Tag: solar energy
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California Will Require Solar Power for New Homes
SACRAMENTO — Long a leader and trendsetter in its clean-energy goals, California took a giant step on Wednesday, becoming the first state to require all new homes to have solar power. The new requirement, to take effect in two years, brings solar power into the mainstream in a way it has never been until now.…
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Achieving 100% Renewable Energy is Within Our Reach
“..if you pay a power bill [100% renewable] is increasingly the common-sense path forward.” We watch in horror as the damages from climate change continue to mount. Last year, Hurricane Harvey dropped more rain on Houston than any storm has ever dropped on any American city, ever. Hurricane Maria set back development in Puerto Rico…
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World’s First Road That Recharges Vehicles While Driving Opens in Sweden
(VIDEO at link) Sweden inaugurated on Wednesday the first road of its kind that can recharge commercial and passenger car batteries while driving. The eRoadArlanda project consists of 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) of electric rail installed on a public road outside Arlanda Airport. The innovation was funded by the Swedish Transport Administration and is part of the government’s goal of fossil fuel-free transportation infrastructure…
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US Electricity: Natural Gas & Coal Fall, While Renewables Continue to Rise
Electricity generation from both natural gas and coal fell in 2017. At the same time, renewables – especially hydropower, wind, and solar – continued to rise according to new data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/plugged-in/us-electricity-natural-gas-coal-fall-while-renewables-continue-to-rise/
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Renewable power generation costs continue to fall and are already very competitive to meet needs for new capacity.
January 2018 ISBN : 978-92-9260-040-2 Download Renewable energy has emerged as an increasingly competitive way to meet new power generation needs. This comprehensive cost report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) highlights the latest trends for each of the main renewable power technologies, based on the latest cost and auction price data from…
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Ford to invest $11bn and have 40 hybrid and fully electric vehicles by 2022
The planned investment is significantly higher than the previously announced target of $4.5bn by 2020. Of the 40 electrified vehicles Ford plans for its global line-up by 2022, 16 will be fully electric and the rest will be plug-in hybrids, executives said. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jan/15/ford-to-invest-11bn-and-have-40-hybrid-and-fully-electric-vehicles-by-2022
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Cheap renewables undercut nuclear power
Cheap renewables are mounting a serious challenge to nuclear power, which in 2017 has had a difficult year. Key projects have been abandoned, costs are rising, and politicians in countries which previously championed the industry are withdrawing their support. Renewables, on the other hand, especially wind and solar power, have continued to expand at an…
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Smart money should back solar
We are on the verge of a revolutionary transformation able to power the last billion https://www.ft.com/content/eb6dc174-d4f3-11e7-8c9a-d9c0a5c8d5c9
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The World’s Cheapest Solar Bid Is Actually for Wind
Enel—and GTM—set the record straight following the release of Mexico’s official auction results. https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/the-worlds-cheapest-solar-is-actually-wind-mexico
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The Sun
We consume energy in dozens of forms. Yet virtually all of the energy we use originates in the power of the atom. Nuclear fusionreactions energize stars, including the Sun, and the resulting sunlight has profound effects on our planet. Sunlight contains a surprisingly large amount of energy. On average, even after passing through hundreds of kilometers of…