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Smart Meter Installations Headed for a Decline
A smart meter in California (Photograph by Jennifer Kiernan/Flickr) Smart meters are just one aspect of the new electric infrastructure generally known as the smart grid, but for consumers, they are the most visible. Utilities in California,...
Obama Calls for Security Trust to Fund Energy Research
View of the Materials Engineering Research Facility’s process research and development , Argonne National Laboratory (Photograph courtesy Argonne National Laboratory)Speaking at Argonne National Laboratory Friday, President Barack Obama...
Mixed Reactions to Moniz for Energy Secretary
President Obama’s decision to nominate Ernest Moniz as U.S. Secretary of Energy potentially places an advocateof nuclear energy and shale gas at the head of the department during a time of intense debate over the future of both. The U.S. is...
Tesla CEO on Loan Payback to DOE, NYT Feud
Tesla CEO Elon Musk offered a sort of parting gift to Energy Secretary Steven Chu Tuesday, as the pair were about to conclude a session at the ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit near Washington, D.C.Asking for a for a bit more time to make an...
Turning Brownfields Into Brightfields With Solar Energy
Thousands of contaminated tracts of land labeled brownfields by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency may eventually provide the valuable real estate needed for renewable energy projects, and New Jersey is at the forefront of using such sites to...
The Green Button Initiative One Year Later: Got Energy Data?
Chances are, if you’re in one of about 36 million U.S. households with a smart meter installed, you don’t necessarily know what information is being collected or how to use it. In an effort to make home energy usage data more transparent for...
As U.S. Eyes Offshore Wind Development, Whales Get New Protections
While debate continues over whether Congress should extend the wind production tax credit that expires Dec. 31, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is touting its progress in supporting offshore wind development, noting that it is providing up...
Battery Maker A123 Sold at Auction to Chinese Firm
Chinese auto parts manufacturer Wanxiang Group agreed to purchase battery maker A123 Systems for $256.6 million Sunday, pending approval from U.S. bankruptcy court and the federal government. A123 makes lithium ion batteries and storage...
Sandy Leaves Millions Without Power, Triggers Nuclear Plant Shutdowns
At least 6 million people across the mid-Atlantic region are without power Tuesday morning after Hurricane Sandy inundated homes and underground infrastructure, toppled trees and downed power lines. Surreal scenes of a darkened Manhattan emerged...
Japan Without Nuclear Power: What Does it Mean for Them, and For Us?
One of our fathers had a sign in his garage: “If you don’t have time now to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?”That line comes to mind with the latest energy news from Japan, which is embarking on a massive switch in its energy...
Delta Buys Oil Refinery; Should Others Follow?
Delta Air Lines’ purchase of a refinery is being called an audacious defense against spiraling oil prices, but perhaps even bolder action is called for, given the stark U.S. East Coast energy situation. With an even larger refinery for sale just up...
Why Coal-Rich Kosovo Can Lead on Clean Energy
Homes border a lignite mine in Kosovo. Over the past decade, plans for 160 new coal fired power plants in the United States have been scrapped, largely due to rising costs and an inability to compete in today’s energy markets. That’s because the...
