Offshore wind has come a long way in recent years, in large part because of how heavily the UK has invested in the technology. But most of this development has been with conventional wind technology, which requires that the turbines be mounted to the seafloor or lakebed in relatively shallow water. World’s largest floating #windfarm […]
WalletHub has put together its annual list of cities “that most encourage an environmentally friendly lifestyle.” WalletHub analysts compared 100 cities using 13 key metrics “from greenhouse-gas emissions per capita to the number of smart-energy policies and initiatives.” Source: WalletHub WalletHub finds that going green is a great way to promote job growth. They cite statistics […]
The Koch brothers, Duke Energy and Arizona Public Service are among 12 special interest groups waging aggressive anti-solar campaigns across the country, often coordinated and behind the scenes, a new Environment America Research and Policy Center report said today. While American solar power has increased four-fold since 2010, state by state, utilities and powerful industry front groups […]
Wind and solar energy remain the only obvious replacements for fossil fuels, but recent research shows that scientists are clearly thinking outside the box to come up with future alternatives. They have recently been able to report at least theoretical progress with nuclear energy, algae and a novel alloy. In just a few days, they […]
One of the pioneers of the UK’s renewable energy industry says the British government is distorting the market in an attempt to support fossil fuels and nuclear power. Onshore wind farms in the UK have had government support cut. Photo credit: Andy Magee / Flickr His accusation comes as the industry’s trade association, RenewableUK, announces […]
Wind and solar power are “much more competitive” against dirty energy sources than they were even just a few years ago, according to a detailed global analysis published this week. A wind farm in Colorado. Photo credit: UCAR / Flickr In fact, according to the findings from the research company Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF), […]
The International Energy Agency (IEA) on Friday released a report, Medium-Term Renewable Energy Market Report 2015, which found that by 2020, 26 percent of the world’s energy will be generated by renewable sources. The agency notes this is “a remarkable shift in a very limited period of time.” Today we're launching our #RenewableEnergy Medium-Term Market Report 2015 http://t.co/Cf67y6Gzkb pic.twitter.com/Nj0kZXvsu1 — […]
The question of how to finance a global transition from fossil fuels to clean energy is perhaps the most critical and difficult issue in the upcoming United Nations climate negotiations that will take place in Paris, starting in late November. Three contentious issues are on the table. First, how should developed countries mobilize $100 billion […]
In my entire life I have never breathed in purer air, drank cleaner water or felt so naturally energized. My family and I recently visited Iceland on a mission to encounter the country’s vast wonderland of geological extremes, and see firsthand how Iceland rose to become the largest clean energy producer per capita in the […]
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