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Renewable Energy

Progress Toward a True-Cost Economy Now Comes From Developments in Renewable Energy

December 15, 2020May 22, 2015 by Brent Blackwelder

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.

Categories Economy Tags Renewable Energy, true-cost economy Leave a comment

Renewable Energy: Is That Where Salvation Lies?

December 15, 2020May 19, 2015 by Roger Blanchard

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.

Categories Energy Tags climate change, Energiewende, energy transition, net energy, Renewable Energy Leave a comment

US Crude Oil Consumption Peaked a Decade Ago

December 15, 2020May 18, 2015 by Deborah Lawrence

Electric vehicles (EVs) are already cheaper to run than internal combustion engine (ICE) automobiles.

Categories Energy Tags electric cars, peak oil demand, Renewable Energy, Transportation Leave a comment

How Sustainable is Stored Sunlight?

May 14, 2015 by Kris De Decker

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?

Categories Energy Tags battery power, power storage solutions, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy Leave a comment

How Solar Can Help Nepal’s Relief Efforts

December 15, 2020May 12, 2015 by Tara Lohan

Following the earthquake, Gham Power provided lights and mobile charging stations for relief workers and the displaced.

Categories Environment Tags disaster recovery, Electricity, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy Leave a comment

Apple, Facebook, Google progress toward a green Internet, but coal-heavy utilities stand in the way

December 15, 2020May 12, 2015 by Graham Thompson

Greenpeace report urges improved transparency from Amazon, more engagement from all major internet companies to overcome resistance to renewable energy from monopoly utilities

Categories Energy Tags coal power, Renewable Energy, the internet Leave a comment

How Sustainable is PV Solar Power?

May 11, 2015 by Kris De Decker

Solar photovoltaic (PV) systems generate "free" electricity from sunlight, but manufacturing them is an energy-intensive process.

Categories Energy Tags EROEI of solar power, Renewable Energy, solar power, solar power carbon emissions Leave a comment

Our Renewable Future

December 15, 2020April 28, 2015 by Richard Heinberg

How we use energy is as important as how we get it.

Categories Energy Tags energy constraints, Fossil Fuels, Renewable Energy Leave a comment

The Renewable Revolution

December 15, 2020April 17, 2015 by Michael Klare

Don’t hold your breath, but future historians may look back on 2015 as the year that the renewable energy ascendancy began, the moment when the world started to move decisively away from its reliance on fossil fuels.

Categories Energy Tags energy transitions, Renewable Energy, solar power prices Leave a comment

How Conservative Texas Took The Lead in U.S. Wind Power

December 15, 2020April 13, 2015 by Roger Real Drouin

Innovative government policies have helped propel Texas into the forefront of wind energy generation in the U.S. But the main impetus for the Lone Star State’s flourishing wind sector is the revenue it has generated for landowners and local communities.

Categories Energy Tags Renewable Energy, Wind Energy, wind farms Leave a comment

Energy Crunch: changing the business model

December 15, 2020April 3, 2015 by Energy Crunch staff

Reports this week provided yet more evidence of vitality in green energy.Investment in renewables surged 17% last year.

Categories Energy Tags carbon emissions, climate change, climate change agreements, energy transition, fossil fuel interests, Renewable Energy Leave a comment

Why This Tea Party Leader Is Seeing Green on Solar Energy

December 15, 2020March 30, 2015 by Diane Toomey

As a founder of the Tea Party movement, Debbie Dooley may be an unlikely advocate for renewable energy.

Categories Energy Tags decentralized energy, Renewable Energy, rooftop solar Leave a comment
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