Despite Hurdles, Solar Power in Australia Is Too Robust to Kill
No nation has as high a penetration of residential solar as Australia, with one in five homes now powered by the sun.
Renewable Energy
Energy Crunch – tectonic shifts
This week the latest edition of the BP Statistical Review of World Energy noted two important trends.
Renewable Energy Will Not Support Economic Growth
Can we transition to these renewable energy sources and continue using energy the way we do today?
Electricity For All: Daniel Kammen – Part 2
Second part of a discussion about the prospect of decentralized energy systems supplying clean electricity to the developing world.
No Climate Protection without Climate Justice; No Climate Justice without Degrowth
…[T]he…climate movement tends to deny…that renewables are unable to maintain our Western…consumer lifestyles on a global level.
Surge in Renewables Remakes California’s Energy Landscape
Thanks to favorable geography, innovative government policies, and businesses that see the benefits of clean energy investments, California is closing in on its goal of generating a third of its electricity from renewables by 2020.
Progress Toward a True-Cost Economy Now Comes From Developments in Renewable Energy
A renewable energy revolution is sweeping the planet. This revolution has profound implications because it signals that the global economy is moving to stop the growth of our human carbon footprint.
Renewable Energy: Is That Where Salvation Lies?
It’s common to read on blogs dealing with global warming that the only thing preventing renewable energy from replacing fossil fuels in short order within the U.S. is the political muscle of the fossil fuel industries.
US Crude Oil Consumption Peaked a Decade Ago
Electric vehicles (EVs) are already cheaper to run than internal combustion engine (ICE) automobiles.
How Sustainable is Stored Sunlight?
Driven by better battery technology and the disincentivization of grid-connected solar panels, off-grid solar is about to make a comeback. How sustainable is a solar PV system if energy storage is taken into account?
How Solar Can Help Nepal’s Relief Efforts
Following the earthquake, Gham Power provided lights and mobile charging stations for relief workers and the displaced.
Apple, Facebook, Google progress toward a green Internet, but coal-heavy utilities stand in the way
Greenpeace report urges improved transparency from Amazon, more engagement from all major internet companies to overcome resistance to renewable energy from monopoly utilities
