In an effort to boost charging infrastructure for electric vehicles, the Oregon Department of Transportation has partnered with AeroVironment to install a numerous (yet undisclosed) amount of 480-volt Level 3 chargers between the California/Oregon state border and the Willamette Valley. “Fast charging stations along high-traffic transportation corridors will help make driving…

In an effort to strengthen the U.S. energy grid infrastructure, Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Steven Chu has announced the installation of more than five million “smart” meters throughout the nation. These meters will give utility companies more in-depth glance at electricity usage in their service areas and customers will also be able…

Lowe’s, a nationwide home improvement retailer, has announced a recent partnership with solar installer Sungevity — a move which will bring renewable energy to the masses. The collaboration will allow residential homeowners to lease pv panels without any upfront cost and the worries that come with maintaining an expensive solar array. Customers will have direct access to Sungevity’s iQuote, a system that uses aerial images to calculate installation estimates to ease the process with no…

Its that time of year again! On Saturday, March 26th, beginning at 8:30 PM local time, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is asking every around the globe to turn off their lights for one full hour. This effort, originally developed in 2007 by WWF and Australia’s Sydney Morning Herald to bring awareness for climate change, took place in Sydney with an astounding 2.2 million participants. In 2008, many other cities around the world followed suit and is now an annual celebration of sorts, commemorating life and the conservation of our God-given resources. While the effort might appear to be negligible…

E.ON Energy has been granted approval by the U.K.’s Department for Energy and Climate Change to develop a 230 MW offshore wind farm. It is being built off the Holderness Coast in the East Riding of Yorkshire, and will have the capacity to provide…