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Rising Fuel and Environmental Costs Prompted Filing by Progress Energy

A significant run-up in the market price for coal and other fuels used in electricity generation -- caused by global demand and market conditions -- has prompted a request by Progress Energy Carolinas to increase the fuel component of the rates paid by the company's S.C. customers.

30 Apr 2008

80 Percent Endorse Using Incentives to Promote Carbon-Free Energy Technologies

Nearly 80 percent of Americans endorse the use of federal financial incentives to help promote development of carbon-free energy technologies, including new nuclear power plants, according to a new national survey of 1,000 adults.

25 Apr 2008

Voters Rate Energy Issues as Very Serious Concerns

Americans prioritize reducing foreign oil dependence, favoring renewable energy investments and biofuels like ethanol to enhance energy security.

24 Apr 2008

The Solar Revolution

Promising to transform solar power from a "boutique" option to an affordable, dependable, mainstream energy solution, MIT and the Chesonis Family Foundation today launched a "solar revolution" with the ultimate aim of making solar energy America's primary carbon-free fuel.

23 Apr 2008

Battelle Top Ten List Forecasts Emerging Green Technologies

In 1970, Kermit the Frog (voiced by Jim Henson) crooned, "It's not that easy being green, having to spend each day the color of the leaves."

21 Apr 2008

The Creation of The American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity

More than 40 leading U.S. companies from the electricity generation, transportation, coal production, energy technology, and equipment manufacturing industries have aligned to create the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE).

17 Apr 2008

Least Water-Efficient Energy Sources are Ethanol and Biodiesel

It is easy to overlook that most of the energy we consume daily, such as electricity or natural gas, is produced with the help of a dwindling resource - fresh water. Virginia Tech professor Tamim Younos and undergraduate student Rachelle Hill are researching the water-efficiency of some of the most common energy sources and power generating methods.

17 Apr 2008