In order to entirely offset its massive energy consumption, the Empire State Building owners will purchase over 50 million kilowatt hours of renewable energy certificates (RECs) annually. In a two year deal with carbon offset company, Green Mountain Energy, the renewable energy contract will provide the towering 2.85 million square foot building with clean wind power and prevent 100 million pounds…

FedEx Corporation has announced its switch to an electric vehicle fleet which will be dedicated for parcel deliveries in the United States. Four electric trucks, specially manufactured for state-of-the-art electric performance, are anticipated…

Robins Air Force Base, a logistics center and the largest industrial complex in Georgia, will offset approximately 5 percent of its annual electricity consumption by acquiring renewable energy credits offered by Georgia Power. Through the two-year agreement, RAFB will purchase around 40 percent of the total renewable energy sold…

A few months back, Southern California Edison signed a power purchase agreement with Solaren to construct a 200MW space-based solar power center by the year 2016. Solaren already holds two patents for space-based systems, however each of the patents opened are very broad and the company hasn’t openly addressed any elements of its proposal. Another company…

Perdue University Extension renewable energy specialist, Chad Martin, explains the rewarding potential that wind power holds for rural farmers with land to spare, professing that commercial-scale wind farms present rural property-owners with the chance to gain residual income as well as produce clean, alternative energy. He considers the wind industry an once-in-a-lifetime break for the agricultural population…