There is a renewed interest in construction of high-voltage direct-current transmission lines as they are viewed as an ideal solution to deliver far away wind and solar energy, and to stabilize intermittent renewable power, concepts backed by a recent report prepared for the Energy Information Administration.
Energy expert Jack Griffin talks about the costs and benefits of microgrids and who should be thinking about incorporating them into their development.
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy has announced a collaborative agreement with New Zealand’s Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment to advance cost-effective geothermal technologies
Wind and solar energy will supply almost 50% of the world’s electric power generation by 2050, Bloomberg New Energy Finance forecasts in its annual long-term analysis of the global electricity system released June 19.
Three tidal turbine energy developers, including one U.K. company, are planning to test their prototypes at the world’s first-of-its-kind permanent tidal test site on the Cape Cod Canal in Massachusetts.