Category Energy

More on the true costs of the Iraq War

From a new study by Oil Change International on the greenhouse gas emissions and opportunity costs of the Iraq War. Projected total US spending on the Iraq war could cover all of the global investments in renewable power generation that…

DOE to fund solar thermal research

They will spend $60 million over five years studying how to optimize solar thermal, which stores solar energy as heat so the turbines that produce electricity can be powered even when the sun isn’t shining. This is a welcome step.…

Solar geothermal hybrid home

This award winning house in Wisconsin gets 70-80% of its heat from the sun and earth with passive solar energy and geothermal radiant slab hydronic heating. Plus, the price wasn’t substantially higher than a regular house. It was all in…

Outback town to get free power

It will be a demonstration of how hot rocks geothermal is a viable option. So, they will build a 1 MW plant and the 12 residents of the town will get free power. These are exciting times for power generation,…