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California's Big Play for Solar
Written by: Michael Todd, Friday 15 August 2008 - 16:59 PM 
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Not too far from the home of Miller-McCune.com, the utility company Pacific Gas & Electric said Thursday it plans to build what's being billed as the largest solar-energy facilities in the world - two photovoltaic plants that at their peak reportedly will able to pump out 800 megawatts.
Pond Scum Fuels Starting to Take Flight
Written by: Joan Melcher, Wednesday 16 July 2008 - 09:51 AM 0 Comments
Algae grows fast — up to 40 times as fast as many other feedstocks considered for biofuel production. That's one thing making it increasingly attractive to a growing cadre of innovators, researchers, businessmen and venture capitalists who seek the holy grail of a clean energy source.
Opening a New Window for Solar
Written by: Michael Todd, Friday 11 July 2008 - 15:40 PM 0 Comments
Other than mice, if there's one dependable meme to emerge at Miller-McCune.com, it's that solar energy is a technology to track.
Oilman Calls For Going With the Wind
Written by: Michael Todd, Tuesday 08 July 2008 - 11:09 AM 0 Comments
One-time corporate raider and always-outsize Texas oilman (is there any other kind?) T. Boone Pickens has made a very public move in support of renewables, launching what he's modestly dubbed the "Pickens Plan" for using wind energy to provide a fifth of the United States' electricity and the natural gas saved from that switch-over to power its vehicles.
Shell Defection Just a Squall for Renewables?
Written by: Frank Nelson, Saturday 17 May 2008 - 05:30 AM 0 Comments
Less than 18 months after approval was granted for a $4 billion-plus wind farm 12 miles off the south coast of England, Shell, one of three partners in the venture, says it's pulling out.
From Petri Dish to Gas Pump
Written by: Joan Melcher, Friday 08 February 2008 - 17:36 PM 0 Comments
Some commercial adventurers are considering topping off their tank with pond scum, an approach that gains currency as other biofuels lose some luster.
Small Wind, Big Business
Written by: Frank Nelson, Monday 04 February 2008 - 22:57 PM 0 Comments
The 2007 Farm Bill suggests tax credits as one way to offset the cost — as great as the environmental benefits — of small wind projects.
Going With the Wind
Written by: Frank Nelson, Monday 04 February 2008 - 09:05 AM 0 Comments
The United States remains on the low end of countries using energy powered by wind. Experts point to tax credits as a factor in efforts to establish wind as an energy source.
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