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With 40 new recipients, it depends on the company. The Department of Energy contends its SunShot investments are targeting the right places. Ernest Moniz is an all-of-the above kind of energy secretary. He’s a supporter of advanced nuclear, natural gas, carbon sequestration and all kinds of renewables — and has the diverse funding at the Department of Energy to show

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The seventh-generation Volkswagen Golf was just nominated as one of five finalists for Green Car of the Year, thanks in part to the soon-to-arrive electric e-Golf. Volkswagen has trotted out the official MPG ratings, and Volkswagen has built itself a contender to the Nissan LEAF. With an 83 mile per charge rating, the e-Golf is just one mile shy of

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October 28, 2014 (www.investorideas.com newswire) New York University will stimulate creation of clean-energy companies by launching a certificate program to train experienced business professionals in energy efficiency and renewable energy. The new program, called Clean Start, will provide a comprehensive foundation for 15 professionals interested in establishing companies in, or making a career change to, those growing fields. The Clean

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A new report published by the Australian Clean Energy Council has found that slashing the Renewable Energy Target as proposed by the current liberal government would “smash” the value of clean energy projects that are already operating, and even expose the government to “massive compensation claims” by those developers affected. The report, Financing impacts of amendments to the Renewable Energy

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British energy regulator Ofgem announced Monday its plans to allow £1.1 billion in funding for a new subsea transmission link in the north of Scotland to connect 1.2 GW of renewables capacity to the grid. The plan calls for a new subsea cable to be installed under the Moray Firth — an inlet of the North Sea in the northeast of Scotland

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Addressing the natural gas flaring issue in North Dakota’s portion of the Bakken Shale formation is not as simple as just connecting new wells to pipeline infrastructure. Sometimes new, high-pressure wells can overwhelm existing infrastructure and without additional compression, more frequent maintenance or expanding the system, extinguishing the flares is not feasible. The latest report from the North Dakota Pipeline

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A new poll from The University of Texas at Austin reveals markedly different perspectives on energy issues based on the age of voters, a finding that could help determine the outcome of next week’s elections. The latest UT Energy Poll, conducted Sept. 4 -16, shows contrasting views and preferences among consumers in numerous areas, including energy policy, preferred sources of

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Globally, energy storage mandates are on the rise. Countries like Japan, China, India and Germany in addition to the US have all issued storage targets and commenced development projects aiming to support the growth of their electric energy needs as well as balance the variability of load on their existing generation assets. Nationally, California’s 1.3-gigawatt grid storage mandate along with

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The Tesla Model III is being designed with a broad audience in mind, Tesla’s vice president of engineering told AutoExpress in a recent interview. This could lead to a wider variety of available models that could include a SUV and station wagon (estate) versions as well. Elon Musk has time and again set his sights on BMW 3 series as

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European leaders agreed new climate and energy targets for 2030 of “at least” 40% greenhouse gas emission reductions, 27% renewables and 27% energy efficiency at a summit in Brussels on 23 October. Central and Eastern European countries led by Poland succeeded in getting substantial financial concessions in return for signing up to the package. Stakeholder reaction ranged from bitter disappointment

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