Tag: Featured Business
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6 Ways Efficiency Programs Saved Californians $850 Million in Just 2 Years
By Lara Ettenson As 2013 draws to a close, it’s a good time to highlight how California is trying new ways to help homeowners, businesses, governments, and industries cut energy waste while continuing a 40-year record of energy efficiency success. The state’s four largest privately owned and nearly 40 publicly owned utilities (with the help of…
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Video: EV Charging Etiquette
It probably wasn’t easy learning what to do and—more importantly—what not to do at the first U.S. gas stations in the early 1900s, but we eventually found our way. You have to imagine the same will happen at electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. Sure, EV owners have chargers at home, but retailers have already begun…
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7 Reasons to Celebrate 2013′s Renewable Energy Achievements
By John Rogers The last 12 months have brought a lot of change to the world—some good, some less so; some too fast, some too slow. But in the energy space, the essential transition to energy that is cleaner, healthier, lower-cost and more secure is definitely underway in the U.S. [caption id="attachment_316081" align="alignnone" width="500"] Photo…
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Could Samsung Electronics Become Major Player in EV Market?
What does a company known for televisions and smartphones know about cars? A recent string of filed patents might provide the answer in a few years. Samsung Electronics Co. has filed patents in the U.S. and South Korea for components and technologies typically used to manufacture electric vehicles (EV), according to the The Wall Street Journal.…
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Substantial Solar Energy Expansion Predicted Worldwide for 2014
With less than two weeks remaining in 2013, it’s not too early to think about the potential growth for renewable energy in 2014. Mercom Capital Group, an Austin, TX-based clean energy communications and consulting firm, got the ball rolling this week by releasing its solar industry outlook for next year. While the company compares the…