Reforestation Project in Northeastern Ghana
As a new member of the Rotary Club of Mystic (CT), I had a long-established relationship with a community-based organization...
SELF Named a Winner in Ashoka’s Changemakers Challenge
The Solar Electric Light Fund (SELF) has been announced as one of three winners in the Women | Tools |...
SELF’s Response to the Haiti Disaster
In response to the devastating earthquake in Port-au-Prince, SELF is accelerating their work to power health clinics in Haiti with their partner on the ground, Partners In Health (PIH). SELF and PIH have been working together since 2006 to bring solar power to PIH operations around the world. We have already provided solar electricity to Boucan Carre in Haiti, and have plans to solar electrify all 10 PIH sites in Haiti.
Eco-Friendly SUV Gets a Hydrogen Mileage Boost
When researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) participated in a test drive for a hydrogen fuel cell SUV that reached the equivalent of a 431-mile driving range, it wasn't just California dream. The research team, along with Toyota, recently completed a 331 mile round trip drive between Torrance and San Diego, Calif., driving two Toyota Highlander Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicles — Advanced (FCHV-adv).
President Obama Announces $3.4 Billion Investment to Spur Transition to Smart Energy Grid
Speaking at Florida Power and Light’s (FPL) DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center, President Barack Obama today announced the largest...
Liberia Finds Solar Power Gets Things Moving Again
Liberians who live, study, or work outside the limited electric grid of the capital, Monrovia, do not have affordable, reliable...
AMORE Alliance Celebrates the Coming of Light to Remote Parts of Mindanao
On 10 June 2009, the coming of light to over 8,000 households in more than 270 rural villages in Mindanao...
Project for Algae to Turn Coal Plant C02 Into Biofuel Awarded $70m by DOE
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced that Arizona Public Service (APS), Phoenix, Ariz., has been awarded $70.5 million...
Team Germany Wins 2009 Solar Decathlon
U.S. Department of Energy Deputy Secretary Daniel Poneman today announced the winners of the 2009 Department of Energy Solar Competition on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Team Germany, the student team from Darmstadt, Germany, won top honors by designing, building, and operating the most attractive and efficient solar-powered home. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign took second place followed by Team California in third place.
US Climate Bill Will Have Modest Economic Impact
Cutting greenhouse gases along the lines of a climate bill pending in Congress would modestly impact the US economy over...