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  • New Research Confirms Wind Energy Decreases Emissions and Electricity Costs

    By Michael Goggin New research released by an independent grid operator confirms that wind energy is drastically decreasing both the price of electricity and emissions of harmful pollutants. The study was led by PJM, the independent grid operator for all or parts of 13 Mid-Atlantic and Great Lakes states (Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan,…

  • Stanford University Scientists Produce Electricity From Sewage

    Scientists at Stanford University produced a battery that generates electricity from an unlikely resource—sewage. Their microbial battery won’t be powering neighborhoods, but they believe it could aid the power used to treat wastewater, which accounts for about 3 percent of energy in developed nations like the U.S. The researchers hope the prototype, which is about the size…

  • Dallas Strengthens Green Building Code

    An updated set of standards in Dallas will ensure that city officials aren’t the only ones concerned with green building. This month the city mandated that all residential and commercial projects must meet the minimum requirements of its Green Construction Code or be certifiable by organizations like Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) or Green Built Texas.…

  • Green Climate Fund Ignites Renewable Energy Projects in Developing Countries

    By Paul Brown A vast program of financing solar, wind and other renewable electricity technologies for developing countries using the UN’s new Green Climate Fund was proposed this week. The Fund is currently being set up by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to “provide support to developing countries to limit or reduce greenhouse gas…

  • World’s Fifth Largest Solar Plant Coming to Israel

    A U.S. solar company and French utility will begin construction early next year on what will be the world’s fifth largest solar plant in Israel. The 121 megawatt (MW) Ashalim power plant will be located in the Negev desert, just south of the city of Be’er Sheva, according to ISRAEL21c. The $1.1 billion solar thermal plant will have the…