Chevron, the company which refuses to clean its toxic waste in Ecuador due to a “release” from the Ecuadorian government in 1998, has announced a new solar investment that will power pipelines and pumps at its Kern River oil field. According to Reuters, the conglomerate will install 7,700 solar panels which are anticipated to generate roughly 740 kilowatts of renewable electricity. Chevron…

According to a report organized by the Iowa Policy Project, a nonprofit Iowa-based research group, wind energy accounts for up to 20 percent of statewide electricity production and maintains reduced power costs – among the lowest in the…

New Jersey has collected around $9.1 million to fund clean energy projects during a quarterly auction of carbon allowances held earlier last week. The auction generated $87,956,944, with most of the proceeds going toward zero interest loans and…

The U.S. government announced Friday that it is now accepting applications for renewable energy project funding lead by President Barack Obama’s initiative to expand nationwide sustainability and green energy job prospects. The U.S. Department of Energy, along with the U.S. Department of the Treasury will be allocating direct payments in place of tax credits to companies that establish and develop renewable energy facilities; funding to the sum of roughly $3 billion for approximately…

As large energy utilities across America invest more in industrial-scale solar farms, the projected growth for the industry has expanded immensely. Barclays Capital, an international investment bank’s analyst has said that the need for utility-scale solar developments could ultimately make up 50 percent of the United States market. The analyst also mentioned that large utilities may install about 5 gigawatts of solar photovoltaic farms across America within the next three years. According to the Solar Energy Industries Association, existing utility-scale renewable energy projects…