Net vs. gross energy: Is it wise to be complacent?
Net pay is what you have to pay your bills today. And, net energy is what society has in order to conduct its business (and its fun) on any given day. Is net energy still increasing?
Renewable Energy
Ukraine crisis shows urgency of green energy: Russian nat’l gas blackmail
The threat of economic sanctions would be more realistic if Europe did not depend so heavily on Russia for its natural gas. 40% of Germany’s natural gas and one third of Europe’s natural gas in general is imported from that country.
Energy transitions – headlines
•The Energy Transition is Here •IEA Report: Wind and Solar Can Carry Bulk of Energy TransformationT•he Economics of Grid Defection •Industry-funded report calls for changes to German energy policy •Coal Crunch Gives Impetus to India’s Solar Switch •Food and wastewater biogas to heat 5,200 New York homes •Report: Solar Paired With Storage Is a ‘Real, Near and Present’ Threat to UtilitiesA•nother Banner, Record-Breaking Year for U.S. Solar
Renewed Energy for Renewables
A couple of decades who could have imagined that a gust of wind wafting across a Wyoming plain could power an air conditioner as far off as Southern California? But it very well may be happening soon.
Study: Wind Turbines Are Much More Durable Than Previously Thought
Wind turbines can produce electricity for 25 years before needing an upgrade, according to new research out of the United Kingdom.
From grid waste to good taste
The U.S. power grid is a vital part of the nation’s infrastructure. It’s also a wasteful one. Now, a new start-up is looking to solve both of these inefficiencies at once by reducing utilities’ excess power production while turning dormant lands into productive greenhouses.
How Hawaii is Transitioning From Oil Dependence to Solar Energy
Hawaii is a living laboratory for best practices in the integration of renewable energy into the smart grid of the future.
Solar Coin – a crypto currency designed to stimulate solar energy production
Solar Coin is a crypto currency specifically intended to stimulate solar energy production.
Obama’s Hopelessly Wrong on the Environment — Here’s the Reality of What We Face
Based what we know from the most recent climate science, Obama’s "all-of-the-above" energy policy is actually suicidal.
Cold-home casualties
The current ‘energy debate’ is in danger of descending into little more than an unsavoury slanging match.
Indian Microgrids Aim to Bring Millions out of Darkness
Powered by solar panels and biomass, microgrids are spreading slowly across India, where 300 million people live without electricity. But can these off-grid technologies be scaled-up to bring low-carbon power to tens of millions of people?
The Grand Challenge of the Energy Transition
How are we going to meet the challenge of functioning without fossil fuels?
