The Navy made another leap into renewable energy integration Jan. 18 with groundbreaking on a new 118 acre solar farm in China Lake, Calif. Construction of a SunPower Corporation 13.78 megawatt solar photovoltaic power system officially got underway at Naval Air Weapons Station (NAWS) China Lake following a mid-morning ceremony at the sprawling weapons development Continue reading →
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I think there is a way to balance the budget, gain energy independence and fight terrorism at little cost. These challenges share a common cause that can become a common solution – end corporate welfare for big oil and coal. Our Persian Gulf military programs are really all about oil, not freedom or anything else. Continue reading →
The United States has embarked on an ambitious project to design and implement a revolutionary power infrastructure architecture called the Smart Grid. The upgrade legacy power grid into smarter grid will help achieve energy conservation and energy independence. The smart grid roll-out is expected to aid the recovery of the US economy with its potential Continue reading →
Europe should curb its reliance on imports of oil and gas to help protect the climate and tighten energy security, the European Union’s nominee for energy commissioner said on Thursday. via EU energy chief-designate wants to cut imports | Markets | Reuters.
Driven in part by the Obama Administration’s focus on energy independence and smart-grid initiatives, Sprint is now strengthening its portfolio to supply electric utilities with advanced telecommunications products, data services, secure IT solutions and partnerships that are needed to support a wide range of utility automation initiatives and the electric smart grid. Sprint says it Continue reading →
