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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 […]

Kansas is poised to become one of several states to benefit from wind energy. "Kansas is among the windiest states, and in 2012, it more than doubled its wind energy capacity to more than 2,000 megawatts." But Kansas needs more transmission lines to carry the wind-generated electricity out of western Kansas, and to power businesses […]

An analysis released by GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) found that 3,313 megawatts (MW) of solar photovoltaics was installed in the U.S. in 2012. The Solar Market Insight: Year in Review 2012 reported that the U.S. solar industry grew from $8.6 billion in 2011 to $11.5 billion in 2012. When broken down […]

Ratings agency Standard & Poor has said that the renewable energy market shows a promising future for solar and wind technology. In fact, the oil and gas giant Shell forecasts that solar could become the world's largest primary source of energy by 2070. Take for example, Germany, which now has a cumulative capacity of 32.6 […]

Renewable energy can become complicated, especially to those who are unfamiliar with the field. The Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) recently released a report about the strong growth of renewable energy. The report was presented at a press conference and offered several useful charts and graphs, which are easier representations of the information they found. […]

The lightweight Solar Impulse once flew overnight without using fuel. This summer, engineers are hoping to fly it across the U.S. The solar-powered plane features a lightweight design, a wingspan of more than 200 feet wide, and weighs less than a typical car. "Every aspect of the plane, from the carbon fiber components to the […]

The recently extended wind energy tax credit was welcome news to much of Kansas. Congress approved the credit of 2.2 cents a kilowatt through the end of 2013. According to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) the extension will also save up to 37,000 jobs in the wind energy industry. The Kansas City Star has […]

Flat Ridge 2, the largest wind farm to be built in Kansas, was set to begin operation at the end of 2012. The project has 274 wind turbines, each generating 1.6 megawatts of electricity that's enough to power 160,000 homes. "Besides being the largest wind farm in Kansas, the $800 million project is the largest […]