A Solar Panel In Space Is Collecting Energy To Be Beamed Anywhere on Earth
by Nick Paton Walsh: Scientists working for the Pentagon have successfully tested a solar panel the size of a pizza box in space, […]
The Lesson Of Texas
by Todd Olinsky-Paul: A new program states can use to quickly fund the distributed energy storage solution… […]
Deep In The Heart Of Texas’ Collapsing Power Grid
Everything in Texas went wrong at once… […]
New Sustainable Energy Factbook Shows 2020 Was ‘Blockbuster’ Year For Renewables In America
by (Renewable Energy World): Faced with COVID-19 pandemic and sharp economic contraction, […]
Aggregate Fossil Fuel Demand Could Peak As Early As 2027 According To McKinsey
by (Renewable Energy World): COVID-19 and electrification hasten peak demand for hydrocarbons… […]
Hawaiian Electric Hits Nearly 35% Renewable Energy, Exceeding RPS
by (Renewable Energy World): Driven by higher solar energy and wind production and lower consumer demand, […]
This Super-Energy-Dense Battery Could Nearly Double The Range Of Electric Vehicles
by James Temple: But some observers aren’t convinced that QuantumScape’s lithium-metal batteries will power cars and trucks on the road as soon as the company claims… […]
World’s Largest Battery To Be Built In Australia Coal-Mining Hub
by Rob Verdonck: Australia is planning another giant grid-scale battery as the global roll out of super-sized energy storage projects accelerates…E […]
Hybrid Planes Could Shorten The Leap To All-Electric 737s
by James Temple: But that will still take decades, so we’d better consider other ways of cleaning up carbon emissions from aircraft, too… […]
Fossil Fuel Air Pollution Linked To 1 In 5 Deaths Worldwide, New Harvard Study Finds
by Alexander C. Kaufman: The research will likely amplify calls to rapidly transition off of oil, gas and coal for reasons beyond curbing climate change… […]
U.S. Wind Generation Sets New Daily And Hourly Records At End Of 2020
by (Renewable Energy World): In the final months of 2020, electricity generation from wind turbines in the United States set daily and hourly records… […]
Construction Begins On World’s Largest Integrated Solar-Powered Battery System
by (Renewable Energy World): Florida Power & Light Company announced that construction has begun on the FPL Manatee Energy Storage Center… […]
Innovative Policy Will Help America Lead The Transition To Electric Transportation
by Asaf Nagler: Transitioning the transportation sector to electricity is going to be transformative, and not just to the incumbent industry… […]
Five Things In Biden’s Climate Day Orders That Flew Under The Radar
by Scott Waldman: Items include permitting for fossil fuel infrastructure and creating jobs to clean up pollution… […]
Biden Will Direct Billions In Federal Spending Power To Climate Change
by James Temple: The US president’s latest climate orders direct agencies to buy clean vehicles and electricity, and prioritize climate in national security plans… […]
Here’s How Scientists Want Biden To Take On Climate Change
by Andrea Thompson: Ambitions include promoting electric vehicles and incorporating environmental justice… […]
Biden Plans To Fight Climate Change In A New Way
by Bill Ritter Jr: Joe Biden is preparing to deal with climate change in a way no U.S. president has done before – by mobilizing his entire administration to take on the challenge from every [...]
Europe Created More Energy From Renewables Than Fossil Fuels Last Year
by Nick Summers: Europe is slowly reducing its dependancy on fossil fuels… […]
Can Geothermal Power Play a Key Role In The Energy Transition?
by Jim Robbins: Aided by advances in deep-drilling technology for fracking, engineers are developing new methods of tapping into the earth’s limitless underground supplies of heat and steam… […]
The World’s Largest Banks Think It’s Over For Big Oil
by Joe Romm: “We think the economics of renewables are impossible for oil to compete with…” […]
On Climate, Biden Must Do More Than Undo Trump’s Damage
by Andrea Thompson: The new administration cannot just go back to the future on carbon emissions… […]
Almost Half Of Denmark’s Electricity In 2019 Came From Wind Power
by Starre Vartan: Denmark is only about half the size of South Carolina, but it produces more of its electricity from wind than any other country in the world… […]
EIA: U.S. Renewables Consumption Surpasses Coal First Time In Modern Power Age
by (Renewable Energy World): U.S. renewable energy consumption in 2019 surpassed coal for the first time in 135 years, according to the federal Energy Information Administration (EIA)… […]
All New Homes In Wales To Be Powered By Clean Energy From 2025
by Pamela Largue: The consultation proposals unveiled by Housing Minister, Julie James, are part of wider Welsh Government plans to address the climate emergency it declared last year… […]
Renewable Companies Team Up With Togo To Expand Solar-Powered Farming
by (Renewable Energy World): Bboxx and EDF announced that they have teamed up with SunCulture and the Togo government to expand access to solar-powered irrigation systems for farmers… […]
Will 2021 Be The Year That Solar Becomes A Driver Of Total Home Energy Efficiency?
by Gabe Abbott: 2020 has been a challenging year for everyone, including those in the solar industry, but as we’ve persevered and adapted to new digital selling… […]
The Batteries That Could Make Fossil Fuels Obsolete
by Cheryl Katz: The twin smokestacks of the Moss Landing Power Plant tower over Monterey Bay… […]
2020 Was The Year Clean Energy Started To Beat Big Oil
by Tim McDonnell: For the last century, the biggest, most powerful companies in the global energy market have been oil and gas producers… […]
Improving Energy Storage Will Be Crucial To A Smooth Energy Transition
by Jason Goodhand: Many future power systems will be governed by variable and intermittent generation from renewables… […]
Stimulus Deal Includes Raft Of Provisions To Fight Climate Change
by Sarah Kaplan and Dino Grandoni: The most substantial federal investment in green technology in a decade includes billions for solar, wind, battery storage and carbon capture… […]
Roaring Into 2021 With The Energy Policies That Matter
by Jemma King:For many, 2020 has been the worst year in living memory. But, amidst the doom and gloom, there have been positive news stories relating to energy and the environment… […]
Al Gore: Where Do I Find Hope
by Al Gore: The Biden administration will have the opportunity to restore confidence in America and take on the worsening climate crisis… […]
How To Build A Zero-Carbon Skyscraper
by Adele Peters: Wooden skyscrapers help sequester a lot of carbon, but they run into problems when they get too tall. This concept design minimizes the footprint but still gets to 105 stories… […]
Why The Price Of New Solar Electricity Fell An Incredible 89% In The Last Decade
by Jason Dorrier: In 1956, an early demonstration of solar photovoltaics produced a watt of energy for the modest price of an inflation-adjusted $1,865… […]
The Fastest Road Car In The World Revealed – And It’s Electric
by Russell Hotten: It’s the most powerful street-legal car ever to come out of Italy. And when your competitors include Ferrari and Lamborghini, that’s some badge of honor… […]
Biden’s Charging Plan Could Sell 25 Million EVs
by Kyle Stock: The president-elect wants to install 500,000 charging stations, but he’ll have to persuade Congress to plug in first… […]
The Headlines That Britain Never Thought It Would See: The UK To Be 100% Powered By Renewables
by Jemma King: When Boris Johnson led the Conservative party to a landslide victory in December 2019, many across the renewables sector braced themselves for a difficult immediate future… […]
New York Generated Fourth Most Electricity From Renewables Of Any State In 2019
by (Renewable Energy World): In 2019, more electricity was generated from renewable sources in New York than in all but three states, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Electric Power Monthly… […]
Are Tides And Waves The Missing Piece Of The Green Energy Puzzle?
by Alexander C. Kaufman: Solar and wind are energy powerhouses until the sky is dark or the air is still. An ancient source of energy — the tides — could soon offer a predictable alternative… [...]
Renewable Energy Could Power The World By 2050.
by Johnny Wood: What would a more sustainable world powered by renewable energy look like? We have a better sense, thanks to a special collection of research from experts from around the globe… […]
Awaken Interviews Chip Comins Pt 2 – The Sacred Feminine
Donna Quesada: We have spoken on Awaken a lot about the masculine “running amok.” […]
A Plan For ‘Lithium Valley’ Begins To Take Shape
by Katie Fehrenbacher: While California is accelerating toward an electric vehicle future — in part thanks to the new gas car sales ban — it’s also got a potentially massive, and still totally untapped, EV [...]
How Wind Turbines Are Providing A Safety Net For Rural Farmers
by Molly Bergen: On a farm in O’Neill, Nebraska, Mike Zakrzewski wakes up every morning to tend his cattle and grow corn and soybeans on the farm he’s known since childhood… […]
Wind and solar are the new cash crops
by Kevin Brehm: We’re living in an era of big numbers and rapid shifts. In a matter of weeks, the pandemic transformed the lives of billions all over the world. […]
3 Things Energy Efficiency Could Do
by Sarah Golden: Regular readers of Energy Weekly know Energy Efficiency Day is one of my favorite holidays… […]