They were originally published on Green Building Elements. For those who want to know more, read his book! It is…