Energy and Climate Change

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Using more than a wing and a prayer: Company aims to cut raptor deaths with technology, people

Greg Copeland of San Francisco-based NaturEner USA, the owner, says the combination of technology and trained avian biologists form a tiered alert system that’s proving to be effective, so far, at preventing the turbine blades from striking birds.

How Smart Cities Must Plan for Electric Cars

How should charging stations be distributed within a city so there’s always one within reasonable driving range?

EPA plan to require adaptation to climate change trends – Montana may receive most attention

Climate change affects the coldest areas hardest, and those who live closest to the land notice it first.

Climate Change Seen Posing Risk to Food Supplies

They are already seeing the harmful effects in some regions.

ARPA-E awards IIT-Argonne team $3.4 M for breakthrough battery technology

Argonne National Laboratory will develop a prototype for a rechargeable "nanoelectrofuel" flow battery that may extend the range of EVs to at least 500 miles and provide a straightforward and rapid method of refueling.

Avoiding the Power Grid

A cheaper fuel cell could provide affordable power for microgrids.

Solar switch forces utilities to shift priorities

They even have a name for the nightmare scenario solar could create – the "death spiral."

Wireless electric car charging: Coming to a Volvo near you?

"Inductive charging has great potential" according to Volvo following its study into wireless charging of electric cars.

3 states, province sign West Coast climate pact

The governors of California, Oregon and Washington, along with the premier of British Columbia, agreed to put a price on carbon dioxide emissions across an area that includes 53 million people.

Guide to Energizing Small Communities

View and download the how-to manual and its appendix of documents for use by small communities to develop and deliver programs that reduce energy use community-wide and assist communities to vision renewable energy opportunities.