renewable energy

A new report finds that power plants around the country are stressing freshwater resources by consuming large volumes of water for cooling, and often discharging water that is 90°F or warmer, which can harm fish and wildlife.

The Solar Foundation recently released its National Solar Jobs Census for 2011. According to the report, over the past year U.S.

The Department of Energy finalized a loan guarantee to support the Ormat geothermal power generation project in Nevada, which is expected to produce enough electricity to power about 88,000 homes from three different facilities in the western part of the state.

California is the first state to finalize a bidding program, known as the renewable auction mechanism (RAM), in which utility giants will be required to auction off electricity to developers.  InsideClimate News reports that developers of small-scale re