IRENA Chief Stresses Role of Gas in Renewables Transition
The executive director of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has stressed the importance of gas in a shift to cleaner electricity.
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One Good Year Deserves Another: Energy Storage in 2016
Last year was big for battery energy storage. Technology prices continued to fall. Milestone projects got under way, and the sector gained wide media visibility in May when Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors, unveiled the company’s sleek new Powerwall, a rechargeable lithium-ion battery designed for residential use.
Read MoreWomen in Sustainability Signs Renewable Energy Pacts with GE, Masdar
A new initiative to bring more women into the renewable energy arena has signed strategic partnerships with GE and Masdar.
Read MoreWomen in Sustainability Signs Renewable Energy Pacts with GE, Masdar
A new initiative to bring more women into the renewable energy arena has signed strategic partnerships with GE and Masdar.
Read MoreRenewables in East Africa: Changing Lives with Sustainable Energy
What role can sustainable energy play in those areas of the world where having more than one energy source would be an unimaginable luxury, and where energy supply means cutting down a tree or foraging for firewood?
Read MoreRenewables in East Africa: Changing Lives with Sustainable Energy
What role can sustainable energy play in those areas of the world where having more than one energy source would be an unimaginable luxury, and where energy supply means cutting down a tree or foraging for firewood?
Read MoreUS Shift to Renewables, Natural Gas May Cut Electric Costs in 2030 by 10 Percent
A shift to wind and solar power and an expanded electric grid would allow the U.S. to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions from electricity production by as much as 80 percent without raising power costs, according to a study published Monday in the journal…
Read MoreUS Supreme Court Decision: Demand Response Forces Awaken
In a long-awaited decision sure to benefit our wallets and the planet, the U.S. Supreme Court today upheld the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) authority to design rules and incentives for electricity customers to get paid for reducing consumption during periods of high electricity demand. Known as “demand response,” it’s most often used when energy is expensive and the grid’s limits are tested.
Read MoreTo Cut Emissions Faster, US Should Ditch Tax Credit-based Subsidies for Renewables
Recent studies indicate that tax credits are not the most effective means of achieving cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
Read MoreTo Cut Emissions Faster, US Should Ditch Tax Credit-based Subsidies for Renewables
Recent studies indicate that tax credits are not the most effective means of achieving cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
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