The first offshore turbines arrived off the coast of New England last year in the form of a $300m utility-scale scheme called Block Island. Now, new projects are starting to follow suit and the US Offshore Wind Industry is starting to gather pace. There is every reason to believe that the US will follow the same course as Europe and…
Is Acquiring SolarCity a Smart Choice for Tesla and Elon Musk?
One month ago, Tesla Motors Inc. announced its intention to purchase SolarCity (the biggest rooftop solar installer in the states) it made an offer of nearly $2.9 billion for SolarCity’s acquisition. And recent news indicates that these two companies are very close to signing. But nothing can be guaranteed thus far. When Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of Tesla and…
Trump vs Clinton: Who’s Best on Climate Change?
The US has always had a difficult relationship, particularly in some states, with the issue of climate change. Some, like California, love it and have made it into big business. Others, like Virginia, are a little more reserved on rising sea levels and temperature increases. Barrack Obama has been a clear advocate of green energy during his presidency and has…
Clean Power Plan Setback Won’t Effect Paris Agreement
According to the White House, the US commitment to the cutting of greenhouse gases that was agreed as part of the Paris Agreement in December will not be affected by the setback delivered to President Obama’s Clean Power Plan by the supreme court. Support Everyone from politicians to business leaders and green campaigners rallied to the president’s cause after the…
The Role of Renewable Portfolio Standards in US Energy
The USA is different from many other countries in that each state has the responsibility for its own energy mix. Yes, there are federal laws and legislation in place but often these are challenged when it gets down to the state level. While incentives such as the Federal Tax Rebate can help anyone to take on renewable technology, much of…
Clean Power Plan Setback Won’t Effect Paris Agreement
According to the White House, the US commitment to the cutting of greenhouse gases that was agreed as part of the Paris Agreement in December will not be affected by the setback delivered to President Obama’s Clean Power Plan by the supreme court. Support Everyone from politicians to business leaders and green campaigners rallied to the president’s cause after the…
Record Breaking Year in Solar for the US
According to the latest reports from the US, the country had a record breaking year for its generation of energy by solar power in 2015, exceeding previous years and showing that the industry is booming in the country. Glowing figures Solar developers added a record amount of 7.3 gigawatts of capacity to the country in 2015, an increase of 17%…
Top ten tips for going green at work
Whether you are an employer or an employee, there are many small things that you can do very easily in order to make your workplace a much greener space. Here are ten top tips that you can implement today and really make a difference. More work – less energy These days computers are the hub of any office environment.…
Aircraft Carrier Powered by Beef Fat
As an organisation one does not immediately think of the military as being in the vanguard of adopting green practices. However, all this might now begin to change if other areas of the military begin to adopt the latest practice by the US navy. As part of the push towards what they term the ‘green fleet’ the navy has just…
Our Top Tips to Get You Powered Off Grid
For most of us the notion of being able to come off the grid and satisfying all of our energy needs by clean power might seem nothing more than a romantic pipedream. However, today being able to switch to clean energy is become more of a reality than it has ever been before. Here are some top tips to enable…
