Vestas Wind Systems, the Danish wind turbine manufacturer that employs thousands of Coloradans, notched a record-breaking year in 2017, with more than 10,691 megawatts worth of orders from customers around the world.
BOULDER -- New CU Boulder research suggests wind resources in the next century may decrease in many regions in the Northern Hemisphere and could sharply increase in several hotspot regions down...
What if a window could shield from the sun's rays and generate power? That's the question driving a new NREL solar research project.
“Price drops have made solar and wind power cost less than traditional fossil fuels."
An initiative that would require many buildings in Denver to feature environment-friendly "green roof" amenities will appear on the city's ballot this November. The Denver Elections Division has confirmed that backers of the Denver Green Roof Initiative submitted enough petition signatures to place the measure on the Nov. 7 city ballot.
Damon Waters of Clean Chemistry says his product is cleaner, safer and more flexible than more commonly used alternatives.
Colorado is in the top 10 states for wind energy, according to reports issued this week by the U.S. Department of Energy.
GOLDEN -- Innovation is forever marching forward, but sometimes it's necessary to take a small step backward in the interest of greater accuracy.
GOLDEN -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is partnering with Panasonic Corporation and Xcel Energy to simulate and optimize the energy load profile of...
FORT COLLINS — The Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association announced Thursday it will partner with the Denver-based nonprofit GRID Alternative Colorado to construct a community solar farm with portions designated for low-income households and nonprofit organizations.
BOULDER -- Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:ZAYO) announced it has purchased 86 million kilowatt hours of renewable energy certificates to power five of its zColo data centers in Illinois, Texas...
Xcel Energy Inc. on Monday filed a settlement proposal with state regulators that one supporter said will help the state’s biggest utility improve the electric grid and save customers energy and money.
The settlement agreement focuses on Xcel’s proposal for an “advanced grid intelligence and security” upgrade, including upgrades to the utility’s (NYSE: XEL) network of meters and customers’ homes and businesses.
MINNEAPOLIS -- Xcel Energy (NYSE:XEL), America's leading utility wind energy provider, announced it has plans to make the largest multi-state investment in wind capacity in the nation.
DENVER -- Set to begin March 13, Solar Power Colorado 2017 will explore the theme: Innovation: Making Solar Mainstream through a program filled with more than 70 expert speakers from across the country.
Vestas Wind Systems said it's received an order for 174 wind turbines that will be made in Colorado. The Danish corporation with a big manufacturing presence in Colorado said the 174 turbines will produce 348 megawatts of energy.
Colorado had 6,004 jobs in the solar power sector, up 20 percent from the end of 2015, according to the 2016 National Solar Jobs Census, the seventh annual jobs report from The Solar Foundation.
The CEO of a Thornton solar-powered charger company bought more shares of his company's stock this week and now he owns almost a quarter of the firm.
BOULDER -- More than 68 million light duty hybrid electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid vehicles and battery electric vehicles are expected to be in use globally.
DENVER — Boulder-based Namasté Solar announced Friday that it has completed the installation of solar panels on the roof of the historic Colorado Trade Center in Denver. The 700,000-square-foot building at 5151 Bannock St., near the intersection of Interstates 25 and 70, has been owned by private-equity firm Conscience Bay Co. since 2015.
Colorado, Utah and Nevada will work together to ensure that the three states’ growing network of charging stations for electric vehicles won’t have big holes in it.
The renewable energy unit of electric-power giant Duke Energy has purchased the 14-megawatt Victory Solar Power project in Adams County for an undisclosed price. It is the first solar project in Colorado for Duke Energy Renewables, the commercial renewable energy subsidiary of Charlotte, North Carolina-based Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK).
Tesla Motors Inc., Elon Musk's electric-car maker, has completed its $2 billion all-stock acquisition of solar-panel installer SolarCity Corp. in a bid to create a company that can sell cars and solar power units at its stores. The deal now is worth a lot less than its $2.6 billion value when it was announced in August as the companies' share price has fallen. The tie-up deal combines two businesses involved in different aspects of solar-power technology.
Environmental and solar energy advocates are hailing state regulators’ approval of a landmark, far-reaching Xcel Energy deal with implications not just for that industry but for how all of the utility’s residents in Colorado someday may be charged for their electricity.
Boulder's proposed city-owned electric utility, which would replace Xcel Energy Inc.’s service to its residents and businesses, “would be cost effective over a 20-year period," the city said Monday.