As with any decision, the consideration to begin using any source of clean, renewable energy to fuel your business might be lengthy; consider the pros and cons of going green and make sure it truly works for you. New options in alternative, green energy continue to emerge, so keep in mind—there are plenty to choose from. One of the most popular sources seems to be solar energy.

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The prices of fossil fuels and coal continue to climb, burdening small businesses with ever- higher costs of effectively and comfortably supplying energy to their buildings. Instead of guzzling harmful sources of energy, companies should consider going green and lifting much of the financial load off their shoulders by looking into alternative sources like geothermal power. Read the full story

Purchasing high efficiency equipment produces big savings on your bottom line. To help you pay for it, New Jersey just added two new programs to its Clean Energy product portfolio, the Clean Energy Solutions CHP grant program and the Clean Energy Solutions Capital Investment (CESCI) Loan/Grant. These programs help underwrite new efficient heating systems that produce onsite energy. These proven technologies also produce savings by insulating your business from energy market price increases. Read the full story

As businesses struggle to keep up with rising gas and electricity prices, scientists begin to develop newer technologies to fuel these companies and the households and consumers they serve.  While researchers have conducted studies galore on several renewable energy sources like wind power and solar panels, there are some resources they haven’t tapped into as frequently (such as hydropower technology like wave and tidal energy). Read the full story

Joule Biotechnologies, a startup in—you guessed it—Cambridge, Massachusetts, unveiled the details of its recently-discovered biofuel manufacturing process yesterday. The group claims that it is possible to engineer microorganisms in a photobioreactor that can convert water and carbon dioxide into usable fuel by harnessing the sun’s energy. What sets this plan apart from other fuel alternatives, such as ethanol, is the relatively small space, energy input, and time it requires. Read the full story

Recently, reports issued by the Natural Resources Defense Council, Green for All, and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst’s Political Economy Research Institute (PERI), showed that investment in a low-carbon economy can produce up to 300 percent more jobs.  Read the full story