Renewable Energy Laboratory

by Christy Herig, SEPA Q: I’m aware that storage of energy is a key component for renewable energy and I know that it is possible to store solar energy in the form of heat with concentrating solar power. What are the storage characteristics for CSP technologies? – William Z., Philadelphia, PA

The 2007-2008 Global Cooling Event: Evidence for Clouds as the Cause September 26th, 2009 by Roy W. Spencer, Ph. D. As I work on finishing our forcing/feedback paper for re-submission to Journal of Geophysical Research – a process that has been going on for months now – I keep finding new pieces of evidence in [...]

“The higher relative prices of energy will create incentives for businesses to create new, energy-saving technologies and for energy consumers to adopt them. The market for alternative fuels is growing rapidly and will help to shift consumption away from petroleum-based fuels.” – Ben Bernanke, 2006

Excerpt: BrightSource Energy Inc. had planned a 5,130-acre solar power farm in a remote part of the Mojave Desert, on land previously intended for conservation. The company, based in Oakland, Calif., said Thursday that it was instead seeking an alternative site for the project.

A Study on the Development of High Accuracy Solar Tracking Systems

From the NOAA press release, just in time for Copenhagen. Of course the satellite record for August tells another story that is not quite so alarming as NCDC’s take on it.

Teesside Power Station is the largest combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT)plant in Europe.?