National Renewable Energy Laboratory

This is Part II of my three-part interview with American Wind Energy Association's executive director Denise Bode. In this part Bode discusses policy, a national Renewable Energy Standard (RES), and how wind matches up against other renewables.

This is the first of my three part interview with John Benner, the Managing Director of the Center for Revolutionary Solar Photoconversion (CRSP) at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

Here is Part I:  “Introduction to CRSP.”

While real estate prices are on the rise in some areas, there is one kind of land that no one wants no matter where it is: contaminated land.

These sites are usually former mines or landfills that have been identified as either contaminated or potentially contaminated.

One of the most ironic things about renewable energy technologies is that sometimes they’re bad for the environment.

Those in the clean energy industry continue to play the waiting game in the policy arena.  The question remains as what type of, if any, energy and climate change legislation will be put into action in the US in 2010. 

A new study by the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has revealed that U.S. wind resources are far greater than previously believed.

Renewable energy critics are quick to point out the environmental impacts of large-scale renewable energy projects, like the birds killed by wind turbines or the wildlife displaced by solar arrays. 

What if you could build a window that changes color the same way you change from clear glasses to sunglasses?

A comprehensive study put forward by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory announced that up to 20% of the U.S. eastern grid could be powered by wind energy by 2024.

U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu recently announced an investment of nearly $80 million under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for advanced biofuels research and fueling infrastructure.