New Printable Antenna Can Harvest Ambient Energy To Power Small Electronics

Solar power accounted for 100% of new energy on U.S. grid in March 2013

According to the latest data from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), March 2013 was a very special month for the U.S. power grid. For the first time ever, all of the new capacity added came from solar power.

How Giant Concrete Balls Could Make Wind Power More Efficient
Great balls of power!

The Future of Green Architecture: A Floating Museum

NREL’s Zero-Energy Research Building, Largest in Nation, Generates as Much Power as it Uses

This Material Will Power the Future — If Somebody Can Profit From It

300,000 mirrors: World’s largest thermal solar plant (377MW) under construction in the Mojave
The scale of this concentrating solar power plant is awe-inspiring. Hundreds of thousands of mirrors are used to focus solar energy unto giant towers, generating clean electricity via steam turbines.

Apple’s Largest Data Center is Powered by 100% Renewable Energy

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Who needs oil? World’s largest solar power plant with 258,000 mirrors opens in Abu Dhabi
100-megawatt plant will power thousands United Arab Emirates homes
It is hoped that it will also displace 175,000 tons of CO2 each year
Plant covers 2.5 sq/km of desert, equivalent to 285 football pitches

Stabilizing the electric grid by keeping generators in sync
Better grid design should keep generators from fluctuating in phase.