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How to Make Your Own Mushroom Compost as a Recycling Method

There are many types of composting that you can try setting up in your backyard. We’ve already talked about worm composting and how to make a composting bin. Now, it’s time to take things to another level and see what mushroom compost is all about. What Is Mushroom Compost? Humans have come up with different […]

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Nuclear Waste Disposal: How to Make Everything Green

We have one major problem in the world today. It’s called nuclear waste disposal and while it’s definitely not the only thing wrong with what humans are doing to the Earth, it’s certainly the one with the most dire prospects. Think of it this way: what’s more important than not poisoning the earth we’re on? […]

Big Solar Catching up with Natural Gas

The cost of installing utility-scale solar has fallen considerably in recent years, from more than $6 per watt in 2009 to about $3 per watt in 2014. That has resulted in a boom in the sector, which is 31 times bigger than it was a decade ago. Power-purchase agreement (PPA) prices are also continuing their […]

Critics Love Tesla! Update

Wired: Tesla’s Model X Is Here and It’s as Awesome as We Hoped The world’s first luxury electric SUV is gorgeous. It’s futuristic. And once again, Tesla Motors is redefining the electric vehicle. The Silicon Valley automaker has teased us for years with the Model X, and tonight it finally gave the world its first look at […]

What is GE doing with Natural Gas? It will amaze you!

General Electric is sinking billions of dollars into natural gas turbines and power plants as the answer to the world’s need for cleaner and more flexible power. It’s also investing heavily in software to manage every aspect of electricity generation, distribution and consumption, in the form of its internet of things (IOT) offering, which it […]

Why Moodys Thinks Cheap Batteries are Bad for Utilities

Batteries for grid-scale energy storage are getting cheaper all the time, and could be economically competitive without subsidies for certain key applications by decade’s end. That’s good news for utility customers and the power grid, but bad news for merchant power generators and utilities, Moody’s Investors Service said in a report released last week. “The […]

Open Platforms with Demand Flexibilities are a Boon for Utilities!

The fastest-growing companies in America generate billions of dollars from platform business models that match suppliers directly with customers, free from the debt burden of ownership of physical assets. In spite of the success of such models, most electric utilities are heading in the opposite direction and maximizing capital investment as a vehicle to maximize returns. In […]

Utilities Strive to Reach the Forefront of Community Solar

Community solar is transforming from an experimental offering supported by mandates to a powerful utility tool for retaining customers, says a leading community solar developer. With 115 megawatts of projects expected through the end of 2015, community solar is still a small fraction of the U.S. solar market. But the sector is defined not just […]

Shell Leaving the Arctic?

Associated Press: Shell to Cease Alaska Offshore Arctic Drilling Royal Dutch Shell will stop drilling for oil and gas in Arctic waters off Alaska’s coast following disappointing results from an exploratory well backed by billions in investment and years of work. The announcement represents a big change of heart from Shell, which was counting on offshore […]

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