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Nevada Overtakes California as Leading Solar Producer Per Capita
Nevada is increasingly realizing its potential as a hub for solar, making the most of the vast amounts of sunshine the State receives. Nevada has recently overtaken California as the US leader of solar and geothermal production per capita. The leap in solar power has been helped by major projects from several of the large […]
Interior Secretary recommends shrinking Gold Butte National Monument
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has recommended that the Trump administration significantly shrinks Gold Butte National Monument, Nevada. Zinke fails to mention by how much the 300,000 acre Monument would be reduced by. Former Montana Congressmen Zinke’s made the recommendation “to ensure that the monument reservation is limited to the smallest area compatible with the protection of the […]
LVGEA becomes the largest C-level business board in Nevada
The Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance (LVGEA) has announced its 50th member of its Board of Directors, Betsy Fretwell. This ensures the LVGEA is now the largest C-level business board in the State of Nevada, completing their “drive to 50” campaign. The LVGEA 50 has attempted and succeeded in putting together a group of the […]
The world’s biggest lithium battery farm
Energy storage has been marked as a key technology to help increase the deployment of clean energy and help us move towards a more sustainable society. There have been fast moving developments in this sector over the past five years or so, seeing us progress from relatively modest and expensive batteries towards large/commercial scale storage […]
National Clean Energy Summit 9.0
The ninth National Clean Energy Summit brought together clean energy visionaries and leaders, public officials, business executives, energy policy experts, entrepreneurs, investors, citizens, and students leading to insightful and vibrant discussion on the economic, social and environmental benefits of innovative clean technologies. The day-long summit, co-hosted by former U.S. Senator Harry Reid and Governor Brian Sandoval, and […]
$4 Million Expansion of The UNLV Center for Entrepreneurship
UNLV’s Lee Business School will see a $4 million expansion of its Center for Entrepreneurship, further demonstrating Southern Nevada’s entrepreneurial spirit and UNLV’s drive towards excellence. The money comes from gifts to the UNLV Business School in the form of a $3 million from Dennis Troesh and $1 million donation from the Charles Koch Foundation. […]
E.P.A to Repeal the Clean Power Plan
The Trump administration has announced plans to repeal Obama’s policy to tackle greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. The Clean Power Plan aimed to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from electrical power generation by 32 percent by 2030, relative to 2005 levels. This meant that traditional forms of energy such as coal were to be ousted […]
11th October is International Girls Day
Started in 2012, October 11th marks The United Nations International Day of the Girl. The day aims to highlight and address the needs and challenges girls face, while promoting girls’ empowerment and the fulfillment of their human rights. Around the World girls face unique challenges every day. Girls should have the right to a safe life, […]
Vehicle-to-Grid services: The future for Nevada?
This is a period of great change in the energy sector as we push towards a cleaner and more sustainable economy. With the need to reduce our carbon emissions and tackle climate change at a critical stage, it has opened up to market to a huge number of disruptive and innovative technologies. One of the […]
