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When it comes to wind development, Missouri lags behind its neighbors, according to a new report. The American Wind Association's 2012 Annual Market report shows that Kansas, Iowa, and Illinois have each added at least 1,400 megawatts each. The last wind farm in Missouri was the 150 megawatt Lost Creek wind farm. It is also […]

A recent report from the U.S. Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) highlights the new utility interest in solar power. Every year, SEPA ranks utilities across the nation in terms of how much solar energy they have incorporated into their user base. "Together, the top 10 account for 73 percent of all of the solar capacity […]

Building energy efficiency is improving, and building owners and managers are seeing a difference in the retrofit process. However, the results can be inaccurate and inconsistent, especially when compared across an entire portfolio. So what can be improved? The tools. A new effort by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is looking to create tablet-based […]

Timed perfectly with Earth Day, the Bullitt Center opened its doors yesterday as the world's greenest building. Located in Seattle, the six-story, 50,000 square foot office building features a variety of sustainable projects, including composting toilets. The Bullitt Foundation "hopes that the new center will demonstrate that carbon-neutral office space can be 'commercially viable and aesthetically stunning.'" […]

Can national sustainability be obtained with a regional approach? According to Mark Mykleby, a senior fellow at the New America Foundation, believes we can. A retired colonel from the Marine Corp, Mykleby is working on a grand strategy that focuses on activating the public, private, and civil sectors to collaborate on long-term region investment strategies […]

Geothermal is a baseload, emissions-free energy source that continues to grow and develop in the renewable energy field. In fact, between March 2012 and February 2013, seven U.S. geothermal projects came online. Last year, U.S.-installed geothermal capacity grew by 147.05 megawatts, a 5 percent growth rate. The geothermal field is still growing though, and trying […]

Two in three Americans want the U.S. to put more emphasis on producing domestic energy using solar (76%), wind (71%), and natural gas (65%). The least favored energy production method included oil (46%), nuclear power (37%), and coal (31%). The Gallup poll asked participants whether the U.S. should put more, less, or about the same […]

A new comprehensive report from the World Building Council (WorldGBC) examined whether or not it's possible to attach a financial value to the cost and benefits of green buildings. The article argues that "green buildings can be delivered at a price comparable to conventional buildings and investments can be recouped through operational cost savings –  and […]

Depending on how you measure it, yes. A recent study from American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) found that energy efficiency was responsible for meeting 75 percent of the demand for energy services since 1970, while actual supply met only 25 percent. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) also found that America's gross domestic […]