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Mountaintop Removal Site Could Become Kentucky’s Largest Solar Farm
Kentucky, like most of the Appalachian region, has been in economic distress since the bust of the coal mining industry. But, new hope for jobs and the ravaged environment may come in the form of the state’s largest solar farm.…
Stanford Completes Rooftop Solar On 15 More Buildings
Starting in 2012, Stanford University began an ambitious program to bring solar power to its Silicon Valley campus. The University’s Department of Sustainability and Energy Management reviewed 20 proposals from solar energy companies and analyzed 60 potential sites for solar…
Energy UK Calls on Government to Deliver ‘Low Carbon Future’
The energy industry has today stepped up calls for a major overhaul of the UK’s energy policy regime in order to ensure carbon targets are met “at least cost to consumers”. Trade body Energy UK has published a major new…
Germany Increased Electric Car Charging Points 27% in 2016
The vitality and satisfaction of early EV adopters keeps on increasing. A vast market of electric car enthusiasts is prompting companies to offer more electric cars and more charging stations. Cleaner air, quieter roads, quieter neighborhoods, and precision autonomous features…
Albuquerque Investing $25 Million in Solar Panels for City Buildings
The city of Albuquerque, New Mexico, is about to start putting its money where its mouth is. The City Council unanimously passed a resolution last year calling for the city to get 25% of its energy from solar by 2025.…
Oklahoma Ends Wind Subsidy Despite Generous Tax Breaks for Fossil Fuel Industry
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin signed a bill into law Monday that will end a state tax credit several years early for electricity generated by wind power. Under the new legislation, wind farms that start producing energy after July 1 will…
Solar Deployment Nosedives as Feed-In Tariff Cuts Begin to Bite
Solar deployment across the UK has suffered a sharp slowdown in the wake of cuts to Feed-in Tariff (FiT) incentives, according to new analysis of government figures from the Solar Trade Association (STA). Deployment data from the first quarter of…