Community energy in Ireland: the technological aspects
It is important to keep in mind that technologies aren’t neutral.
Renewable Energy
Could BC Become a 100% Renewable Energy Region?: Trucking, Ships and Planes
How can we switch BC’s freight transportation from diesel and gasoline to 100% renewable energy?
Community Energy in Ireland: The financial aspects
One of the key recommendations is the feed in tariff which is probably inspired by the successful German implementation of solar energy.
Community Energy in Ireland: Societal Aspects
What is holding Ireland back from becoming more sustainable?
Could BC Become a 100% Renewable Energy Region?: Electricity and Heat
Would the transition away from fossil fuels fatally weaken BC’s economy, as some conservative thinkers fear? Worse yet, would it drag us back to the dark ages? Are the fear-mongers right?
As Small Hydropower Expands, So Does Caution on Its Impacts
Small hydropower projects have the potential to bring electricity to millions of people now living off the grid. But experts warn that planners must carefully consider the cumulative effects of constructing too many small dams in a single watershed.
Onshore Wind Power Is Now Cheapest Form Of New Electricity In Denmark
A new analysis from the government of Denmark found that wind power is by far the cheapest new form of electricity in the country.
Agrivoltism
What is the best way to utilize sunlight: grow food or to produce fuel?
Watch How Solar Power Is Transforming Rural India
It is a glimpse into the future of how the world’s rural poor could access electricity: off-grid, distributed, renewable, and most importantly, affordable.
Renewable Energy Provided One-Third Of Germany’s Power In The First Half Of 2014
Thanks to favorable weather and record production from solar and wind power, renewable energy accounted for approximately 31 percent of Germany’s electricity generation in the first half of 2014.
Iraq and the Military-Industrial Complex versus a True Cost Economy
A true cost or steady state economy can never be reached in a society consumed with perpetual war, especially warfare over oil.
The Real Reasons behind the Nuclear Failure and what that means for Renewables
What are the lessons from the failed nuclear energy revolution?
