Energy
Transitioning to a world powered by renewable energy is key to tackling climate change. Here you can find the latest good news related to our clean energy transition, covering wind, solar, green hydrogen, hydropower, and more.
Storage can replace gas in our electricity networks and boost renewables
Energy storage could replace peak gas in our electricity network. That’s the finding of a study that my colleagues and I recently published in the Journal of Applied Energy. Energy storage is often considered the holy grail of the electricity sector. Tesla’s Powerwall home battery Read More...
New technology uses photosynthesis to turn carbon dioxide into fuel
Carbon dioxide is a problem; the source of global warming. Right? Yes. But CO2 can also be a solution. Researchers have created a technology that mimics a plant’s ability to inhale carbon dioxide and, with water, convert it into glucose and oxygen. In the process, a synthetic fuel is created Read More...
Tesla Motors and SolarCity reach deal to merge
Elon Musk took another step in combining his electric-car company with his solar-energy company, announcing on Monday that the two had reached a $2.6 billion agreement. Independent members of both boards approved a deal in which the car company, Tesla Motors, will acquire SolarCity for stock, Read More...
Salt, not batteries, is the solution to our energy storage needs
In the desert of Nevada stands the most advanced solar power plant in the world that has solved the greatest predicament that comes with harnessing the power of the sun: energy storage. Within a tower surrounded by ten thousand silvery glass panes is a mixture of potassium and sodium nitrate that Read More...
"Australia's use of coal is falling and that is not a bad thing"
Australia’s new environment and energy minister, Josh Frydenberg, says coal will be a declining part of Australia’s energy mix because of inexorable market forces – but he insists the Coalition’s much criticised Direct Action policy is up to the mark, and will allow Read More...
Water: America's largest renewable source is only getting bigger
Hydropower may not get as much attention as solar and wind get, but it’s actually America’s single largest renewable energy source. Hydropower currently produces six percent of the total energy needs of the U.S., and there is much potential to increase the electricity-generating capacity as a Read More...
From wasteland to solar park: What Ukraine plans to do with Chernobyl
Ukraine will soon generate power again in the 1,000 mile square exclusion zone that surrounds the site of the Chernobyl atomic fallout, but this time it won’t be nuclear energy. With the land being so cheap and high-voltage lines already in place, the Ukranian government plans spend $1.1 billion Read More...
Clean energy gets set for takeoff in Abu Dhabi as solar plane ends journey across world
History was made this week in the world of clean energy transportation when the Solar Impulse 2 completed its flight across the world in Abu Dhabi without using a single drop of fuel. Perhaps it may seem odd that the solar plane landed in one of the world’s biggest oil producing countries, but Read More...
D.C. will get 50 percent of electricity from renewables by 2032
The nation’s capital will get half of its electricity from renewable sources by 2032, officials announced Monday. The new, 50 percent renewable portfolio standard will require the District’s utilities to increase electricity from sources such as wind and solar from the current goal of Read More...
Terrific wind energy deals are swaying major players
In search of low-cost, fixed-rate electricity, great wind energy deals are swaying Fortune 500 companies and other major players to throw their money “into the wind.” Signing contracts for over 2,000 megawatts (MW) of electricity, big brands, high-tech companies, and other non-utility Read More...