HUNTSVILLE, Alabama — A solar-powered site at Huntsville Botanical Garden that was dedicated today will generate clean, renewable energy as part of the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Green Power Switch program. The 23-kilowatt capacity site can generate about 30,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity each year, according to the TVA. The site was developed by TVA, Huntsville Utilities …
Category Archive: Local and National News
Dec 06 2011
Study Debunks Six Myths About Electricity in the South
Clean energy can help meet growing electricity demand and minimize pollution in the southern United States, but progress to adopt renewable energy strategies has been hindered by a number of myths, according to a new study by Georgia Tech and Duke University researchers. The study, published in the journal Energy Policy, debunks popular myths about …
Dec 05 2011
The Math Changes on Bulbs
How many workers does it take to change a light bulb? Not as many as it used to. And that is what’s making the difference in getting companies like Wal-Mart Stores Inc., GNC Corp. and Caesars Entertainment Corp. to shell out for advanced new lights. How many workers does it take to change a light …
Dec 02 2011
President Obama Calls on Bill Clinton to Help Unveil Energy Efficiency Program for Office Buildings
President Obama will announce on Friday a partnership with private companies to invest $4 billion toward making federal government and commercial office buildings more energy-efficient, a program the administration predicted could create tens of thousands of jobs. The program is part of a Better Buildings Initiative that Obama outlined in his State of the Union …
Nov 30 2011
Biomass Could Produce Fifth of Global Energy Without Damaging Food Production, Says UK Energy Research Centre
LONDON — A new report released by the Technology and Policy Assessment function of the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC), which addresses key controversies in the energy field, suggests that up to one fifth of global energy could be provided by biomass (plants) without damaging food production. The report reviews more than 90 global studies. …
Nov 30 2011
Military Moves Forward With Solar Project Despite Supplier Losing Federal Loan
SAN FRANCISCO – A $1 billion solar energy project that lost a federal loan in the wake of the Solyndra bankruptcy and related investigations is back on track to nearly double the number of panels on residential rooftops in the U.S. San Mateo, Calif.-based SolarCity said Wednesday that it had reached a deal with Bank …
Nov 29 2011
Navy Test Ship for Biofuel Completes First Trip
PORT HUENEME, Calif. — The Navy says its largest test of alternative fuel use was a success with the safe arrival of a destroyer powered by a mix of algae-based fuel and petroleum. The Paul F. Foster ship arrived Thursday morning to the Naval Surface Warfare Center at Port Hueneme in Southern California after traveling …
Nov 28 2011
Huntsville Botanical Garden Wins City Council’s OK for Solar Project
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama — Huntsville Botanical Garden is becoming a host site for a Tennessee Valley Authority renewable energy program. The City Council on Thursday approved an agreement allowing TVA to activate a row of solar panels already in place near the garden’s main parking lot. Harvey Cotten, the garden’s vice president and chief horticulturist, said …
Nov 28 2011
Energy Efficiency Financing Could Create New Jobs
Despite the negative effect that Solyndra has had on the eco-friendly finance world, these investments can play a major role in helping the nation’s economy bounce back. A new report prepared by Capital E for the Energy Foundation reveals that energy efficiency investments could create more than one million jobs in the next decade alone. …
Nov 28 2011
The Huge Promise of Local Solar
As Americans, we’re conditioned to think big. Big houses, big cars, big screens. Big, centralized power plants that blast energy to our big cities and big suburbs. But there’s a compelling argument to be made for breaking with that paradigm, and starting to think smaller. Of course, that applies to all of the above, but …
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