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U.S. Produced Record Amount of Energy in 2024, EIA Reports

U.S. Produced Record Amount of Energy in 2024, EIA Reports

According to a recent analysis from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), the U.S. produced a record amount of energy last year, totaling 103 quadrillion British thermal units (BTUs).  The amount of energy produced in 2024 surpassed the previous record set in 2023 by 1%. However, while U.S. energy production is up, including for solar […]

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    China’s CO2 Emissions Fall for the First Time Despite Rising Power Demand, Signaling Possible Peak

    China’s CO2 Emissions Fall for the First Time Despite Rising Power Demand, Signaling Possible Peak

    For the first time, a surge in China’s renewable energy output has led to a drop in the country’s carbon emissions, despite rapidly increasing power demand. The emissions decline marks a major milestone in China’s energy transition, according to an analysis by Lauri Myllivirta, lead analyst and co-founder of the Center for Research on 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. […]

    Democratic States Sue Trump for Blocking New Wind Energy Projects

    Democratic States Sue Trump for Blocking New Wind Energy Projects

    Democratic attorneys general from 17 states and the District of Columbia have filed a lawsuit in Boston federal court to attempt to block President Donald Trump’s plan to suspend permitting and leasing of new wind energy projects. Plaintiffs say the action unlawfully threatens the wind industry, a major source of clean energy. “This administration is […]

    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 […]

    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 […]