An outstanding business climate supports companies locating and expanding in N.C. North Carolina was once again among Site Selection’s [...]
Diesel Technologies Drastically Cut Emissions in Real-World ConditionsMatt Shipman | News Services | 919.515.6386 Dr. Chris Frey | 919.515.1155 New research from North Carolina State University shows [...]
NC Voters Embrace Energy Efficiency Solutions2012 Energy Issues Public Opinion Poll A 2012 energy issues poll found a vast majority of North Carolina voters are [...]
WRAL now making power in GarnerGARNER, N.C. — WRAL-TV is now an electricity producer. Parent company Capitol Broadcasting Company installed a 1-megawatt solar farm at the [...]
Offshore wind forum to highlight NC’s potentialWith the federal government set to identify suitable areas of the Atlantic Ocean for offshore wind farms, a federal official [...]
Majority of North Carolinians want greater access to clean energy sourcesPoll respondents seek more energy options amid rising fuel prices and stagnant incomes RALEIGH, NC, For North Carolinians [...]
New Bern solar project harnesses the sun’s energy from warehouse rooftopESA Renewables completes 1.26-megawatt solar power plant, Eastern North Carolina’s largest New Bern, N.C. (April 5, 2012) – [...]
Apple plans nation’s biggest private fuel cell energy project at N.C. data centerNorth Carolina will be home to the nation’s largest private fuel cell energy project, a nonpolluting, silent power plant that [...]
Southeastern Coastal Wind Conference Highlights Progress and Potential of Four Southeastern StatesOnshore wind development and manufacturing, as well as offshore wind planning, are happening on a broad scale in the United [...]
Wilmington, NC to add new electric charging stationsWILMINGTON — City of Wilmington officials are continuing efforts to turn the Port City green. Soon the first level of [...]
Research Triangle: The New Silicon Valley of the Smart Grid?We explore the 60-plus smart grid players and cutting-edge test labs and pilot projects of North Carolina’s Research Triangle. ————————– [...]
President announces new initiatives to support advanced vehiclesThe President is announcing a new $1 billion National Community Deployment Challenge to catalyze up to 10 to 15 model [...]
R. James Woolsey on Energy – March 15, 1-2:20p NCSU Centennial campusThe Triangle Institute for Security Studies and North Carolina State University Energy and Security Initiative is delighted to invite you [...]
Lightning-smart lab shows grid of the futureWalk into this Smart Grid laboratory, and you’ll enter into an indoor forest of sturdy utility poles, all mounted with [...]
Study Finds Decline in Solar CostsSolar power has the potential to hedge rising electricity costs, according to a study by the North Carolina Sustainable Energy [...]
Chapel Hill company plans 15 solar farms this yearBy Ted Richardson Johnny Evans, right, and Dan Shields install solar panels at a solar farm being built by Strata [...]
Apple Plans 20MW of Solar Power for iDataCenter in N.C.Apple has revealed new details about the operations of its huge data center in Maiden, North Carolina, including plans to [...]
Nonprofit to host solar panel systemInvestor to rent roof space at Dorcas Ministries. BY ANDREW KENNEY, akenney@newsobserver.com CARY – Dorcas Ministries’ new home came with [...]
Chapel Hill solar farm proposedA Chapel Hill green energy developer has chosen its home base to build one of the state’s largest solar energy [...]
Panel Backs Offshore Wind in North CarolinaA report released today from the North Carolina Governor’s Scientific Advisory Panel on Offshore Energy has effectively endorsed offshore wind [...]
NCSEA Events: Feb 16, Feb 21The North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association is hosting two events in the upcoming weeks. Self-Help Product Launch February 16th, Charlotte, [...]
Triad Commute Challenge: March 10 – June 10The 6th annual Triad Commute Challenge is a 3-month effort to heighten awareness regarding air quality while challenging people to try [...]
Biogen Idec Installs Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in RTPMove underscores commitment to environmental sustainability in the region (Research Triangle Park, N.C. – February 2, 2012) – On February [...]
SunEnergy1 dedicates solar project in Plymouth, N.C.SunEnergy1’s Kenny Habul dedicated the first phase of his company’s 20-megawatt solar farm in Plymouth this week, saying he will [...]
Evatran Open House: February 2ndPlugless Power™, developed by Evatran™, is the first electric vehicle (EV) charging system on the market to offer customers a [...]
Electric plants shift from coal to natural gasPITTSBURGH — The huge, belching smokestacks of electric power plants have long symbolized air pollution woes. But a shift is [...]
Cleveland County solar farm opensDuke will buy electricity from Strata Solar, which hopes to add 150-200 jobs. By Bruce Henderson bhenderson@charlotteobserver.com Posted: Friday, Jan. [...]
Alamance County Rest Area receives Electric Vehicle Charging StationThe event marked the formal ribbon-cutting of one of the first electric vehicle charging stations to operate at a North [...]
Electric Motor Manufacturer to Create 166 Jobs in Cleveland CountyState Grant Helps Baldor Electric Expand in Kings Mountain RALEIGH – Gov. Bev Perdue today announced that Baldor Electric [...]
First Citizens turns to solar powerFirst Citizens Bank is going green — and we’re not talking about the color of cash money. The Raleigh-based bank [...]
Environmental groups make deal in Duke Energy merger hearingA deal between environmental groups and Duke Energy and Progress Energy in South Carolina will require the companies [...]
NCSU scientists introduce solar dyeResearchers from North Carolina State University have developed a dye they say can improve solar energy technology. Head researcher [...]
EV Test Drive event in Western NC on Dec. 1stGreengov group members in Western NC are invited to attend the Electric Vehicle Test Drive Event on Thursday, December 1st [...]
FMC Lithium expanding in GastonStory by: Steve Byers, Charlotte Observer Manufacturer FMC Lithium is making a $50 million investment in Gaston County. The [...]
RTI International Adds EV Charging StationsRTI International recently added two electric vehicle charging stations on their Research Triangle Park campus. The N.C. Solar Center’s Clean [...]
2011 Freeing the Grid released2011 Freeing the Grid released; more states make the grade on renewable energy policies Renewable energy advocates today released the [...]
IREC’s 2011 Updates and Trends Annual Report releasedThe Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC’s) 2011 Updates & Trends Annual Report was released on October 17, 2011 in Dallas, [...]
New NCSU Solar House hours of operationAfter briefly being closed due to state budget cuts, the NCSU Solar House is now back open on a limited [...]
Green Job Training in the SoutheastStory by: cleanenergy.org Recently, it seems that every politician has the exact same top three priorities: Jobs, Jobs and Jobs. [...]
This wind farm has a chanceStory by: Raleigh News & Observer A proposal to build a 300-megawatt wind energy farm in the northeast corner of [...]
Proposal would double state’s solar energy outputStory by: John Murawski, Raleigh N&O (reposted) Solar energy has been far and away the most successful of the [...]
U.S. solar industry had a bright 2010Story by: San Jose Mercury News A recent report by the Solar Energy Industries Association found that 2010 was a [...]