Category Renewable Energy

Microgrids are essentially backup power for grids, communities, essential services, utilities, hospitals – anywhere where power needs to stay on no matter what. They generally use wind and solar to store power in batteries. However, if the outage is long…

Hydropower is the largest source of renewable energy in the world, yet is often overlooked. It shouldn’t be. When California is having a heat wave and needs electricity from out-of-state sources, massive hydro in Washington and Oregon delivers gigawatts of…

Jonathan Scott’s Power Trip is an excellent documentary by the Property Brother about how utility companies are at war against rooftop solar. He installed solar on his Las Vegas house then watched as net metering was killed by utility company…

Residents in Moapa Nevada, north of Las Vegas on I-15, strongly oppose a 9,000+ acre 850 MW solar PV installation on the Mormon Mesa. The Mesa is currently for used recreation and tourism, an important part of their economy. This…

Plug Power makes fuel cells that power electric vehicles and motors. Fuel cells use hydrogen as fuel and output only water and oxygen. It has zero emissions. Plug Power just raised $1 billion to build five green hydrogen facilities, which…