For many years, the tradition has been that on midsummer afternoons, engineers will turn on what they call a “peaker,” a natural gas-burning power plant In Long Beach. It is […]
Think you know energy? Take our quiz.
The past few years have seen momentous shifts in the production of fossil fuels and the use of renewable and other energy sources. Here are 25 questions to test your […]
IKEA of energy delivers clean, green solar power-plant in a box
A German start-up has figured out how to cram an entire solar power plant into a shipping container. It has sent its first kits to off-grid villages in Africa, where they […]
A First Step to Community Solar for All
Portfolios of projects larger than 1 megawatt benefit from commercial experience and economies of scale that communities may not be able to access on their own, and they can deliver […]
On Kodiak Island, flywheels are in and diesel is 99.8% out
The flywheels are just the latest addition to the company’s impressive lineup of renewable energy systems. Roughly 76 percent of KEA’s electricity comes from hydroelectric energy, with wind providing another […]