Renewable Energy

Renewables Generated 43% of Electricity Used by Australia’s Main Power Grid in First Quarter of 2025

Renewables Generated 43% of Electricity Used by Australia’s Main Power Grid in First Quarter of 2025

Australia’s main power grid saw a substantial rise in renewable energy generation — including solar and wind — over the past year. According to Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO)’s Quarterly Energy Dynamics Report, the grid produced 43 percent of the electricity used across the Australian Capital Territory and five eastern states between January and March. […]

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    Grad Student Updates Century-Old Math Equation to Improve Wind Turbine Efficiency

    Grad Student Updates Century-Old Math Equation to Improve Wind Turbine Efficiency

    Divya Tyagi, a graduate student at Pennsylvania State University (Penn State), has revised a 100-year-old math equation to improve modeling for wind turbine efficiency. Tyagi used a century-old equation originally developed by aerodynamicist Hermann Glauert. Glauert created the equation to find the maximum power coefficient to determine optimum rotating actuator disk performance, and this initial […]

    Switzerland Pilots First Solar Power Plant on Active Railway Tracks

    Switzerland Pilots First Solar Power Plant on Active Railway Tracks

    In Switzerland, a solar technology startup is making use of open spaces between railway tracks to place solar panels. The panels can collect solar power, even with trains using the railway throughout the day. Sunways, a photovoltaic inverter manufacturer, is piloting a new solar project on active railway tracks in Switzerland’s canton of Neuchâtel. The […]

    Global Wind Energy Capacity Grew 117 GW in 2024: Global Wind Report

    Global Wind Energy Capacity Grew 117 GW in 2024: Global Wind Report

    A new report from the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has found that the world added 117 gigawatts of global wind energy capacity for 2024, matching the 117 gigawatts added in 2023. In its report, GWEC had promising outlooks, including a record high wind energy capacity globally and an estimated 1 terawatt of wind energy […]

    ‘The World Is Moving Forward’: UN Chief Says Fossil Fuel Interests and Hostile Governments Can’t Stop Clean Energy Future

    ‘The World Is Moving Forward’: UN Chief Says Fossil Fuel Interests and Hostile Governments Can’t Stop Clean Energy Future

    No fossil fuel interest or government can stop the world from working toward a clean energy future, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday after holding a closed-door virtual meeting with 17 heads of government and state. Participants in the meeting included Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of China Xi Jinping […]

    New York State Adds $30 Million to Drive Clean Rebate Program for EVs

    New York State Adds $30 Million to Drive Clean Rebate Program for EVs

    The state of New York is adding $30 million into its Drive Clean Rebate Program, an initiative that provides rebates for the purchase of 60 different electric vehicles. As part of the announcement, the state will also be expanding the existing Charge Ready NY 2.0 program, which provides incentives for installing EV chargers to making […]

    Could Microbes Help Fight Climate Change?

    Could Microbes Help Fight Climate Change?

    As human-caused climate change continues threatening the way of life for virtually every species on Earth, what if one group of organisms right under (and inside of) our noses could help reverse climate change? That’s what a recent report from the American Society of Microbiology (ASM) and the International Union of Microbiological Societies (IUMS) argues. […]