President Jimmy Carter speaks in June 1979 in front of the solar panels he had installed on the roof of the White House. In the renewable energy arena, Jimmy Carter is perhaps best known for having solar panels installed on the roof of the White House — panels that […] Click here to view original […]

Photo: Strauss Wind A new study published in the journal Renewable Energy uses data from the state of California to demonstrate that no blackouts occurred when wind-water-solar electricity supply exceeded 100% of demand on the state’s main grid for a record 98 of 116 days from late winter to […] Click here to view original

Oil well in prairie landscape. In Pierce, Colorado, a startup called Gradient Geothermal aims to repurpose abandoned oil wells for a geothermal energy system that could heat and cool local buildings, including homes, schools, and a meatpacking plant. By reusing wells instead of drilling new ones, the project dramatically […] Click here to view original

Europe is watching the skies for a gremlin that can roil its energy markets and stoke political tensions between neighboring countries. This weather phenomenon, known as the Dunkelflaute, has become a source of frustration to government ministers and a potential pitfall on their journey to cleaner energy. A German […] Click here to view original

U.S. President Jimmy Carter speaking in front of Solar Panels placed on West Wing Roof of White House, announcing his solar energy policy, Washington, DC, USA, Warren K. Leffler, June 20, 1979. (Photo by: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Gr Expand The Brief Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the […] Click here to view original

A German think tank, the Fraunhofer Institute, has a study into the potential impact of using electric vehicles (EVs) as home storage batteries. Using bidirectional charging technology, the study has found that European nations, like Germany and France, could benefit greatly if adopted on a large scale. If coupled […] Click here to view original