Apr 14 Watch 6:49 How drinking water pipes can also deliver electric power By PBS News Hour Hydroelectricity -- using the flow of water to generate power -- has long been a small but key source of renewable energy. How can cities around the country better harness that potential? A startup in Portland, Oregon, has developed a… Continue watching
Apr 11 Watch 8:41 Gridlocked by the power grid: Why Hawaii's solar energy industry is at a crossroads By PBS News Hour In some parts of Hawaii, where many homeowners have installed rooftop panels to capitalize on federal and state tax credits for using solar energy, the local utility company has slowed down approvals of new solar systems, saying that abundant users… Continue watching
Jan 31 'Energy vampires' are draining your power and money. Here's what to do about it. By Connie Kargbo Even when appliances and devices are powered off -- if the devices are plugged in, they're sucking up power. These so-called "vampire electronics" account for five to 10 percent of an average home's energy use. Continue reading
Aug 07 Engineers want to fill up your tank with sunlight By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Experiments with solar power hope to answer a burning question: can we harness enough solar energy to make fuel for cars?… Continue reading
Apr 24 The 'Commanding General of the Solar Army' wants to make fuel from sunlight By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy The "Commanding General of the Solar Army" wants you -- to know how the sun can make cheap fuel for your car. Continue reading
Apr 21 Corn-based ethanol is environmentally damaging in the short run By Ariel Min It turns out production of corn-based ethanol has a tremendous environmental cost, according to a new $500,000 government-funded study released on Sunday. Continue reading
Mar 11 Watch Japanese Town Hit Hard by Natural and Nuclear Disaster Imagines Renewable Future Renewable Energy Could be the Answer for Hard-Hit Japanese Town… Continue watching
Aug 10 Watch Former Colo. Governor Bill Ritter on Energy Policy video interview with Bill Ritter… Continue watching
Aug 10 Watch Dan Arvizu, Director of National Renewable Energy Laboratory video, extended interview cuts… Continue watching