Batteries could fuel solar, wind growth - On an arid mountain in Eureka County, Nev., a mining company believes it's struck the 21st-century equivalent of gold.

As the range of an EV increases, primarily a result of battery energy density increasing--more KWh in the same size package--it takes more energy to charge them.  This means one must either increase the charge time at a given charge power level or increase the charge power level for the same charge time.  This means special charging systems for home owners since common household receptacles are limited in amperage to relatively low values.  If a new, faster charging receptacle is added, one then has to consider the breaker box and the size of the service to the household and dissipating the heat from the charging process.

Report: U.S. Electrical Grid Could Be Reliable With Much Higher Level Of Renewables - If the U.S. ceases to burn coal, shuts down a quarter of existing nuclear reactors, and trims its use of natura...
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A brighter day for LED bulbs - If consumers are willing to spend $5 for a cup of coffee, how about $25 for a light bulb? The problem I see with regulating out incandescent bulbs is there was ab...
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U.S. offering $450M to support fledgling nuclear technology - A federal program intended to kickstart the much-anticipated development of bite-sized nuclear reactors at Westinghouse Electric Co. an...
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Meeting on proposed solar farm gets heated - During a meeting last week, about 40 Zebulon residents grilled executives of a Charlotte-based energy company that's hoping to build a solar farm on...
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Statement by CEO of NextEra Energy Resources on Interior Secretary Salazar's announcement that he is leaving the Obama administration - NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, President and CEO Armando...
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Group supports revenue-neutral carbon tax - The Save Our Climate Act of 2011 would have amended the federal tax code to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by imposing a tax on primary fossil fuels bas...
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Study: Renewable energy can meet demand - Renewable energy has the potential to power a large electric grid fully 99.9 percent of the time economically by 2030, U.S. researchers say. Large scal...
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Study: Nearly too late to cap warming - It may be too late to cap global warming at 3.6 degrees, scientists allied with an Australian research group say, as heat-trapping emissions hit a record hig...
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