Harvard’s Star Alumni Urge Week of Fossil Fuel Protests
Actress Natalie Portman, environmentalist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and other high-profile Harvard University alumni are calling for demonstrations to urge divestment from fossil fuels.
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Geothermal Visual: Capacity Factors for Assorted Energy Systems
“Capacity factor” refers to a measure of actual output over a period of time. Capacity factors for various types of energy systems, as recorded by DOE and NREL, are given in the visual above. The capacity factor of geothermal power facilities is very efficient and is usually at or above 90 percent. This is on par with or higher than other baseload
Renewable Energy Roundtable: Production and Investment Tax Policy to be a Top Priority in 2015
The renewable energy industry has come a long way in relatively little time. The costs of renewable technologies continue to go down, while renewable capacities at many utilities continue to go up. Although, in many cases, renewable technology is matur…
Read MoreEnjoy the Double Advantage of Energy Efficiency and Saving Resources
Global warming is a term that pervades all international forums ranging from economics, food security, and energy production to security. Such is the importance of this debate that all nations have had to compromise on a mutual strategy to save energy …
Read MoreMainstream, Actis to Invest $1.9 Billion in Africa Renewable Energy Projects
Mainstream Renewable Power Ltd., a Dublin-based clean-energy developer, and Actis LLP agreed to work together to develop $1.9 billion of solar and wind power projects across Africa.
Read MoreProtecting Workers and Communities During the Clean Energy Transition
When I worked at the New York Attorney General’s Office, we sued coal-fired power plants because their air pollution was making people sick. But in some towns, I saw that the reliance on coal really had people in a bind. The coal plant was making them …
Read MoreIndia Renewables Boom Aided by International Funds
India said cheaper credit along with foreign investment will help the world’s third-largest polluter fund an ambitious renewable energy program that would build green power plants faster than China.
Will Lower Oil Prices Dampen the Mining Industry’s Appetite for Renewables?
For many mining companies, the rallying cry for investigating solar or wind energy options has been that the price of oil and other conventional fuels is too high — and will almost certainly rise over time. Now, though, with oil prices having taken a dramatic nosedive, this argument no longer packs quite the same punch that it once did.
Will Lower Oil Prices Dampen the Mining Industry’s Appetite for Renewables?
For many mining companies, the rallying cry for investigating solar or wind energy options has been that the price of oil and other conventional fuels is too high — and will almost certainly rise over time. Now, though, with oil prices having taken a dramatic nosedive, this argument no longer packs quite the same punch that it once did.
Reports Clash Over Concerns about the US EPA Clean Power Plan
Last year the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed its aggressive Clean Power Plan (CPP), which calls to reduce carbon emissions 30 percent by 2030 over 2005 levels. States are required to submit reduction plans that can include increasi…
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