Tag Archives: renewable energy
In Focus: Renewables Development in the Emerging World
Do a Google search for renewable power and you will find thousands of links to sites covering renewable power development in the U.S. and in Europe. But outside of China and maybe India, you won’t find much about renewables development elsewhere. Interestingly, recent years have seen significant renewables development in other parts of the world, [...]
The Growth of Renewable Energy in the Mainstream Media
The beginning and end of the year are the best times to work in media because it forces us to look back and summarize what happened. It’s less about chasing stories and more about shaping an honest narrative that readers can identify with and understand. Over the past month, every publication devoted to clean energy [...]
Who Pays for Solar?
We wrote before about an upcoming study from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to determine the overall cost-benefit of installing solar. Well in advance of that study, the investor-owned utilities (IOUs) in California are coming out swinging, with populist rhetoric about solar’s unfair impact. But just because a utility says something, doesn’t make it [...]
99.9% Renewables: Possible?
Combinations of onshore wind, offshore wind, and photovoltaic solar, paired with battery and hydrogen storage in a widespread grid system, could meet 90 percent to 99.9 percent of expected 2030 demand at almost no increased cost, according to a new study. “The common view,” University of Delaware researchers noted in their report, “is that a [...]
The Climate Debate: Where Are We?
There is only one important scientific question regarding climate change: Is atmospheric sensitivity high or low? If it is high the planet has big problems. If it is low we can deal with global warming with the technologies and societal mechanisms that currently exist. So where do we stand on this issue? Enthusiasts for both [...]
STUDY: Renewables Can Supply 99.9% Power by 2030
Renewable energy could supply power to an entire large electric grid, according to a new research by the University of Delaware and Delaware Technical Community College. “These results break the conventional wisdom that renewable energy is too unreliable and expensive,” said co-author Willett Kempton, professor in the School of Marine Science and Policy in U.D.’s [...]
In The Year 2013: Cleantech
It’s only one person’s opinion, but we haven’t heard much of this kind of perspective on the cleantech industry before, so we thought it’s worth presenting to you. Each year, Dallas Kachan of research and consulting firm Kachan & Co. sets out predictions for the coming year, many of which have materialized, he says. He predicted [...]
Infographic: Top 10 Green Ways To Improve Our Cities
The environment is in danger, but fortunately, going green can help save the environment from further degradation. One of the things that people can do to save the environment is reduce waste consumption by encouraging recycling. Seventy-five percent of the waste in the United States is recyclable. However, studies have shown that only five percent [...]
POWER Magazine Lists Top Renewable Energy Facilities
POWER magazine—the definitive information source for the power generation market—compiles an annual list of noteworthy renewable power plants worldwide, that are profiled in the December issue. The winning power plants are presented with awards the following May at the ELECTRIC POWER Conference & Exhibition. This year’s award-winning renewable Top Plants, as shared in a press release, [...]