Three small communities will use a $500,000 grant in the "Sustainable Energy Efficiency Demonstration," which could include retrofits, updates to local codes and policies, and using more energy efficient vehicles in municipal fleets.
The reuse of horse manure to generate electricity is expected to substantially offset electric charges incurred.
EPA expects the move will help clean up air quality for U.S. ports as well as inland population centers.
The top energy entry replaced the top layer of solar cells with a thinner polysilicon at lower temperatures.
Dairy cow manure is broken down to create methane biogas, which is burned to produce electricity and sent to the power grid.
Plant diversity and composition weigh heavily in determining potential energy yield per acre from biomass harvested from Conservation Reserve Program land.
EPA counts the number of Energy Star-labeled buildings to determine the ranking; Los Angeles has 293 building to its credit.
The American Clean Skies Foundation said natural gas is an important energy resource that will help control smog levels.
South Dakota State University is trying to determine if the cup plant can be grown on land unfit for crops.
EPA is proposing that more industrial sectors should report their greenhouse gas emissions in 2012.
Governor Ritter and lawmakers expect broad-based state plans will take care of regional haze and potentially unpopular federal mandates.
Agencies join forces to strengthen the brand, which seeks to save consumers money on their energy bills.
Agency first seeks guidance from the Science Advisory Board's Environmental Engineering Committee to develop the research plan.
From promoting products and practices to reaching superior energy efficiency, companies such as California Edison, Cemex, Servidyne, Panasonic Home & Environment Co., Kimberly Clark, and CB Richard Ellis Group are making their marks.
In a Q&A with EPonline, CleanTech OC's Executive Director, Michael Levin, assesses the burgeoning industry in California.
- By Mike Levin, Bryan Cave LLP
The laboratory will test provide analyses for gamma spectroscopy, gross alpha/beta, strontium-89/90, tritium, and iodine-131 in milk, air particulate, charcoal cartridges, soil, fish, vegetation, and aquatic sediment.
The companies signed a power purchase agreement for the sale of renewable energy from a 3 MW landfill gas-powered project near Reno, Nev.