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New Fuel for Reinventing Fire: NREL’s Renewable Electricity Future Study
We often hear statistics about the abundant sources of renewable energy that could power our lives and our world.
Cool Solutions for Hot Cars
On this first day of summer, many car owners are likely to experience the following scenario: enter your car to leave work for the day and the temperature is sweltering—much hotter than outside. The ignition, steering wheel, and seat surface are almost too hot to touch.
Video: RMI’s James Newcomb on NREL’s Renewable Futures Study
Yesterday, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory released a seminal study detailing the extent to which renewable energy supply can meet the electricity demands of the continental United States over the next several decades.
FHA PowerSaver Solar Loans: The Best Deal Around?
What if you could get a 20-year, no-money-down loan for a home solar photovoltaic (“PV”) system costing up to $25,000 with only a 5 percent to 7 percent interest rate? And then pocket the 30 percent investment tax credit worth $7,500 or possibly more?
Video: Los Angeles Discusses Options to Get EV’s on the Road
Los Angeles is often known as the “car capital of the world.” Today, the city’s current mayor, Antonio Villaraigosa, is firmly committed to plug-in electric vehicle technology, building upon the city’s historic EV deployment in the 1990s—and to leveraging the 117 public access electric chargers that remain.
