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Sustainability on Campus: UMass Amherst Takes Solar To the Next Level

Tue, 13 Dec 2016 01:56:00 +0000

Benjamin Aufill is Sustainability Communications Manager at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, a bustling campus that serves 22,000 undergraduates each year and provides housing for 12,500 of them. The university has recently committed to installing 5.5 MC (DC) of solar on various locations around its sprawling 1,450-acre campus.

Sustainability on Campus: UMass Amherst Takes Solar To the Next Level

Tue, 13 Dec 2016 01:56:00 +0000

Renewable Energy in US Gained 24 Percent Through First Nine Months of 2016

Thu, 01 Dec 2016 11:53:00 +0000

The U.S. Energy Information Agency (EIA) on Nov. 29 released electric generation statistics through the end of September 2016. Generation from geothermal, solar, and wind energy increased by 24 percent compared with the first nine months of 2015. Non-hydro renewable energy, including biomass, has made up 8.5 percent of U.S. electric generation thus far in 2016.

Renewable Energy in US Gained 24 Percent Through First Nine Months of 2016

Thu, 01 Dec 2016 11:53:00 +0000

Eight African Home Solar Startups Win $4 Million in Scaling Off-Grid Energy Enterprise Grants

Wed, 23 Nov 2016 17:59:00 +0000

Launched by President Barack Obama in 2013, Power Africa is achieving unprecedented success in expanding access to electricity and spurring sustainable development across the African continent, particularly in remote rural areas south of the Sahara, where best estimates say two of every three people lack access to electricity.

Eight African Home Solar Startups Win $4 Million in Scaling Off-Grid Energy Enterprise Grants

Wed, 23 Nov 2016 17:59:00 +0000

Listen Up: The Real Cost of Electricity

Tue, 15 Nov 2016 12:03:00 +0000

Electricity is a commodity — indistinguishable regardless of the source (all kWh are the same), available from different suppliers and easily transferable. But like many commodities, the cost of electricity varies depending on the location to which it is delivered.

Making Money with Batteries

Tue, 20 Sep 2016 04:46:00 +0000

Venture capital investments in the energy storage sector topped $175 million in the first half of 2016, according to Mercom Capital Group, whose analysis shows that lithium-ion and sodium-based batteries received the lion’s share of that money.

Making Money with Batteries

Tue, 20 Sep 2016 04:46:00 +0000

The Sun as Filling Station: Turning Solar Energy into Electricity

Thu, 14 Jul 2016 13:52:00 +0000

Morocco is a country undergoing profound changes. The population is growing, and prosperity is rising. Companies are adding locations here. Rural areas are getting connected to the power grid. Demand for energy is expanding, especially for electricity.